Public Health Laboratory Network - membership

This page contains the list of members of the Public Health Laboratory Network.

In this section:

Communicable disease surveillance

Public Health Laboratory Network

State and Territory Members

Dr David Smith
Chair
Clinical Professor, Clinical Virologist, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

Dr Vitali Sintchenko
Deputy Chair
Staff Specialist, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Weastmad Hopsital
Senior Lecturer, Sydney Medical School

Dr Gary Lum AM
Australian Government
Health Emergency Management Branch
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Prof Peter Collignon
ACT
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, ACT Pathology

Prof Dominic Dwyer
NSW
CIDM Laboratory Services, Westmead Hospital

Prof William Rawlinson AM
NSW
Senior Medical Virologist, Virology Division
Department of Microbiology SEALS
Prince of Wales Hospital

Prof Graeme R Nimmo
QLD
Director of Microbiology, Pathology Queensland Central Laboratory

Mr John Bates
QLD
Chief Scientist, Public Health Microbiology
Forensic & Scientific Services

Dr Robert Baird
NT
Director of Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Physician,
Royal Darwin Hospital

Dr Tim Inglis
WA
Medical Microbiologist, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

Dr Ivan Bastian
SA
Clinical Microbiology Consultant
Infectious Diseases Laboratories
Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science

Dr Celia Cooper
SA
Site Clinical Director and Head, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
SA Pathology WCH Site

Dr Geoff Hogg
VIC
Director, Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU)
Public Health Laboratory
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Dr Mike Catton
VIC
Director, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

Dr Louise Cooley
TAS
Acting Director, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Hobart Hospital

National Members

Dr James Watson
Veterinary Investigation Leader
Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO
A/Professor Vicki Krause
Program Director, Diseases Control Program
Communicable Diseases Network Australia, NT

Expert Members

Dr Ian Barr
Deputy Director
WHO Collaborating Centre for Influenza

Observational Members

Dr Jennifer Robson
Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, WLD
Private Pathology Representative

Dr Andrew Straffon
Australian Federal Police CBRN Data Centre

Dr Lance C. Jennings
Clinical Virologist, Canterbury Health Laboratories
New Zealand

Dr Virginia Hope
Programme Leader, Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Sceince and Research
New Zealand