Meet our panel of medical specialists

Brendan Smyth is a Staff Specialist at St George Hospital and Research Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health. His research focus is clinical trials and research methodology, with a particular interest in haemodialysis. He has experience in clinical trial development, implementation and analysis; and is a leading member of the International Society of Nephrology Advancing Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) group, including driving the creation of the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit. In addition to journal publications, he has contributed textbook chapters and designed and delivered nephrology teaching courses at a masters level. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and is an Associate Editor for Kidney Blood Pressure Research... read more »

Scientia Professor Vlado Perkovic is the Dean of Medicine at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia having commenced in October 2019. In this role, Professor Perkovic leads over 3500 staff and is currently re-developing the Faculty’s scope including its research activities, infrastructure and resources... read more »