Leadership Team
Adj A/Prof Ashish Gupta
Director of QUASR
Ashish is a Brisbane based subspecialist orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. He is the founder of QUASR and has keen biomechanical research interests having completed a Masters in Science. His list of publications includes papers in international peer reviewed journals and numerous book chapters. Ashish actively participates in orthopaedic education and training.
Prof peter Pivonka
Director of QUASR
Peter leads biomechanics research across the Faculty of Science and Engineering at QUT with a focus on transdisciplinary musculoskeletal research. His interests are in mechanobiology, multiscale modelling and bioengineering. He is the Chair of QUT Biomedical Engineering and also serves as the President of the Australia New Zealand Society of Biomechanics.
A/Prof kenneth Cutbush
Ken is an experienced subspecialist orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. He is the current Queensland Chairman of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ASOS); an elected member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Queensland Regional Committee; and Scientific Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the AOA
Prof Graham Kerr
Graham founded and leads the Movement Neuroscience Research group at QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI). He is heavily involved with research in visual and proprioceptive control movement plus upper limb stability in ageing and neurodegenerative disease.
PROF KEVIN TETSTWORTH
Prof Yuan Tong Gu
HEAD OF SCHOOL
YuanTong leads a large research group in mechanical engineering with particular focus on nanotechnology and nanodevices. He is an expert in advanced experimental and numerical computational modelling for biomechanics. He is an ARC Future Fellow.
PROF CAMERON BROWN
Cameron runs a research group investigating the photonics and mechanics of biomedical materials. Combining advanced imaging and computational techniques to provide a novel view into the structure-function relationships in the musculoskeletal system, its diseases and treatments.
Kevin is a senior orthopaedic surgeon with international recognition following 25 years of experience in managing complex limb salvage cases, open fractures and high-energy trauma. He is an experienced clinical researcher with a very broad range of interests, as reflected in his publications. His interests lie in 3D printed customised implants.
