Prof David Szmulewicz

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Prof David Szmulewicz

Prof David Szmulewicz is a Neurologist, Neuro-otologist and medical researcher. His clinical and research interests include diseases of the cerebellum, vestibular system and the combination of the two.

In addition to his work at Neurology Victoria, Prof Szmulewicz  is the founding head of the Balance Disorders & Ataxia Service at the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, which was awarded the National Ataxia Foundation’s, ‘Ataxia Centre of Excellence’. He is Neurologist to the Machado-Joseph Disease Foundation’s remote ataxia clinics, and the Monash Health Friedreich Ataxia Clinic .

David is the head of the NeuroMovement Laboratory at The Bionics Institute /University of Melbourne. His awards include the Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN) Jim Lance Young Investigator Award; The Alfred/Cabrini Hospital’s Melbourne GlaxoSmithKline physician advanced trainee Prize for research; a VicHealth award for outstanding achievement in the field of health promotion, the Melbourne Medical School Academy of Clinical Teachers in recognition of outstanding contribution to teaching medical students at The University of Melbourne; and NHMRC, Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation and University of Melbourne, Australian Postgraduate Award scholarships. Currently, he is the recipient of research grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and several international funding bodies.

David has been the lead clinical investigator on research involving the development of wearable technology for the measurement of ataxia, deep phenotyping and ataxia gene discovery (including CANVAS/RFC1-related disease, SCA27B, iCABV) as well as the development of an eye movement test of combined cerebellar and vestibular impairment.

David is the Australian delegate and member of the steering committee of The Ataxia Global Initiative (AGI), Head of the task force on cerebellar metrics for the Society for Research on the Cerebellum and Ataxias (SRCA) and head of the Barany Society sub-committee on Combined Vestibular and Cerebellar Disease.

David is not taking new patients privately, however, continues to see new patients with Cerebellar Ataxia at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

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Media Appearances:

  • Channel 9 news : Gandel Omniax system in the management of benign paroxysmal positional nystagmus
  • Channel 9 : Medical Advisor news piece on spinocerebellar ataxia type 36.
  • Spin doctors: Identifying and treating human balance disorders. University of Melbourne online, audio talk show of research, opinion and analysis.
  • Dizziness: the key for diagnosing balance disorders is in the eyes. ABC Radio Melbourne 774
  • The importance and methods for testing balance. Einstein A Go-Go (science program). RRR FM radio
  • ABC Radio: Explain this segment: Vertigo and Sundays with Libbi Gorr
  • The Age Newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald; Side to side, up and down, all in a spin. What’s Vertigo
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