Medical Research
Advisory Board
Medical Research Advisory Board
Dr Mavourneen Casey
Chair, Medical Research Advisory Board
Professor Wendy Cross
RN, MEd, PhD, FACN, FACMHN
Dr. Barry Gunn
MB BS FACEM
John Haines
A.D.H.Sc (Ambulance), MICA Paramedic Cert
Dr Mavourneen Casey
Chair, Medical Research Advisory Board
M.Ed., Ph.D.
Dr Mavourneen Casey is Chair of the Medical Research Advisory Board (MRAB). A Certified Advisory Board Chair and highly accomplished university academic, Mavourneen joined Rapid Response Revival in early 2019 as a key member of the research and scientific affairs team.
With a PhD undertaken through the Research Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) at the Medical School of University of Newcastle, Mavourneen has also completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Medical School of University of Queensland.
Prior to joining Rapid Response Revival, Mavourneen established a strong track record of academic research leadership, direction of multi-disciplinary research teams, and collaboration across academic and commercial contributors to research projects.
Mavourneen’s extensive experience in research management, governance, strategy, and policy make her well-suited to Chair the Rapid Response Revival Medical Research Advisory Board.
Professor Wendy Cross
RN, MEd, PhD, FACN, FACMHN
Professor Cross is the Dean of the School of Health, Federation University, Australia.
Wendy has held senior appointments within Australia and holds a number of honorary professorial appointments.
With 40 years’ experience as clinician, academic and applied researcher (and Principal Investigator), Wendy has a focus on mental health, health services evaluation and workforce.
Wendy has developed clinical best practices and workplace training on public health services, received more than $3M in research grants, and has written for more than 120 publications across all domains.
Wendy is currently a registered TEQSA expert; a member of the NSW Health Ethics Advisory Panel; Director of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and a Director of the Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council (AOAC).
Wendy has held numerous Board director positions, including community health services and at Victorian Institute of TAFE. Wendy is the immediate past President of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses; the immediate past Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) and a past Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing.
Dr. Barry Gunn
MB BS FACEM
Dr. Barry Gunn has been a Specialist Emergency Physician in fulltime Emergency Medicine practice at Sunshine and Footscray Hospitals (part of Western Health) in Melbourne, Australia since 2002.
Barry graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1989 and obtained his Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) in 1999. His subsequent experience includes time spent in emergency medicine at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
Barry is passionate about medical education and is actively involved with the teaching and training of the junior doctors he works with. Barry is also very committed to the development of the speciality of Emergency Medicine and has been actively involved with ACEM in several roles.
Barry is the current Censor-in-Chief and Chair of the Council of Education, which oversees the training and education activities of ACEM. He is also a current ACEM Board member.
As an Emergency Physician, Barry is passionate about finding solutions to the high rate of preventable death due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
John Haines
A.D.H.Sc (Ambulance), MICA Paramedic Cert
John Haines literally wrote the book on paramedicine and first aid.
A MICA paramedic, flight paramedic and clinical educator at Ambulance Victoria from 1978 to 1993, John is also one of Australia’s best-selling authors, with his series of first aid guides and textbooks.
In 1988, John developed what was to become known as “The HAINES Position”, a recovery position for unconscious patients with suspected spinal injury. The High Arm in Endangered Spine (H.A.IN.E.S.) recovery position was named by researchers at the University of Melbourne and featured in many published articles around the world.
Also in 1988, he founded Australian First Aid, the country’s first recognised first aid training provider of workplace and community education in medical emergency response. Now trading as LivCor, this work has continued to this day with John as Managing Director.
John holds many professional memberships and has received numerous Honors and Awards.
Dr. Adele Hosseini
B.Pharm. M.Pharm, PhD
Charles Johnson
MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Emergency Medicine)
Dr. Chandana Unnithan
PhD (Digital Health), Mbus Computing, MBA
Dr. Adele Hosseini
B.Pharm. M.Pharm, PhD
Dr Adele Hosseini is Chief Scientific Officer at pharmaceutical company, Bod Australia.
Adele is a pharmacist with a PhD and over 30 years’ experience in leadership, global clinical research, regulatory affairs, and university lecturing.
Adele’s organisation experience spans pharmaceuticals, clinical research organisations, medical devices, and academia.
Adele uses her cumulative experience across all facets of medical research gained over these years to lead and shape the scientific function of innovation biotech.
An active contributor to industry thought-leadership, Adele is dedicated to sharing knowledge and shaping the direction and future of the global pharmaceutical sector.
Charles Johnson
MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Emergency Medicine)
Charles Johnson is Emergency and Flight Physician, and Medical Director of Hope Medical Services, Singapore.
An emergency physician, Charles graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1992. In 2000, he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.
In 2005, he helped establish Hope Medical Services to deliver private pre-hospital services dealing with basic- and advanced life support care on land, air and sea.
Since the onset of COVID-19, Charles’s focus has been on the challenges of transferring pandemic patients internationally.
Charles is passionate about first responder resuscitation and plays an active role in efforts to promote CPR and AED access to all.
Dr. Chandana Unnithan
PhD (Digital Health), Mbus Computing, MBA
Dr Chandana Unnithan is Chief Security and Informatics Officer (CSIO), Lifeguard Digital Health Inc. Canada.
An expert scientist in digital health, Chandana pioneered and implemented novel technology solutions with socio-tech approaches in Australia and Canada, integrating Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Blockchain, Geo-spatial apps, Telehealth, and Health Informatics.
Chandana is currently scaling a privacy-preserved, technology solution that is saving lives from opioid overdose deaths in Canada.
Chandana is widely published with more than 140 scientific papers. She has previously held advisory positions with the World Health Organisation and the United Nations.
A special focus on the health applications of blockchain has also resulted in Chandana holding expert advisory roles with Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster, and the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Donovan Casey
Co-Founder, CEO & Executive Chairman
Donovan Casey
Co-Founder, CEO & Executive Chairman
Erol Teber
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Erol Teber
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Erol is a qualified Electronics Engineer with three decades of global experience in Project Management, Product Development and Technical Sales. He has worked with high profile organisations such as IBM, Philips Innovations and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Cochlear Implant Unit) and takes a commercial approach to his work.
John Haines
Non-Executive Director
John Haines
Non-Executive Director
John is a former MICA Flight Paramedic, Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Resuscitation Council (NSW Branch), President of the Australian Emergency Care Providers (AECP) and the founder and managing director of Australia’s first recognised private training provider, Australian First Aid in 1988, a part of the APL Group Pty Ltd. He also curated the First Aid Fast® App.
Simon Shields
Non-Executive Director
Simon Shields
Non-Executive Director
Simon is an Investment Management Advisor and Principal of Monash Investors. Following very distinguished academic performance, Simon rose through the ranks of noteworthy investment companies such as Rothschild & Co, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, and was Head of Australian Equities, UBS Global Asset Management from 2007 to 2012. Simon is currently Principal of his own wealth management company Monash Investors.
James Orlando
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board’s Audit & Risk Committee
James Orlando
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board’s Audit & Risk Committee
Greg Bodkin
Non-Executive Director
Greg Bodkin
Non-Executive Director
Robert (Robi) Karp
Non-Executive Director
Robert (Robi) Karp
Non-Executive Director