Introducing some of our clinical researchers
Associate Professor Sean O’Neill Clinical Academic Rheumatologist
Professor Bill Walter Chair of Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery Orthopaedics contributes broadly to teaching and research at NSLHD and beyond. In 2019/2020, each subspecialty area hosted prospective clinical trials, retrospective case series and radiological reviews. Orthopaedics also established a new trauma and spine database, a fantastic research resource for NSLHD, which will support the district’s ability to study the huge volume of surgery performed weekly. Cadaveric and biomechanical studies continue and with the installation of some exciting new equipment, our abilities in this area will soon grow. The group has also co-authored a worldwide consensus document on the safe return of elective orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, a resource being used world-wide.
Associate Professor Sean O’Neill joined NSLHD in late 2019, with an interest in lupus. A/Prof O’Neill has established a new lupus clinic to embed research in clinical practice with opportunities for patients to participate in clinical trials of novel targeted treatments, patient reported outcome measure studies, and national and international registry and biobanking studies. He has established RNSH as a site of the Australian Lupus Registry and Biobank, linking with collaborators throughout Australia, the United Kingdom and the Asia Pacific region. Work as part of the Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration – one of the largest prospective lupus studies in the world – has contributed to multiple publications in the major rheumatology journals in the last year, most notably three recent publications in Lancet Rheumatology defining and validating new treatment targets and improved outcome measures for people with SLE.
10 | NSLHD RESEARCH YEAR IN REVIEW | SEP 2019 – SEP 2020
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