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.

Associate Professor Gwyn Lewis

Associate Professor Gwyn Lewis

Associate Professor Gwyn Lewis is a neurophysiologist based at AUT University’s North Shore Campus in Auckland. She obtained a PhD in motor control from the University of Auckland in 2003. Gwyn had an extended post-doctoral experience undertaking research in motor control, rehabilitation and neurophysiology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She currently spends half her time teaching in AUT’s physiotherapy programme and the other half undertaking pain research in the Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute. Most of her research is in pain neurophysiology and how it relates to persistent pain development, efficacy of pain modulation pathways, and cognitive factors and psychosocial influences... read more »

Dr John Barnard

Dr John Barnard

Dr John Barnard works as an anaesthetist at Waikato Hospital with a part-time academic component. In addition to his role in the operating theatres, four years ago he became the Clinical Director of the Hospital Pharmacy and Chairman of the hospital’s Medicines and Therapeutics Committee... read more »

Dr Malcolm Futter

Dr Malcolm Futter

Dr Malcom Futter graduated with degrees in pharmacology and medicine from University College London in 1976. Trained in England, New Zealand and Canada developing a research interest in neuromuscular blocking agents. Having gained English and Australasian College Fellowships he commenced as a specialist anaesthetist at Auckland hospital in 1983... read more »