Congratulations to the 2026 ANZCA Melbourne Emerging Researcher Awardees

Dr Michelle Chong

Congratulations to Dr Michelle Chong, awarded the 2026 ANZCA Melbourne Emerging Researcher Scholarship ($25,000). The scholarship will support Dr Chong's PhD project “Phrenic nerve sparing nerve blocks for shoulder joint analgesia - Cadaveric evaluation of a novel combination of suprascapular, axillary and lateral pectoral nerve blocks (SAXI-Pec)”.

Dr Earlene Silvapulle

Congratulations to Dr Earlene Silvapulle, the recipient of the 2026 ANZCA Melbourne Emerging Anaesthesia Researcher Award ($15,000) to support her project “Secondary Prevention Therapy for Postoperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery (SPECTRE) feasibility trial.” Dr Silvapulle is an anaesthetist at Royal Melbourne Hospital and a PhD candidate in the Department of Critical Care.