PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH INTO EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS
Associate Professor Paul Paddle,
Ear Nose & Throat Surgeon &
Clinical Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University &
Senior Lecturer Monash Health & Monash University
Victoria, Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Melbourne, Australia | December 2024
Associate Professor Paul Paddle is an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon, head and neck surgeon with fellowship training in Laryngology – Voice, airway and Swallowing disorders.
He completed his Bachelor of Medicine and surgery with honours at Melbourne University in 2003, receiving the award for top surgical candidate in his class. In 2013 he gained fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons by completing his advanced training in Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery.
He completed a 1 year fellowship in Laryngology at Harvard University in Boston. He gained expertise in all aspects of laryngology including the care of voice, airway and swallowing disorders, operative and office-based treatments, and the use of established and innovative diagnostic and surgical techniques.
Additionally, Assoc Prof Paddle has interest and expertise in general adult and paediatric ENT conditions, minimally invasive nose and sinus surgery, snoring and sleep surgery.
Working at Monash Health and Monash Children’s hospital, Paul has extensive experience managing a wide range of paediatric ENT conditions, from neonates to adolescents. He is also an active researcher in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea and sleep disorders.
Assoc Prof Paddle also has a keen interest in public health and research, knowing the impact this can have on the care of his individual patients and the health of the greater community. He has completed a Masters of Public Health at Melbourne University in 2010, and a post-graduate diploma of Anatomy in 2006. He is currently a principle investigator in a number of clinical trials in the fields of ENT, and holds a number of research grants currently. He has authored a number of scientific papers, and authored a number of book chapters.
He has received grants from the Passe & Williams Foundation for clinical research in paediatric sleep apnoea in rural communities as well as the broader childhood population using home delivered screening tests for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OBS).
Assoc Prof Paddle is also a founder and CMO of a health-tech startup company: Nebula Health, which uses technology to better engage and educate patients, and improve the care experience and decrease complications. This team won a place in the prestigious Melbourne Accelerator Programme for 2016. Nebula Health continues to grow and expand into other aspects of health-tech care.
Paul has appointments as an ENT surgeon at Monash Health, Alfred Health, Epworth Richmond, Waverley Private, Linacre Private and Swan Hill District Hospitals. He also consults as a Voice, Airway and Swallowing Specialist at the Melbourne Voice analysis Centre, www.mvac.com.au, and Melbourne Swallow Analysis Centre, www.melbswallow.com.au. Paul holds senior lecturer positions at both Monash University and LaTrobe University, and is the Supervisor of ENT training at Monash Health.
Paul is a keen musician, having an Associate Diploma of Music (AmusA) in both Piano and Viola. He is a devoted husband and doting father of three young children
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Genomics and rationally targeted therapies in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Prof Deborah White’s research focus is genomics and rationally targeted therapies in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and she holds peer reviewed grants from: The William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society (USA), the NHMRC, the Leukaemia Foundation Australia (LFA), Channel 7, Cancer Australia, Tour de Cure and the Cancer Council SA (CCSA). Professor White has presented more than 170 papers at scientific meetings, and authored more than 100 scientific publications as well as being an inventor on several international patents.
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Impact of NextSense Institute Research in the field of sensory disabilities
NextSense has a 165 year history of providing services and education for individuals with sensory impairments. With the support of donations, NextSense provides vital support for children and adults, more cochlear implants than any other service in Australia, and is a world leader for research, technology and professional education in the fields of visions and hearing loss.
NextSense clinicians are actively involved in a number of leading research projects—both independently and in collaboration with local and international organisations. The NextSense Institute, part of NextSense is Australia’s leading centre for research and professional education in the field of sensory disabilities.
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Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism
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