Expert Clinical Advisory Groups (ECAGs)

Role

These groups are subcommittees of the Medical Devices and Human Tissue Advisory Committee (MDHTAC). They include:

Ophthalmic Expert Clinical Advisory Group
General Surgery Expert Clinical Advisory Group
General surgery expert Clinical Advisory Group
Hip and knee expert Clinical Advisory Group
Specialist orthopaedic Clinical Advisory Group
Spinal and neurosurgical Clinical Advisory Group
Cardiovascular Clinical Advisory Group.

Their role is to assess and advise the MDHTAC and the Department of Health and Aged Care on the suitability of products for listing on the Prostheses List.

For full details, see the Terms of Reference.

Members

The members of each group include a Chair, subject matter experts, and a consumer representative. Medical technology industry representatives also attend each meeting.

View the Nomination and Appointment Process.

Ophthalmic Expert Clinical Advisory Group
Role	Name
Chair	Dr Iain Dunlop AM
Clinical member	Associate Professor Andrew Alexander Chang
Clinical member	Dr Ralph Higgins
Clinical member	Dr Patrick Versace
Clinical member	Dr Geoffrey Wilcsek

General Surgery Expert Clinical Advisory Group
Role	Name
Chair	Professor Allan Glanville
Clinical member	Professor Melville da Cruz
Clinical member	Professor Peter Friedland
Clinical member	Professor Andrew Simon Carney
Clinical member	Associate Professor Daniel Novakovic
Clinical member	Dr Deborah Jane Holmes-Walker
Clinical member	Associate Professor Glynis Ross
Clinical member	Dr Michael Mar Fan
Clinical member	Dr Paul Coceancig
Clinical member	Dr Miles Doddridge
Clinical member	Dr Walter Flapper
Clinical member	Dr Darren Katz
Clinical member	Dr Emmanuel Karantanis
Clinical member	Professor Eric Chung

Hip & Knee Expert Clinical Advisory Group
Role	Name
Chair	Dr Peter Lewis
Clinical member	Mr James Stoney
Clinical member	Dr Catherine McDougall
Clinical member	Associate Professor Stephen Rackemann
Clinical member	Professor Christopher Vertullo

Specialist Orthopaedic Expert Clinical Advisory Group
Role	Name
Chair	Mr David Gill
Clinical member	Dr Christopher Brown
Clinical member	Dr David Lunz
Clinical member	Dr Aneel Nihal
Clinical member	Dr Jeffery Peereboom
Clinical member	Associate Professor Marinis Pirpiris
Clinical member	Dr Peter Stavrou
Clinical member	Dr Amy Touzell
Clinical member	Dr Sindy Vrancic

Spinal & Neurosurgical Expert Clinical Advisory Group
Role	Name
Chair	Dr Orso Osti
Clinical member	Dr Ian Cheung
Clinical member	Mr Chow Huat (Patrick) Chan
Clinical member	Dr Samya Lakis
Clinical member	Dr Patrick Lo
Clinical member	Dr David Johnson
Clinical member	Dr Patrick Lim

Cardiovascular Expert Clinical Advisory Group
Role	Name
Chair	Associate Professor Glenn Young
Clinical member	Associate Professor Jayme Bennetts
Clinical member	Dr Russell Denman
Clinical member	Dr Rohan Bhagwandeen
Clinical member	Dr Hugh Wolfenden
Clinical member	Dr Morgan Windsor
Clinical member	Dr James Edelman
Clinical member	Dr Peter Thursby
Clinical member	Professor Abdullah Omari
Clinical member	Professor David Hardman
Clinical member	Professor Bill Heddle
Clinical member	Professor Darren Walters

Guidelines

Clinical Advisory Groups Operational Guidelines

These guidelines set out how the advisory groups will operate to deliver on their Terms of Reference.

Contact

Prescribed List contact

Contact us if you have questions about the Prescribed List, the Medical Devices and Human Tissue Advisory Committee (MDHTAC)
or Expert Clinical Advisory Groups (ECAGs).

prostheses@health.gov.au

Prostheses List

Date last updated:

31 July 2023

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