Key people in the School of Medicine

Dean's Unit

School of Medicine Staff

Medical Education

Visit the Medical Education website (opens in a new window) for further information and for a full list of the team (opens in a new window) within the Medical Education Unit.

Wendy Hu

Prof Wendy Hu (opens in a new window)
Associate Dean Academic (Learning and Innovation), Professor of Medical Education
02 4620 3702
w.hu@westernsydney.edu.au






Dr Bronwen Dalziel (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education
02 4620 4643
b.dalziel@westernsydney.edu.au





Dr Iman Hegazi (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education, Director of Academic Program (medical degree)
02 4620 3862
i.hegazi@westernsydney.edu.au



Lise Mogenson

Dr Lise Mogenson (opens in a new window)
Lecturer, Research & Evaluation
02 4620 3041
l.mogensen@westernsydney.edu.au

Clinical Deans

Key Professional Staff

Deanery

Leigh Bambury
School Manager
l.bambury@westernsydney.edu.au










Vicky Wood

Vicky Wood (opens in a new window)
HR Advisor 
(02) 4620 3638
v.wood@westernsydney.edu.au






Clinical Schools

Jane Thompson (opens in a new window)
Rural Program Manager
0417 678 627
jane.thompson@westernsydney.edu.au

Suzie Horne (opens in a new window)
Executive Officer, Macarthur Clinical School
02 4634 3741
s.horne@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor Golo Ahlenstiel (opens in a new window)
Chair of Medicine, Blacktown/Mt Druitt
g.ahlenstiel@westernsydney.edu.au

Kathy Brown (opens in a new window)
Executive Officer, Blacktown/Mt Druitt Clinical School
02 9881 8085
k.brown@westernsydney.edu.au

Key Teaching and Research Areas

The Western Sydney University School of Medicine is comprised of a number of teams. Some are groups of academics involved in teaching and research activities (disciplines) and others focused on strategic and operational activities across the School. Each discipline group is different in that they may be focused on an area of medical practice, scientific inquiry, educational focus or population health.

Find out more about the Disciplines in the School of Medicine;

Anatomy and Cell Biology

Professor John Morley (opens in a new window)
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
02 4620 3748
j.morley@westernsydney.edu.au

Dr. Carl Parsons (opens in a new window)
Lecturer, Anatomy and Cell Biology
02 46203749
c.parsons@westernsydney.edu.au

General Practice

Visit the General Practice website (opens in a new window)

Jenny Reath

Professor Jenny Reath (opens in a new window)
Peter Brennan Chair of General Practice
02 4620 3725
j.reath@westernsydney.edu.au






Lawrence Tan

Dr Lawrence Tan (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, General Practice
02 4620 3895
l.tan@westernsydney.edu.au






Dr Penny Abbott (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, General Practice
02 4620 3560
p.abbott@westernsydney.edu.au



Dr Penny Burns (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, General Practice
02 4620 3561
p.burns@westernsydney.edu.au


Dr Ron Brooker (opens in a new window)
Research Officer
02 4620 3894
r.brooker@westernsydney.edu.au

Integrative Physiology

Visit the Integrative Physiology website (opens in a new window)

Professor Stewart Head (opens in a new window)
Professor of Integrative Physiology
02 4620 3779
s.head@westernsydney.edu.au


Dr. David Mahns (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, Integrative Physiology
02 4620 3784
d.mahns@westernsydney.edu.au

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Visit the Microbiology and Infections Diseases website (opens in a new window)  

Iain Gosbell

Professor Iain Gosbell (opens in a new window)
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
02 9772 6886
i.gosbell@westernsydney.edu.au






Dr Slade Jensen (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
02 9772 6882
s.jensen@westernsydney.edu.au

Medicine

Annemarie Hennessy

Professor Annemarie Hennessy (opens in a new window)
Professor of Medicine
Macarthur Clinical School
02 4620 3618
an.hennessy@westernsydney.edu.au







Professor David Simmons (opens in a new window)
Professor of Medicine
Macarthur Clinical School
02 4620 3306
da.simmons@westernsydney.edu.au

Mental Health

Visit the Mental Health website (opens in a new window)
Professor Phillipa Hay (opens in a new window)
Professor of Mental Health
02 4620 3838
p.hay@westernsydney.edu.au

Shameran Slewa-Younan

Dr Shameran Slewa-Younan (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer in Mental Health
02 4620 3841
s.slewa-younan@westernsydney.edu.au

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Mike O'Connor

Professor Mike O'Connor (opens in a new window)
Professor of Obsetrics and Gynaecology
02 4620 3671
mike.o'connor@westernsydney.edu.au

Paediatrics

Visit the Paediatrics website (opens in a new window)

Professor John Whitehall (opens in a new window)
Professor of Paediatrics
02 4620 3787
john.whitehall@westernsydney.edu.au



Associate Professor Matthew Edwards (opens in a new window)
Associate Professor of Paediatrics
02 4620 3898
m.edwards@westernsydney.edu.au

Pathology

Visit the Pathology website (opens in a new window)

Soon Lee

Professor Soon Lee (opens in a new window)
Professor of Pathology
02 9772 6858
soon.lee@westernsydney.edu.au

Pharmacology

Professor Gerald Muench (opens in a new window)
Professor of Pharmacology 02 4620 3814
g.muench@westernsydney.edu.au

Dr Erika Gyengesi (opens in a new window)
Lecturer
02 4620 3723
e.gyengesi@westernsydney.edu.au

Dr David Harman (opens in a new window)
Lecturer
02 4620 3212
d.harman@westernsydney.edu.au 

Surgery

Professor Les Bokey (opens in a new window)
Professor of Surgery & Colorectal Surgery, Liverpool
Clinical Dean, Liverpool
02 9772 6805
l.bokey@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor Michael Edye (opens in a new window)
Professor of Surgery
Blacktown/Mt Druitt Hospital
02 9851 6065
m.edye@westernsydney.edu.au

Professor Neil Merrett (opens in a new window)
Foundation Professor of Surgery
Campbelltown/Bankstown02 4620 3736
n.merrett@westernsydney.edu.au

Dr Scott McKenzie (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer, Surgery - Liverpool
02 9772 6260
s.mackenzie@westernsydney.edu.au

Regenerative Medicine

Dr Michael O'Connor (opens in a new window)
Senior Lecturer in Regenerative Medicine 02 4620 3902
m.oconnor@westernsydney.edu.au