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About
Associate Professor Rohan Ameratunga
BHB, MBChB
(Auck), PhD, FRACP, FRCPA, Dip ABMLI
Adult
and Paediatric Allergy Specialist
Clinical Immunologist
Training & Qualifications
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Associate Professor Rohan Ameratunga is an Adult and
Paediatric Immunology/Allergy Specialist. |
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He trained at the Auckland University’s School
of Medicine and graduated with the prize for the best
academic record in the clinical years. |
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Subsequently he specialized in Internal Medicine and
Immunopathology before training in Paediatric Immunology. |
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Rohan was awarded a Paediatric Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore,
MD, USA. |
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He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
of Australasia. |
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Rohan is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College
of Physicians. |
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He is US Board certified in Medical and Laboratory Immunology. |
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He has also completed a PhD in Molecular Immunology.
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Career
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Rohan was the Immunologist at Starship Children's Hospital
from 1991-1994. |
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He is currently working at Auckland Hospital as an adult
Clinical Immunologist and Immunopathologist. |
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He is responsible for the Immunology Laboratory (LabPlus)
at Auckland Hospital. |
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Rohan works part time in private practice: Tel. 919
2615. |
Advisory Positions
Teaching
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Rohan has teaching responsibilities for medical students
and specialist trainees in Adult and Paediatric Medicine
at Auckland University’s School of Medicine. |
Research
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Rohan has two research projects. One relates to food
allergy in New Zealand. Currently the team is attempting
to establish how common the problem is and if there are
ethnic specific patterns. |
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The second project is on primary immune deficiency disorders,
where his team is seeking to identify new genes causing
common variable immune deficiency.
http://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/sms/mmp/clin_immune/default.aspx
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Publications & Conferences
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Rohan has published almost 50 peer reviewed journal
articles in Allergy and Immunology. |
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He has been invited to speak at several international
conferences in Allergy and Immunology. |
Family & Hobbies
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Rohan is married and has a teenage daughter. He enjoys
tennis and fitness. |
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