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Sc (Hons), MB BCh (Hons), MRCPI, FRACP, RCPI, MPH
Senior Respiratory Specialist, Department of Allergy, Immunology & Respiratory Medicine
Alfred Health, Monash University
Associate Professor Robert Stirling is a Senior Respiratory Specialist and Lead Clinician at Alfred Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting at The Alfred Hospital, Prahran as well as treating medical specialist at Epworth Health, Richmond.
Robert is currently a honorary lecturer and senior clinical educator at Monash University, Department of Medicine and is actively involved in clinical teaching with third and final year Monash University medical students, resident medical officers and respiratory registrars.
His sub-specialist interests are allergy immunology including asthma, rhinitis, urticaria, bronchiectasis, COPD, inflammatory lung disease and lung cancer. His research interests include the improvement of quality of care in lung cancer, and chronic sinus and lung infection and the multidisciplinary meetings in lung cancer care. Robert is the co-coordinating principle investigator for the VLCR, and chair of the VLCR Steering Committee. He has recently completed and published an expert panel consensus guidelines for the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement for Lung Cancer and has over 60 peer reviewed publications and conference abstract publications in the area of respiratory medicine.
Robert has numerous professional associations and such as the Australian Lung Foundation, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. Active member of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and sits on the Quality and Value Taskforce for Lung Cancer Care. He is currently leads VLCR engagement for the Victorian Lung Cancer Redesign Program with the Department of Health Human Services. He is also a member of the Southern Melbourne Integrated Lung Cancer Leadership Group, Australasian Lung Cancer Trials Groups and former member of the Victorian Cooperative Oncology Group with Cancer Council Victoria.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Allergy immunology
- Asthma
- Rhinitis
- Urticaria
- Bronchiectasis
- COPD
- Inflammatory lung disease
- Lung cancer
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled, 52-Week, Phase III Study With an Open-label Extension to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Benralizumab in Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (MAHALE)
Stirling, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
22/06/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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IQVIA EGFR analysis
Zalcberg, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Stirling, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
27/05/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Determining patterns of care and access to novel therapies for mesothelioma
Harden, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Schofield, P. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zalcberg, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stirling, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & MacFarlane, E. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Establishing a Jeffrey Modell Center in Melbourne, Australia.
van Zelm, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Choo, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bosco, J. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Slade, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bryant, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ojaimi, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barnes, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holdsworth, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gowdie, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Douglass, J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Unglik, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Richards, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smart, J. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mehr, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Akikusa, J. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Allen, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cole, T. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taranto, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stirling, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Hehir, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gugasyan, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Masters, S. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Moghaddas, F. (Chief Investigator (CI))
19/10/17 → 19/10/23
Project: Research
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The Victorian lung cancer initiative
Watkins, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ashley, D. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fox, S. B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Irving, L. B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millar, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitchell, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Solomon, B. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stirling, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wright, G. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ganju, V. (Partner Investigator (PI)), John, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), MacManus, M. P. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Waring, P. (Partner Investigator (PI))
6/06/11 → 5/06/14
Project: Research
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Exploring patient reported quality of life in lung cancer patients: A qualitative study of patient-reported outcome measures
Jensen-Marini, E., Ayton, D., Zalcberg, J. & Stirling, R. G., Apr 2025, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 21, 2, p. 163-173 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dupilumab-associated hypereosinophilia in severe asthma
Strong, A., Lin, T., Sverrild, A., Mackay, A., Lee, J., Zubrinich, C., Pham, J., Bosco, J., Denton, E., Dols, M., Stirling, R. G., Dabscheck, E., Iyer, J., Gillman, A. & Hew, M., 1 Jul 2024, In: ERJ Open Research. 10, 4, 4 p., 00048-2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Stage-Specific Guideline Concordant Treatment Impacts on Survival in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer: A Novel Quality Indicator
Tissera, S., Billah, B., Brand, M., Karim, M. N., Antippa, P., Blum, R., Caldecott, M., Conron, M., Faisal, W., Harden, S., Olesen, I., Parente, P., Richardson, G., Samuel, E., See, K., Underhill, C., Wright, G., Zalcberg, J. & Stirling, R. G., Dec 2024, In: Clinical Lung Cancer. 25, 8, p. e466-e478 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A Systematic Review of Joint Spatial and Spatiotemporal Models in Health Research
Tesema, G. A., Tessema, Z. T., Heritier, S., Stirling, R. G. & Earnest, A., Apr 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 7, 24 p., 5295.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Timeliness of Care among Lung Cancer Patients
Earnest, A., Tesema, G. A. & Stirling, R. G., Oct 2023, In: Healthcare. 11, 20, 24 p., 2756.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)