Assoc Prof John Massie (Paediatrician)

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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

VIC

Melbourne Paediatric Specialists
Suite 4.3 Level 4
48 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052 
Australia
03 9948 5005
03 8376 6246
Central Victorian Child Health - Bendigo
12-14 Anderson St
North Bendigo VIC 3550 
Australia
03 5442 6612
03 5442 6563