ANZCA 2025 Melbourne Emerging Anaesthesia Researcher Prize Winners

Two members of the Department of Critical Care have received ANZCA 2025 Melbourne Emerging Anaesthesia Researcher prizes.

Congratulations to both Dr Chad Oughton and Dr Patrick Tan for their achievements.

Chad Oughton

Dr Chad Oughton

Dr Chad Oughton is the 2025 recipient of the ANZCA Melbourne Emerging Anaesthesia Researcher Award for his project titled “Dexamethasone to alleviate and manage post-operative systemic inflammatory dysregulation (DAMP Trial): an exploratory pilot feasibility trial.” Dr Oughton is the first awardee from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Patrick Tan

Dr Patrick Tan

Dr Patrick Tan is the 2025 recipient of the ANZCA Melbourne Emerging Anaesthesia Researcher Scholarship comprising $25,000 for his pilot study “Short term haemodynamic effects of high-flow humidified nasal oxygen in pregnant patients with hypertension”. Dr Tan is based at the Royal Women's Hospital.