Assoc Prof Stephen Oakley (Rheumatologist)
- Name
- Dr Stephen Philip Oakley
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1992
- FRACP 1998
- Occupation
- Rheumatologist
- Scientist - Researcher - Academia
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Rheumatology
Dr Oakley grew up in the Hunter Valley and Mid-North Coast of New South Wales matriculating from Kempsey High School in 1983. Following his graduation from UNSW medical school he completed basic physician training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, proceeded through Rheumatology advanced training (Prince of Wales & Prince Henry, Royal Newcastle and St George Hospitals) and was admitted to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1999. During this time he undertook studies toward his Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology (University of Newcastle) and went on to complete his doctoral thesis evaluating arthroscopic assessments of articular cartilage in an animal model of osteoarthritis (UNSW). In 2004 he took up the post of Consultant Rheumatologist at Guy’s & St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust in London with an Honorary Senior Lectureship at Kings College London. He established an arthroscopic research unit performing targeted synovial biopsies an interventional MRI scanner and developed techniques to integrate arthroscopic, MRI and histologic assessments of knee articular structures. He also became involved in cardiovascular research evaluating the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In 2008 he was offered a staff specialist position in the Department of Rheumatology at the John Hunter Hospital. He leapt at the opportunity to return to this strong clinical unit. He has developed a research program with the mission of more fully understanding and addressing the broader impacts of rheumatic disease with particular interests in cardiovascular disease, immune-modulatory therapies and cost-effectiveness of different models of care. He is an active member of the Australian Rheumatology Association and the John Hunter and Royal Newcastle Hospitals Combined Medical Staff Council.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Newcastle Private Hospital
- John Hunter Hospital
- Royal Newcastle Centre
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Newcastle
- Medical Conditions
- Fibromyalgia
Practice Locations
NSW
- Department of Rheumatology Royal Newcastle Centre
- Address
- Lookout Road
New Lambton NSW 2305
- Phone
- 02 4922 3500
- Fax
- 02 4922 3562
- Private Rooms - Georgetown Arthritis
- Address
- 71 Georgetown Road
Georgetown NSW 2298
- Phone
- 02 4922 3500
- Fax
- 02 4922 3562
- Royal Newcastle Centre
- Address
- Kookaburra Circuit, NSW 2305
New Lambton Heights NSW 2305
Australia
- Phone
- 02 4922 3000
- Fax
- 02 4922 3562
