RESEARCHERS
Dr. Daniel Brown BSc Hons PhD
Dr Daniel Brown PHD is our Principal researcher. His full details can be found by clicking here…
Dr. Yasuhiro Chihara (‘Yas’) PhD
Yas is our Senior research specialist. His full details can be found by clicking here...
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mr. Bruce Kirkpatrick BA ASA OAM (President)
Previous appointments: Chairman Pilkington Australia Ltd,
Chairman and Managing Director Tioxide Australia Pty. Ltd,
Director Goliath Cement Ltd, Westralian Sands Ltd,
The Tasmanian Bank, Councillor University of Tasmania.
Stephen Spring (Vice President)
Managing Director Australian Retail Lease Management; MRFI Communications.
Dr William P.R.Gibson AM MB BS MD(Lon) FRCS FRACS
Tyree Professor of Otolaryngology University of Sydney
Head of Department Ear Nose and Throat Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,
Visiting Medical Officer The Mater Hospital, The Children’s Hospital Westmead; Director The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre Gladesville, Newcastle, Canberra. Read here about how Prof. Gibson helped establish Australia's Cochlear Implant programme.
Edward Griffin LlB
Solicitor Stephen Jaques and Stephen 1970 – 1978,
Woodhall Limited 1979 – 1980, Moore and Bevins 1983 – 1985.
Co-founder and later Managing Director Lawpoint Pty. Ltd 1985 – 2000.
Company director including Auscript Pty. Ltd and Permail Pty. Ltd. 1998 – 2008.
Kathee de Lapp
BS (Grad Diploma Physiotherapy) Neuro-Physiotherapist,
BS Physical Therapy California State College
Hearing and Balance Centre, St Vincents Hospital and North
Shore Vertigo and Neurology Clinic. Former Vice President MSGNSW, Committee Member Grad Diploma, Physiotherapy University of Sydney.
Leo Tutt FCA, FAIM, FCPA, FAICD
Chairman AAMI Ltd, Crane Grp Ltd since 2002, Dir since 2001, Chairman Pirelli Cables Aust. Ltd since 1999, Promina Grp (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance Holdings Aust. Ltd) since 1998, Asteron Life Ltd (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance Life Assurance Aust. Ltd) since 1998, Chairman ITG (formerly Internet Travel Grp Ltd) 2001-02, Dir AGSM Ltd 1999-2004, Chairman MIM Holdings 1998-2003, Tyndall Meridan Trust 1998-2003, Detroit Diesel-Alison Aust. Pty Ltd 1996-2001, Dir since 1991, Dir Metway Bank Ltd 1992-96, Dep Chrmn Bundaberg Sugar Co. Ltd 1986-91, Chrmn Friends provident Life Assurance Co. Ltd 1984-94, Dir State Rail Auth. NSW 1989-94, Dir and Chief Exec. Aust and Far East Rexam Plc UK 1978-96, Chrmn and Chief Exec. Bowater Inds Aust. Ltd 1978-96, Bowater Tutt Bryant 1978-96, Chief Exec and Dir 1974-78, Chrmn Phoenix Assurance Co. Aust. Ltd 1976-82, Jt Mg Dir Tutt Bryant Ltd 1971-74; Dir RMYC Broken Bay since 2002.
Ms Celene McNeill 
Celene McNeill, BSc(Sp&Hg) MA(Aud) M Aud SA (CCP) PhD
Audiologist and Director of Healthy Hearing & Balance Care, Bondi Junction, NSW from 2003 to date. Clinical Educator at the Audiology Division of Macquarie University in 2008. Past- Director and co-founder of Hearing & Balance Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW from 1994 to 2003. Past-Chief audiologist at Hearing Research and Diagnostic Clinic, Darlinghurst, NSW from 1989 to 1994. Past-director (1994 to 2006) and past-president (2007) of the Australian Tinnitus Association NSW. Past-committee member and professional advisor of the Meniere’s Support Group of NSW Inc. Audiology Australia NSW FEC representative. Executive Committee member of Australian Association of Audiologist in Private Practice
Malcolm Stewart O.A.M. F.R.A.C.I., C.Chem., F.T.S.C
Malcolm Stewart graduated from Sydney University in 1948 with an honours science degree in chemistry. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute in 1971 and an international Fellow of the Technology of Surface Coatings in 1999. He was national president of the Surface Coatings Association Australia in 1971 and is now an honorary life member of both the R.A.C.I. and S.C.A.A. through his service in the industry.
Malcolm became the inaugural president of the Meniere's Support Group of NSW Inc., in 1994. In 1998 he began looking at starting Meniere's disease research in Australia. In 2001, through his efforts and the assistance of Prof. Bill Gibson and Bruce Kirkpatrick the Meniere's Research Fund commenced as a sub-committee of the Meniere's Support Group of NSW Inc., supported by the Medical Foundation, The University of Sydney with Malcolm as the founding chairman until 2005.
Malcolm was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours for his service to the Meniere's Support Group of NSW Inc. and the Meniere's Research Fund.
Anne Stewart OAM (2003)
Elizabeth Anne Stewart (known as Anne) received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003 for service to the community, particularly the Meniere’s Support Group of NSW Inc., of which she was founding secretary/coordinator and editor from 1994 to 2004 and she became a Life Member of the support group in 2004. She was a director, and in November 1998, Chairperson of Deafness Forum Limited, the national secretariat of deaf and hearing impaired people. Prior to this she worked as a medical secretary for many years.
She appears in Who’s Who of Australian Women. Anne has had Meniere’s disease since 1983 and still lives in fear of it.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Professor Bruce Robinson
- Professor David Burke
- Professor David Cook
- Professor David J Handelsman
- Associate Professor Graham J Mann
- Mrs Joanne Elliot
- Doctor Paul Lancaster
- Associate Professor Brett Hambly
- Associate Professor Tessa Ho
- Professor John Christodoulou
- Doctor John Gregory Roberts
- Professor Carol Armour
