Meet our panel of medical specialists

Research Review New Zealand works with over 70 local medical specialists to select and advise on the most important research from around the world. They advise on what really matters, what impact it has on local healthcare and what we need to do in our daily practice to accomodate new skills and knowledge. Select a category below to see more about each of our expert advisors.

Professor Alister Neill

Professor Alister Neill

Alister is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Director of the University of Otago (Wellington) WellSleep Research Group, and a Respiratory and Sleep Physician at Wellington Hospital (CCDHB). His research interests include: the epidemiology and pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), sleep health disparity, new sleep health technologies, and home non-invasive ventilation (NIV). He is currently leading important collaborative research into the respiratory impact of neuromuscular diseases in NZ. In 1997 he established the WellSleep Sleep Investigation Centre and Research Group where, as clinical director, has fostered the training and careers of scientists, advanced trainee physicians and research students. Professional achievements include: American Thoracic Society Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Program Committee, President NZ Branch and board member of the Australasian Sleep Association, and inaugural board member for the NZ Sleep Health Foundation. .. read more »

Dr Karen Falloon

Dr Karen Falloon

Karen is an academic GP and a senior lecturer in the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education and the Clinical Skills Centre at the University of Auckland. She is a fellow of the RNZCGP and completed a PhD investigating the behavioural treatment of insomnia. She has worked both in general practice and in private sleep clinics and runs a Sleep Clinician peer group facilitating ongoing education and community for a multidisciplinary group of clinicians. She is a member of the Australasian Sleep Society and World Sleep Society. Her current research areas of interest include sleep health, sleep in medical students, and sleep education... read more »