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Dr Amanda Gilligan, Consultant Neurologist MBBS (Hons), BSc, PhD, FRACP
Dr Amanda Gilligan, consultant neurologist, was appointed as the director of the Neurosciences Unit at Epworth Eastern, Box Hill in 2016. Her main research interests are acute stroke therapies and management as well as organization of care to provide ideal rapid TIA assessment and treatment. After graduating from Medicine at Monash University in 1989 with honours, she completed her clinical training in Neurology at the Royal Melbourne and the Austin Hospitals. As the clinical coordinator for the first thrombolysis trial in Australia, she started her career in stroke research in 1992. Her PhD undertaken at the National Stroke Research Institute and University of Melbourne, focused on the opportunities to treat stroke patients across Australia with different treatment modalities. Since 2000, she has been committed to providing leading edge stroke care at Austin and Eastern Health. As part of the leadership team at Eastern Health, she has been pivotal in improving services across the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Inspired by her sabbatical leave with Professor Pierre Amarenco at Bichat University, Paris, France in 2011, she has been promoting new ways to provide the rapid access to urgent medical care for patients with stroke and TIA. |
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Dr Thomas Chemmanam
Dr Thomas Chemmanam is a Neurologist and Stroke Specialist at Sir Charles Gardner Hospital (SCGH) and St John of God Public and Private Hospital (SJOG), Midland, WA. After finishing his initial Neurology training from India (SCTIMST, Trivandrum, India – an institute of national importance under the central government of India), he migrated to Australia. Dr Chemmanam completed one year of stroke fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, under the supervision of Prof Stephen Davis. His main research during this time was on Diffusion Weighted Imaging Reversal in acute stroke patients, which was published in Neurology. He also co-authored a book chapter on Intracerebral Hemorrhage during this time. He then completed one more year of stroke clinical fellowship at Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, under the supervision of Prof Chris Bladin. His main research interests during this period were Metabolic syndrome and stroke and use of GLP-1 analogues in stroke. He designed a pilot trial of Exenatide in acute ischemic stroke, which was completed and published. He continued to be a Consultant Neurologist at Box Hill Hospital and was co-investigator in several international and local stroke trials. Dr Chemmanam is currently working as a stroke specialist at SCGH, Perth which has one of the busiest stroke units in Australia and also at the comprehensive stroke unit at SJOG, Midland. He continues to be active in stroke research and training of junior staff at these hospitals. His current interest also includes improving stroke quality in rural WA and is involved in the WA telestroke program. Dr Chemmanam has worked as Neurologist in the developing world setting in India, and has keen interest in using his experience to promote collaborative strategies to tackle the global stroke burden. |
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Dr Teddy Wu
Dr Teddy Wu is a consultant neurologist at Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a graduate of Auckland University and completed his Stroke fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. His research focuses on the evolution of clinical and imaging factors influencing outcome after intracerebral haemorrhage. He has an active interest in hyperacute stroke management particularly in reducing door to treatment time in ischaemic stroke and management of patients with large vessel occlusion. He has participated in medical education and has mentored many RACP examination candidates, trainees and medical students. He has been an active recruiter for EXTEND-IA TNK, EXTEND-IV, TASTE and STOP-AUST trials. He is also a Telemedicine neurologist for the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine Program.
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Dr Nawaf Yassi
Dr Nawaf Yassi is a consultant Neurologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He has a particular interest in using advanced brain imaging to predict outcome after acute stroke. He is also a research fellow at the Melbourne Brain Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, and Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. He holds an NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship investigating cerebrovascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia, as well as the interface between Alzheimer’s Disease and cerebrovascular disease.
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