Medical Bionics Department
Research undertaken in MBD encompasses the biology, engineering and clinical study of cochlear implants (bionic ear), hearing aids, retinal prostheses (bionic eye), brain implants for epilepsy, as well as intractable neurological & psychiatric disorders, with multidisciplinary research teams working to advance knowledge and capability in the areas of bionic hearing, bionic vision and neurobionics.
The Medical Bionics Department is located at the Bionics Institute which has laboratories within St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and in East Melbourne.
Professor Robert Shepherd is the Professor of Medical Bionics and inaugural Head of Department of the Medical Bionics Department.
Department of Medical Bionics student projects are available through the Bionics Institute website.
Honorary Researchers and contacts at the department are:
- Prof Rob Shepherd
- Prof Hugh McDermott
- Prof Peter Blamey
- Prof Colette McKay
- Associate Professor James Fallon
- Dr Andrew Wise
- Dr Hamish Innes-Brown
- Dr Bryony Nayagam
- Dr Sophie Payne
- Dr Thushara Perera
- Dr Matthew Petoe
- Dr Rachael Richardson
- Dr Wesley Thevethsasan
- Associate Professor Chris Williams
- Dr Joel Villalobos
- Prof Peter Blamey
HR Officer & Student Coordinator: Caitlin Porter