Professor Lyn March
Rheumatologist
Professor March has a conjoint appointment with the University of Sydney and the Royal North Shore Hospital in the Sydney Medical School and Professorial Department of Rheumatology. She has 20 years of experience as a consultant rheumatologist and has remained very active in research and teaching.
She has had a lead role in her profession holding Presidential and other honorary executive positions in both the NSW and Australian Rheumatology Associations and is co-chair of the NSW Musculoskeletal Network for the recently formed NSW Health Agency for Clinical Innovation.
She has participated in writing groups for recent therapeutic guidelines covering all aspects of rheumatology and musculoskeletal disorders, including rheumatoid and other inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, back pain, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis and juvenile arthritis. She is currently conducting clinical trials in fish oil, glucosamine and stem cells for osteoarthritis and is the International Musculoskeletal Expert Group Leader for the current Global Burden of Diseases Study.