David J. Hunter
Professor Hunter MD, PhD is a rheumatology clinician researcher whose main research focus has been clinical and translational research in osteoarthritis (OA). He is the Florance and Cope Chair of Rheumatology, Professor of Medicine at University of Sydney, and Staff Specialist at Royal North Shore Hospital and North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre. Since 2014 he was ranked as the leading expert in the world on osteoarthritis on expertscape.com. His research is focused on a number of key elements in OA including (but not limited to) the epidemiology of osteoarthritis, the application of imaging to better understand structure and function with application to both epidemiologic research and clinical trials, novel therapies in disease management and heath service system delivery of chronic disease management. Dr. Hunter has over 500 peer reviewed publications in international journals and recently completed his second book on self-management strategies for the lay public.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine and Chair of Rheumatology, University of Sydney, Staff Specialist at Royal North Shore Hospital and North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, Australia