Brent McMonagle is The Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation’s Scientific Director. After graduating from the University of Queensland Medical School in 1996, he completed a surgical fellowship in Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery in 2004. In 2005 and 2006, he undertook additional post-fellowship training in Sydney (St Vincent’s Hospital), London (Guy’s and St […]
READ MOREDr Dinesh Palipana
Dr. Dinesh Palipana is a resident at the Gold Coast University Hospital. Dinesh has spinal cord injury at C6/7 from a motor vehicle accident. As a result, he has a longstanding passion and interest in spinal cord injury research. He earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), prior to completing his Doctor of Medicine (MD) at […]
READ MOREMartin Codyre
Martin Codyre. BEng Hons, MSc Neuroscience, MIEI. Martin Codyre was rendered a C5 quadriplegic (paralysed from the shoulders down) in August 2008. As soon as he had stabilised he started looking into the scientific and medical worlds for interventions that would recover his lost function. He has travelled almost 500,000km attending conferences and visiting scientific […]
READ MOREDr Ellison Stephenson
Dr Ellison Stephenson graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School in 1989. She completed a Fellowship in neurosurgery with appointments throughout Queensland and New Zealand. A two year post fellowship appointment was undertaken at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol UK from 2001 to 2003 with attention to all areas of neurosurgery including spine, base of […]
READ MOREProf. Chris Del Mar
Chris is Professor of Public Health and an academic general practitioner in the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University. He obtained his medical degree at Cambridge University, migrating to Australia in 1997 where he has worked as general practitioner and university academic, obtaining his MD from the University of […]
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