RENAL CARE & DATA LINKAGE OF TASMANIAN KIDNEY DISEASE CASES
With
Professor Matthew Jose, Kidney Specialist
Head of Unit, Nephrology, Royal Hobart Hospital &
Professor of Medicine, University of Tasmania
Tasmania, Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | March 2026
Professor Matthew Jose is a Renal Physician & Head of the Renal Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital, and Professor of Medicine for the University of Tasmania.
Winner of the 2021 Rural Science Award from the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, he has worked in regional, rural and remote Australian locations for nearly 20 years as a Renal Physician, including the Northern Territory.
He is currently Chairperson of the Tasmanian Statewide Kidney Clinical Network and a member of national clinical guideline groups including Therapeutic Guidelines and CARI guidelines kidney stone working group, as well as a member of the KidGEN (Kidney Genetics) national steering committee.
He has established the first regional young adult transplant clinic for young Tasmanians with a kidney transplant transferring from paediatric to adult care.
Professor Jose’s research has been funded by Australia’s NHMRC and MRFF, as well as Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation in Tasmania.
Source: Supplied and adapted
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-0071
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Nuclear medicine & theranostics for molecular imaging & targeted therapy
Dr Aviral Singh is a globally renowned Nuclear Medicine Physician with special interest in Theranostics.
Dr Singh is based in Perth, Western Australia since 2024 and serves as the Clinical Head of Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine at GenesisCare Australia. He is also a Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician at Fiona Stanley and Royal Perth Hospitals, in addition to pursuing national and international consulting physician roles as Director at Infinity Theranostics.
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Impact of NextSense Institute Research in the field of sensory disabilities
NextSense has a 165 year history of providing services and education for individuals with sensory impairments. With the support of donations, NextSense provides vital support for children and adults, more cochlear implants than any other service in Australia, and is a world leader for research, technology and professional education in the fields of visions and hearing loss.
NextSense clinicians are actively involved in a number of leading research projects—both independently and in collaboration with local and international organisations. The NextSense Institute, part of NextSense is Australia’s leading centre for research and professional education in the field of sensory disabilities.
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Clinical pathways for acute care in Tasmanian Emergency Departments
Assoc Prof Viet Tran has built Emergency Medicine Research in Tasmania from the ground up, which has culminated in the success of a AUD$3 million Australian Government Medical Research Futures Fund grant looking into the Implementation of Clinical Pathways for Acute Care in Tasmania project. Dr Tran is also the Emergency Medicine Discipline lead within the Tasmanian School of Medicine and has key roles to play within Emergency Medicine training. He feels privileged to be able to teach and mentor across the whole spectrum of becoming a doctor, from watching students grow into junior doctors, senior registrar and as fellow medical specialists.
