Our Board

The Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation is supported by a Board of Directors and Research Committee made up of highly qualified and esteemed individuals.

Patron - Mr Paul Ramsay AO, Chairman Ramsay Health Care

Board of Directors - 2010

The curriculum vitae of the board members of the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation are shown below:

Mr Richard Lizzio

Mr Richard Lizzio is the Chief Executive Officer of Greenslopes Private Hospital. Richard has a commercial background having worked in business insolvency and reconstruction, stock broking and financial administration prior to working in healthcare. Richard joined Ramsay Health Care in 2003 as the CEO of Cairns Private Hospital where he spent four years and was successful in raising the profile and reputation of this facility. In September 2007 Richard took up the position as CEO of Pindara Private Hospital on the Gold Coast. Since that time, he has played a major role in the redevelopment plans for Pindara and seen a number of major changes for the benefit of patients and staff. In September 2008 Richard commenced his new appointment as CEO of Greenslopes Private Hospital, the largest private hospital in Australia.

Mr Tom Ryan (Vice Chairman) B Pharm, FAICD, FACPP
Mr Tom Ryan is the Director and Chairman of Australian Pharmaceutical Healthcare Systems (APHS). After a successful career in community pharmacy Mr Ryan established the St Andrew’s Hospital Pharmacy in 1986. He continues in the APHS group with pharmacies located within private hospitals, providing oncology services to a variety of public and private hospitals as well as providing an extensive service to aged care facilities for both prescription supply and clinical consultancies, and community pharmacy services.

Ms Carmel Monaghan (Company Secretary) BBusComm, MBA

Ms Carmel Monaghan is the Marketing & Public Affairs Manager for Ramsay Health Care. Ramsay Health Care is Australia 's largest operator of private hospitals and also operates hospitals in Indonesia and the United Kingdom . As Marketing Manager, Ms Monaghan's role encompasses brand recognition, corporate marketing, group-wide communication, and business development. She has extensive experience in rebranding acquisitions. She has had a strong focus in health-related marketing and public relations, being previously the Manager Public Relations and Media for the Queensland Branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMAQ) and the Marketing & Business Development Manager at Greenslopes Private Hospital . She has been in her current role as Group Marketing Manager for Ramsay Health Care since 2002.

Mr John Gallagher QC

Mr John Gallagher was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1964 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1982. He has been an ABC Board Member since 1999 and was the Deputy Chairman of the ABC from 2005 to 2008. During 1991 he held the position of Acting District Court Judge. Mr Gallagher was the Chairman of Retail Shop Leases Tribunal Queensland between 2002 and 2005.

Mr Cyril Gilbert OAM

Mr Cyril Gilbert, well-known Queenslander, remains a high profile advocate and mentor for the veteran community since returning from war in 1945. Mr Gilbert is an ex Prisoner of War (POW) who has achieved national recognition for the veteran and ex POW community. He was awarded an OAM for his services to the veteran community in 1983 and a Centenary Award in 2003. Mr Gilbert is also a member of the Greenslopes Private Hospital Ex Service Organisation (ESO).

Dr Michael Harrison MBBS, FRCPA
Dr Michael Harrison is the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner at Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology and is a Consultant Pathologist at the main Taringa Laboratory in the areas of clinical chemistry and microbiology. Dr Harrison graduated from the University of Queensland in 1977 with an MBBS (1st Class Honours) and in 1984 was awarded FRCPA (General Pathology). He has been a member of the Pathology Consultative Committee since 1997, Chairman of the Medical Testing Accreditation Advisory Committee since 1999, Member of the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council since 2007 and Chairman of the Quality Use of Pathology Committee since 1999. Dr Harrison has presented at many national and international meetings on the topics of Quality, Laboratory Management and e Health.

Mr David McDonald  FPNA

Mr David McDonald is the General Manager in Brisbane for the Fairfax Radio Network radio stations 1116 4BC and 882 4BH. He is one of Radio’s more respected and experienced operators and has also successfully operated his own business consultancy. He has worked both overseas and domestically. Prior to that he was General Manager of the Australian Radio Networks’ Stations in Melbourne. In addition he has successfully managed Austereo’s Melbourne stations Triple M and FOX. Prior to this he successfully managed 3AW. He began his media career in 1984 as Network Finance Manager for the AWA Broadcasting Division. He was also Financial Controller for the Wesgo Radio Group. Prior to his media career he mainly worked in Engineering and Manufacturing industries. Mr McDonald has also been a representative on numerous industry related committees as well as being involved in numerous charitable organisations.

Professor John Pearn AO RFD

Major General John Pearn is one of Australia 's most senior doctor-soldiers. As Professor Pearn, he is the Senior Paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane , where he has been a full-time staff member since 1968. His major interests in paediatrics and internal medicine have been in medical genetics, clinical toxicology and accident prevention. Major General John Pearn also served in a second career in the Australian Defence Force, rising progressively through various senior command and executive positions in the Defence Health Service prior to being promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed as Surgeon General to the Australian Defence Force. He served in this role until his retirement in 2000.

Mrs Jean Pockett

Mrs Jean Pockett, a member of the War Widows Guild since 1970 is a past Vice President of the Guild, a position she held non-consecutively for three terms of three years. Mrs Pockett has served on the Executive Council and has been a member of the social committee. She is a member of the Greenslopes Private Hospital Ex Service Organisation (ESO) Committee where she represents the whole of Queensland . Mrs Pockett is also a member of the Queensland Cricketers' Club. She is very familiar with the campus at Greenslopes Private Hospital where she has volunteered as a hospital visitor for more than sixteen years

Dr John Roe B.Sc. MBBS

Dr John Roe is a former professional athlete who previously played rugby union for the Queensland Reds and Australian Wallabies until injury forced his retirement in 2008. During his career he was capped 19 times for the Wallabies and 107 times for the Queensland Reds. He also captained the Reds for four seasons. Dr Roe has held positions on the Queensland Rugby Union Board and the Rugby Players Association Executive Committee. Since his retirement from rugby, John has commenced his medical career working as a junior doctor.

The Hon Con Sciacca AO FAICD

The Hon Con Sciacca is the Senior and Managing Partner, Sciaccas Lawyers and Consultants. Mr Sciacca was elected as the Federal Member for Bowman in 1987 and held the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security, Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts and Administrative Services, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Treasurer. After his re-election in 1998, he held the positions of Shadow Minister for Immigration and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on Multicultural Affairs. Mr Sciacca was also Deputy Leader of the Australian Delegation to the Inter- Parliamentary Union and whilst Minister for Veterans' Affairs, he conceived, devised and administered the very successful “Australia Remembers” program to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of World War II. Mr Sciacca is also a Life member of the Returned & Services League of Australia, the Royal Australian Airforce Association and the Naval Association of Australia. He is a Centenary Medal recipient and holds senior Italian Knighthoods and Finnish honours. He was awarded an AO (Officer in the Order of Australia ) in the 2006 New Year Honor List for his contribution to the Australian Veteran Community and Cancer Research.

Ms Toni Thornton

Ms Toni Thornton is the State Manager Queensland and an Executive Director of Goldman Sachs JBWere. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with a Politics major and minor in Economics and also holds a number of post graduate qualifications including Applied Finance and derivatives accreditations. Ms Thornton is a responsible executive of the ASX, has undertaken an Accelerated Executive Management program through the AGSM and has completed the Goldman Sachs JBWere non-profit leadership program. She has been with Goldman Sachs JBWere for over a decade in Investment Advisory roles in Sydney , a Strategic Management role in Melbourne working alongside the Managing Director – PWM and in Brisbane where she has been the State Manager for four years. Ms Thornton sits on the board of South Bank Corporation as well as the South Bank Corporation audit committee.

Mr Pat Welsh

Mr Pat Welsh, Seven News sports reporter and presenter, is one of Australia’s leading sports journalists and commentators, with more than 30 years experience. Mr Welsh is best known for his rugby league and golfing commentary and he has travelled extensively throughout Europe, Australia and the United States for the Seven Network. He has covered the last eight Olympic Games.

Professor Ross Young

Professor Ross Young was appointed Executive Director, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology, in April 2006. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Alcohol Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles and a Visiting Senior Psychologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. Professor Young is a Clinical Psychologist and his interests lie in the integration of psychological and biological risk factors in mental illness. His research includes work in substance misuse, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and more broadly in behavioural medicine. This research includes studies of Veteran’s mental health and the treatment of Combat related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Recent work includes the development of personalised medicine via the use of gene chips. This body of work has been funded via Competitive Grants, industry and philanthropic foundations. Professor Young is widely published in genetic, medical, psychiatric and psychological journals. He currently serves on Queensland State and Australian Bodies and Boards related to health issues.

Professor Nicholas M Fisk

Between 1992 and 2007 Nicholas was a Professor of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at the Imperial College London. His research interests include fetal stem biology and therapy, fetal nociception / stress responsiveness, fetal maternal microchimerism and monochorionic placentation. Nicholas is currently Executive Dean of the Faculty Health Sciences at the University of Queensland.

Professor Sue Tett

Sue is a registered pharmacist and holds the Norman Behan Chair in Pharmacy. Sue was the Head of School from 1996 to 2004. In 1999, she was awarded Australian Pharmacist of the Year and has worked at the University of Sydney and St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and has contributed to many national and state committees and organisations, including: NHMRC, having chaired Grant Review Panels (Pharmacology) and one Fellowship Panel; the Pharmaceutical Sub-Committee of the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee and the Pharmaceutical Health and Rational use of Medicines (PHARM) committee, and others. Sue’s research is centred around quality use of medicines (QUM). In 2009 Sue took on the challenging role of Acting Dean at UQ.