Director - John Myburgh

Critical Care & Trauma

John Myburgh is Director of the Division of Critical Care and Trauma at The George Institute for International Health. He is a conjoint Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and Honorary Professor at The University of Sydney. He is lead clinician for research and senior consultant physician in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine at The St George Hospital, Sydney.

His post-graduate qualifications include a PhD from the University of Adelaide and Fellowship of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He is a foundation member and current Chairman of the Clinical Trials Group of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. He is also treasurer, research officer and senior fellowship examiner in the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

John has extensive research experience in neurophysiology, catecholamine pharmacology, aspects of traumatic brain injury and intensive care medicine. His current interests are large-scale, multicentred clinical trials in critical care, both within Australasia and internationally. Within the international context, John plans to explore and develop epidemiological and interventional initiatives in critical care and trauma in developing countries directed at improving patient outcomes.