Dr Stephen Opat (Haematologist)
- Name
- Dr Stephen Samuel Opat
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1989
- Occupation
- Haematologist
- Gender
- Male
Stephen Opat is the director of Clinical Haematology at Monash Health, a dynamic academic research organization that integrates the best evidence–base into routine patient care. It provides haematology care to a population of approximately 1.3 million, making it one of the largest services in Australia.
He trained in Haematology at the Alfred and Austin Hospitals followed by a fellowship in lymphoma service at Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge UK. In 2009 he spent six months on sabbatical at the Centre for Translational and Applied Genomics at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada.
He is an active member of the Monash Health Translation Precinct and is the principal investigator in over 30 clinical trials mainly in lymphoid cancer. His particular interests include the diagnosis and management of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, cancer genomics, disorders of iron metabolism, Gauchers disease and novel therapies.
He is the founder of the Australasian Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry and has a strong interest in medical education, particularly in developing countries. He has lectured widely throughout the Asia-Pacific and is extremely active in the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand where he currently serves as President.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Melbourne Haematology - Clayton
- Affiliated Organisations
- Melbourne Haematology
Practice Locations
VIC
- Melbourne Haematology - Clayton
- Address
- Suite 10 212-220 Clayton Rd
Clayton VIC 3168
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9544 6448
- Fax
- 03 8610 2177
