Our People

We are a multidisciplinary team of clinical epidemiologists, health economists, outcomes researchers, and clinicians, based in the Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago.

Director

Professor Haxby Abbott

Professor Haxby Abbott
Research Professor


Professor Haxby Abbott is a clinical epidemiologist and New Zealand’s leading osteoarthritis researcher. He is Director of CMOR and Director of the Osteoarthritis Research Network Aotearoa.

CMOR Research Academics

  • Professor David Gwynne-Jones
    Clinical Leader, Orthopaedic Department, Dunedin Hospital

  • Dr Ross Wilson
    Senior Research Fellow

  • Dr Yana Pryymachenko
    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Associate Professor Fraser Harrold
    Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Department, Dunedin Hospital

  • Associate Professor Sebastian Lipross
    Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Department, Dunedin Hospital

PhD students

  • Richelle Caya
  • Rory Christopherson
  • Yen Wei Lim
  • Agalya Magheswaran
  • Kath Rollo

Affiliated researchers

  • Associate Professor Ben Darlow
    Associate Professor, Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington

  • Dr Ben Hudson
    Senior Lecturer, Department of General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch

  • Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School

  • Andrés Pierobon
    PhD student, Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington

  • Lívia Fernandes
    PhD student, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington

Past PhD students