Assoc Prof John Massie (Paediatrician)
- Name
- Dr Richard John Massie
- Qualifications
- MBBS 1989
- Occupation
- Paediatrician
- Gender
- Medical Specialties
- Paediatrics
A/Prof John Massie sees children from infancy to adolescence with airway and breathing problems, including, for example: asthma, recurrent chest infections, cough, chronic neonatal lung disease, congenital lung and airway diseases, cystic fibrosis, obstructive sleep apnoea and respiratory complications of neuromuscular weakness.
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE John graduated from the University of Sydney in 1990. He trained in paediatrics at The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (Sydney) and completed his fellowship in paediatric respiratory medicine at the Children’s Hospital Westmead (Sydney) and Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne). John undertook a PhD at the University of Sydney (1999), “The Early Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis”. He has been a consultant in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) since 1999.
John is an honorary Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne and a Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. John is a member of the RCH Clinical Ethics Committee.
PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY John is a strong patient advocate, ensuring that patients receive the best possible care. RESEARCH INTERESTS John has published extensively on the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (newborn screening, sweat testing and genotype-phenotype correlation) and population based carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. He has also published work in the development of early lung disease and the psychosocial impact of cystic fibrosis. He has numerous publications in various aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine and bioethics.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Royal Children's Hospital - Parkville
- Affiliated Clinics
- Melbourne Paediatric Specialists
- Central Victorian Child Health - Bendigo
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- Melbourne Paediatric Specialists
- Address
- Suite 4.3 Level 4
48 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9948 5005
- Fax
- 03 8376 6246
Bendigo
- Central Victorian Child Health - Bendigo
- Address
- 12-14 Anderson St
North Bendigo VIC 3550
Australia
- Phone
- 03 5442 6612
- Fax
- 03 5442 6563
