DR HEDLEY GRIFFITHS SUMMARY
Dr Hedley Graduated from Melbourne University in 1975. In 1982, he completed a residency in rheumatology at the Geelong and Alice Spring Hospitals. He then consulted at the McKellar Centre in Geelong.
He co-founded Barwon Rheumatology Service and has been a rheumatologist since 1983.
Hedley is chairman of a national rheumatology database (OPAL Rheumatology Australia). He is involved in numerous research projects with OPAL and private practice with Barwon Rheumatology Service.
Dr Griffiths has extensive experience doing medicolegal reports for common law, workers’ compensation, and medical negligence cases.
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- Consultant Rheumatologist, Private Rheumatology Practice
- Medical Student Teaching, Geelong Hospital/Deakin University
- Advisor Board Consultant to Roche, UCB, Novartis, BMS, Janssen, Celgene, Pfizer, and Sanofi
- Principal Investigator for multiple Clinical Trial Studies at Barwon Rheumatology Service
- Steering Committee for OPAL QUMI, National Rheumatology Patient Registry
- Director and Managing Director of the Board, OPAL Rheumatology
- Visiting Medical Officer – Consultant General Physician and Rheumatologist at Geelong Hospital
- Visiting Consultant Rheumatologist at Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Honorary Secretary to the Federal Australian Rheumatology Association
- President of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Rheumatology Association
- Member of the Medical Advisory Panel to the Victorian WorkCover Authority
DR GRIFFITHS EXPERTISE
- Rheumatic Disease
- Immune System Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Lupus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Diseases of the muscles, bones, joints and ligaments
- Gout
- Scleroderma
- Fibromyalgia
- Tendinitis
- Back Pain
- Osteochondral Defects
- Psoriatic Arthritis
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
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