Expert Peer-Reviewers

All academic submissions undergo peer-review by our expert reviewers who are academics and clinicians in New Zealand. 
This is a list of peer-reviewers who are currently reviewers or who have previously reviewed for the NZMSJ.

​​​Dr Ngaire Anderson

• Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Warwick Bagg             

• Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Ian Bissett

• General Surgery and Surgical Education, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Frank Bloomfield

• Neonatology and Director of Liggins Institute, Liggins Institute, Auckland

Professor John Broughton

• Oral diagnostic and Surgical sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Professor Peter Browett

• Molecular Medicine and Pathology, Medical Science, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Chris Bullen   

• Population Health, Population Health, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Martin Connolly

• Geriatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Peter Crampton

• Public Health Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, Otago

Associate Professor George Dias

• Dental Surgery and Anatomy, Otago Medical School, Otago

Dr Derek Dow

• General Practice and Primary Healthcare Population Health, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Dr Jim Faed

• Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Dr Christopher Gale

• Psychological Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Mr Sean Galvin

• Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wellington Regional Hospital

Dr Robin Gauld

• Health policy, Department of Management, University of Otago

Associate Professor Rebecca Grainger

• Rheumatology, Medical Education, Wellington, University of Otago

Associate Professor Marcus Henning

• Medical Education, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland

Dr Mark Hobbs

• Population Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Nick Holford

• Pharmacology, Medical Science, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Honorary Associate Professor Paul Jarrett

• Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Dr Melissa  James

• Radiation oncology, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago

Dr Tanisha Jowsey

• Public health, Medical education, Medical humanities, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Diane Kenwright

• Anatomical Pathology, Wellington, University of Otago

Dr Amanda Landers

• Palliative Care Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch

Associate Professor Peter Larsen

• Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine, Colorectal Cancer Research, Orthopaedic Research, ED Research, Immunology Research,
  Wellington, University of Otago

Ms Anne Lethaby

• Methodology (especially on RCTs and systematic reviews), Statistics School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Denis Loiselle

• Cardiac Physiology, Medical Science, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Dr Mathijs Lucassen

• E-therapy, LGBT+ studies, Child & adolescent mental health, The Open University

Mr Andrew  MacCormick

• General Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Mr David McCormack

• Cardiothoracic Surgery, Waikato Hospital

Professor Lesley McCowan

• Maternal Fetal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Fiona McDonald

• Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Physiology, University of Otago

Professor Alan Merry

• Anaesthesiology and Chronic Pain, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Helen Nicholson

• Male Reproductive biology, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago

Emeritus Professor Charlotte Paul

• Public health and Epidemiology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Associate Professor Neil Pickering

• Philosophy and Ethics of health and disease, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago

Professor  Phillipa Poole

• Women in Medicine and Medical Education, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Cris Print

• Molecular Medicine and Pathology, Medical Science, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Jim Reid

• Primary care and Respiratory medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Dr Stephen Ritchie

• Infectious Diseases Physician,  Auckland City Hospital & University of Auckland

Professor Rhonda Rosengren

• Breast and prostate cancer, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Richard Roxburgh

• Neurogenetics, Auckland City Hospital & University of Auckland

Professor  Peter Stone

• Maternal Fetal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Mark Thomas

• Infectious Diseases Physician, University of Auckland & Auckland City Hospital

Professor Peter Thorne

• Audiology, Medical Science, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Malcolm Tingle

• Pharmacology Medical Science, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

Professor Andre van Rij

• Vascular and Venous Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Professor Robert Walker

• Kidney Health and Disease, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago

Associate Professor Andy Wearn

• Medical and Health Sciences, Education Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland