Medical & Scientific Advisory Group (MSAG)

Myeloma Australia actively encourages and facilitates myeloma research in Australia.

In 2006, a Medical and Scientific Advisory Group (MSAG) was established as a sub-committee of the Board of Myeloma Australia, in 2016 it expanded to include members from NZ and every Australian State and Territory. MSAG’s terms of reference are as follows:

To be the peak body, in association with Myeloma Australia, for clinical issues relating to the treatment of myeloma
To facilitate research
To further patient education and advocacy
To facilitate investigator collaboration
To liaise with industry with respect to new treatments and clinical trials
To hold scientific meetings, including international collaborators, to further myeloma research and treatment

MSAG invites experts in the field of myeloma and haematology to present at their meetings, as appropriate, and will invite persons with other areas of expertise to join the group on a regular basis.

MSAG has produced clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of myeloma, amyloidosis and Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia in Australia. These publications can be found under the ‘Health Professionals Resources’ section of this website.

Current Members of Myeloma Australia’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Group.

Victoria

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
Prof	Simon	Harrison	Chair MSAG	Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Prof	Hang	Quach	Deputy Chair MSAG	St Vincent's Hospital
Prof	Miles	Prince	Past Chair	Epworth, Freemasons & Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Prof	Andrew	Spencer	Member	Alfred Hospital
Dr	Anna	Kalff	Alternate	Alfred Hospital
Dr	Simon	Gibbs	Member	Box Hill Hospital

New South Wales

Title	First name	Last Name	Position	Organisation
Prof	Doug	Joshua	Past Chair	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Prof	Joy	Ho	Past Deputy Chair	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Dr	Silvia	Ling	Member	Liverpool Hospital
Prof	Chris	Ward	Member	Royal North Shore Hospital

Queensland

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
A/Prof	Peter	Mollee	Member	Princess Alexandra Hospital
Dr	Nick	Weber	Member	Royal Brisbane Hospital

South Australia

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
Dr	Noemi	Horvath	Past Deputy Chair / Member	Royal Adelaide Hospital
Prof	Andrew	Zannettino	Member	SA Health & Medical Research Institute
Dr	Wilfrid	Jaksic	Member	North Adelaide Oncology
A/Prof	Cindy	Lee	Member	Royal Adelaide Hospital

Western Australia

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
Dr	Bradley	Augustson	Member	Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Hollywood Private Hospital
Dr	Dejan	Radeski	Alternate	Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Australian Capital Territory

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
A/Prof	Dipti	Talaulikar	Member	Canberra Hospital, ACT Health

Tasmania

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
Dr	Nick	Murphy	Member	Royal Hobart Hospital
Dr	Anna	Johnston	Alternate Member	Royal Hobart Hospital

Northern Territory

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
Dr	Ferenc	Szabo	Member	Royal Darwin Hospital

New Zealand

Title	First name	Last name	Position	Organisation
Dr	Henry	Chan	Member	Southern Cross Hospital - North Harbour NZ
Dr	Nicole Yu-Shan	Chien	Member	Auckland City Hospital, NZ