Awards

  1. ASSER Trust grant funding for the multicentre RCT titled “Randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the diagnostic yield of Cryo-biopsy via Radial Endo-Bronchial Ultra-Sound (R-EBUS) guide sheath (GS) Vs. CT guided transthoracic biopsy in patients with parenchymal pulmonary lesions. (CT-CROP)”. This is an equipment grant of 39,450 NZD
  2. Koawetea Research fund seed grant for Feasibility study done to assess the use of cryobiopsy via radial EBUS in Middlemore Hospital. Funding 6000 NZD.
  3. Boehringer Ingelheim Travel grant for research in COPD – 2013 TSANZ (Darwin)
    This AUD 4500 prize was awarded to the best abstract submitted to TSANZ on COPD. The grant enables the candidate to present the same abstract at the CHEST conference 2013 (Chicago), by covering the cost of airfare, accommodation and registration fee for the conference.
  4. CIRUS (Centre for integrating research & understanding of sleep) clinical research fellowship-2012 (Sydney)
    This is an AUD 30,000 grant given to pursue a one year program of strongly mentored protected clinical research time is combined with limited clinical work and working towards a higher degree in sleep or respiratory research.
  5. Senior Registrar Award from Green lane Research Fund -2011 (Auckland)
    This is a NZD 3000 grant given to one senior registrar from the disciplines of cardiothoracic, cardiology and respiratory each year for their outstanding enthusiasm for research; enabling them to attend an international conference of their choice
  6. Advance Trainee Scheme Fellowship – from New Zealand Health Workforce – 2011 (Auckland)
    This is a NZD 118,000 scholarship awarded in order to carry out further training overseas to up skill the trainee and bring back the expertise to New Zealand. This was offered for completing a fellowship in thoracic malignancy and interventional bronchoscopy at the McGill’s University, Canada.

Scholarships and Grants

  1. Arnotts Cancer Research Scholarship RACP foundation Grants: 2018 for Multi- center trial developing a simple and effective technique in obtaining a core biopsy from peripheral lung nodules. Grant amount 45,000 AUD
  2. Basser Research Entry Scholarship from RACP foundation grants: 2017, for multi center Randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the diagnostic yield of Cryo-biopsy via Radial Endo-Bronchial Ultra-Sound (R-EBUS) guide sheath (GS) Vs. CT guided transthoracic biopsy in patients with parenchymal pulmonary lesions. (CT-CROP). Grant amount 45,000 AUD.
  3. Three-minute thesis challenge Concord Clinical Day 2016. Third Prize-winner for CT CROP multi center study.
  4. ASSER Trust grant funding for the multicentre RCT titled” Randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the diagnostic yield of Cryo-biopsy via Radial Endo-Bronchial Ultra-Sound (R-EBUS) guide sheath (GS) Vs. CT guided transthoracic biopsy in patients with parenchymal pulmonary lesions. (CT-CROP)”. This is an equipment grant of 39,450 NZD.
  5. Koawetea Research fund seed grant for Feasibility study done to assess the use of cryo biopsy via radial EBUS in Middlemore Hospital. Funding 6000 NZD.
  6. Boehringer Ingelheim Travel grant for research in COPD – 2013 TSANZ (Darwin) This is an AUD 4500 prize was awarded to the best abstract submitted to TSANZ on COPD. The grant enables the candidate to present the same abstract at the CHEST conference 2013 (Chicago), by covering the cost of airfare, accommodation and registration fee for the conference.
  7. CIRUS (Centre for integrating research and understanding of sleep) clinical research fellowship- 2012 (Sydney)
  8. This is an AUD 30,000 grant given to pursue a
  9. Senior Registrar Award from Green lane Research Fund -2011 (Auckland)
    This is a NZD 3000 grant given to one senior registrar from the disciplines of cardiothoracic, cardiology and respiratory each year for their outstanding enthusiasm for research; enabling them to attend an international conference of their choice
  10. Advance Trainee Scheme Fellowship – from New Zealand Health Workforce -2011 (Auckland) This is a NZD 118,000 scholarship awarded in order to carry out further training overseas to up skill the trainee and bring back the expertise to New Zealand.
  11. This was offered for completing a fellowship in thoracic malignancy and interventional bronchoscopy at the McGill’s University/ Canada.