Angela Cho

DASO Unit Manager

Angela is the Data Analysis and Surgical Outcomes (DASO) Unit Manager at Royal North Shore Hospital. DASO comes under the umbrella of SERT. She manages a number of surgical data managers who support the clinical audit and research activities for several surgical departments.

She has a background in research – basic and clinical. She was awarded with a PhD from the University of Sydney in 2021, identifying biomarkers of progression and recurrence in gliomas (brain tumours). She gained clinical research experience as a clinical trial coordinator at the Melanoma Institute Australia, coordinating various Phase I-III clinical trials.

Adam (Ahmad) Aniss

Endocrine Surgical Unit – Data Manager

Adam has a mixed educational background in Engineering and Medicine (B.Sc. (Eng.,UK); M.Sc. (Medical Physics, UK); Ph.D. (Medicine, UNSW). His experience consists of a number of roles including Associate Lecturer, Research Officer, Technical Support Officer, and Database Manager across various academic institutions in NSW. Adam has been extensively involved in medical data collection and research projects in various institutions.

Currently, he is the Endocrine Surgical Unit’s Database Manager and is involved in a number of research projects in human thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. He has also been involved in the publication of a number of papers in this field. He has well-versed knowledge of relational databases and has performed upkeep of a number of Access based databases in the unit. Recently, he has been involved in the transition of these surgery databases on to the REDCap platform and these have been in use for the past two years.

Alvaro Garcia

Interventional Neuroradiology Data Manager

Alvaro joined the DASO Unit in 2023, bringing extensive expertise in research and data analytics. He completed a PhD from the University of Sydney’s School of Medicine in biophysics 2014, holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) with majors in Pharmacology and Genetics and recently completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Alvaro has a wealth of experience in research and data management, including multiple data manager roles within NSW Health. Prior to his current position, Alvaro held positions such as a Chancellor’s Research Fellowship at SOLS, University of Technology Sydney, and a Postdoctoral Researcher role at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney.

Danielle (DD) Weinberg

Trauma Service Data Manager

Danielle (DD) joined the SERT Institute in 2023, bringing her background in science and public health and over a decade of clinical research and quality improvement experience into her role.

Prior to joining the team, DD managed the start-up and engagement of clinical trial opportunities at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Prior to moving to Sydney, she worked as a Clinical Trials Project Manager at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, collaborating on developing quality improvement interventions, national registries, and clinical trials.

In her current capacity, DD manages the Trauma Service REDCap registry and assists the clinical team through data analysis and support. She is dedicated to implementing new data strategies in data acquisition and analytics processes to improve Trauma Service quality and care.

Nadine Chidiac

Acute Services Unit and DASO Unit Data Manager

Nadine initially joined the SERT Institute in a project management role in 2021 and transitioned to the DASO Unit in 2023, bringing a wealth of knowledge in various fields, including data management, IT, web design, and graphic design. She has a Bachelor of Design Computing and has collaborated with numerous start-ups and small businesses. Her freelance career involved effective web solutions, content creation, and providing graphic design expertise.

Having been an employee at RNSH for over 5 years, Nadine is passionate about implementing data-driven solutions to drive positive change in the healthcare system. With her unique skill set and exceptional problem-solving abilities, she is excelling in her new role.

Michelle Giles

Neurosurgery Data Manager

Michelle joined the DASO Unit in 2023 as the Data Manager for the Neurosurgery department. She has an extensive career as a registered nurse and postgraduate qualifications in Critical Care Nursing, underpinning a deep understanding of patient care and clinical operations within the neurosurgical setting. Within the neurosurgery specialty, Michelle has held various positions including Clinical Nurse Specialist, Research Officer, Quality Coordinator and Clinical Nurse Educator.

Prior to joining the DASO Unit, she was the data manager for the Interventional Neurosurgery’s Clinical Pilot Study for Endovascular Clot Retrieval and stroke management. Michelle works closely with the neurosurgical team on quality improvement, clinical audit, mortality and morbidity management and high level reporting.

Sharon

Cardiothoric Data Manager

Sharon brings over 10 years of work experience at Prince of Wales Hospital in data and health information management (HIM) roles to the DASO team.

Sharon graduated with a Bachelor Applied Science (Health Information Management) and commenced in a traditional HIM role in clinical coding before pursuing an interest in data management. As the Data Manager for the General Operating Theatres at Prince of Wales Hospital she was involved in supporting the local IT and data needs of the department, such as theatre activity reporting, key performance indicators and data collection for the pilot acute surgery project at Prince of Wales.

Her most recent roles include Project Officer in the Data Collections and Quality Unit at the NSW Ministry of Health and Patient Information Systems Manager and Radiation Oncology Data Manager at Prince of Wales Hospital.

Vincent Chiu

Vascular, Breast and DASO Unit Data Manager

Vincent joined DASO in with a background in medical science, medical research and data analysis.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours), Vincent completed a laboratory-based PhD on liver cancer in 2021. Since then, he has also worked in biotechnology industry R&D to develop and test analysis software for PCR-based diagnostics.

Vincent is keen to apply and further develop his skills in data management and analysis to enable clinicians improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.