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David John Barnes
Professor
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University of Sydney
Australia


Education

  • University of Sydney 1973 – 1978 MB BS (1st Class Honours)
  • Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians
  • FRACP 1985
  • Fellow College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) 1992

Biography

David Barnes is a respiratory and sleep physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and     Clinical Professor, University of Sydney. He is past Chairman of the Professional Standards Subcommittee of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, with a longstanding interest in both the professional and training standards within the specialty. With respect to the latter he has been for some years the Coordinator of Advanced Training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

David reviews manuscripts for a number of journals including Chest, Respirology, Thorax, Sleep, and  Internal Medicine Journal. He has been appointed to the Editorial Boards of Chest, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Sleep, and Respirology,   as well as other journals.His main clinical and research interests are in respiratory infections, lung cancer and sleep disordered breathing, with over 50 publications in peer reviewed journals in these and other areas.

 

Research Interest

Professional Activities:

  • 2014 Editorial Board, BMJ Case Reports Reviewer of Manuscripts for Journals: Respirology, Chest, Internal Medicine Journal, Thorax, Sleep, Quarterly Journal of Medicine, Medical Journal of Australia, Journal of Medical Case Reports, BMJ Case Reports, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Member of Editorial Board, CHEST 2007-
  • Examiner for PhD thesis : Sleep and Breathing at High Altitude (Pamela Johnson, University of Sydney) 2008
  • Examiner for PhD thesis : Sleep Disordered Breathing and Neurobehavioural Function in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis (Dr Catherine Dobbin, University of Sydney) 2004
  • Examiner for PhD Thesis : Perioperative Sleep and Breathing (John Loadsman, University of Sydney) 2004
  • Chairman, Professional Standards Subcommittee, TSANZ 2004-2008
  • Coordinator of Advanced Training, SAC in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, RACP 2002-2008
  • Examiner for Master of Medicine thesis: Cardiovascular Responses
  • Associated with Periodic Leg Movements in Sleep (Shu Zhen Lu) 2005
  • Examiner for PhD Thesis : Sleep and ventilation- non-invasive pressure support in normal subjects and patients with sleep disordered breathing and hypercapnic respiratory failure (Wendy Chesworth, University of Sydney) 2002
  • Case Co-Ordinator, 1.08 Graduate Medical Program, University of Sydney
  • Co-supervisor PhD thesis “Short-Term Hypoxia and Arterial Stiffness” H. Vedam, University of Sydney (awarded 2007).
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney 1998 – 2001
  • President, NSW Branch, Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand 2000-2001
  • JMO Advocate, RPAH (for Post Graduate Medical Council) 1989-1992
  • External Examiner, University of Papua New Guinea 1987 and 1989
  • Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney 2001- Present
  • 2003-2005 Director of Advanced Training, RPAH
  • 2008-present: Student coordinator, Canterbury Hospital
  • 2009 External Assessor for NHMRC Project Grants scheme
  • 2010- National Lung Cancer Advisory Group, Cancer Australia
  • 2011 Reviewer for Health Research Council of New Zealand 2011 Annual Contestable Funding Round: “Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial of Paracetamol in Febrile Septic Patients”
  • 2011-2012 Expert Advisory Panel for “Investigating Symptoms in Lung Cancer: A Guide for General Practitioners” project, Monash University and Cancer Australia National Lung Cancer Program
  • 2011- Reviewer of research project “Hypercapnia as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea” ; Research Office, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
  • 2011- Reviewer of Honours Thesis “The Impact of the Nasal Dilator Strip on Route of Breathing in Patients with Chronic Nocturnal Nasal Congestion”, Jennifer Snaith, Sydney Medical Program, University of Sydney.
  • 2011- Member, Grant Review Committee for Cancer Australia’s Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS)
  • 2011- Examiner for PhD thesis, University of Sydney: “Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Neurobehavioural Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effects of Treatment”. Camilla Miranda Hoyos
  • 2011- Editorial Board member for Internal Medicine: Open Access.
  • 2011- Member, Editorial Board, BMJ Case Reports
  • 2012- Member of Lung Cancer Spaced Education Working Group, Cancer Australia
  • 2010- present: Member, National Lung Cancer Advisory Group (NLCAG), Cancer Australia
  • 2011-2012: Supportive and Palliative Care Working Group, Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, for Development of Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma
  • 2012- : Member of Editorial Board, journal SLEEP
  • 2012 October: Interview Panel, CCS Post Graduate Students, University of Sydney
  • 2012 Member, Project Working Group for Cancer Australia: Investigating Symptoms of Lung Cancer: a Guide for General Practitioners
  • 2012 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO)
  • 2013 Member of Working Group, Lung Cancer Qstream Project, WEDG, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
  • 2013 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Respiratory Medicine
  • 2013 Member, Editorial Board, Pulmonology and Respiratory Research
  • 2013 Assessor for NHMRC Grant Application APP1065683 Obstructive Sleep Apnoea is a Risk Factor for Obesity
  • 2013 Member of Project Working Group: Promotion of Key Messages to the Community on Symptoms and Early Detection of Lung Cancer; Cancer Australia
  • 2013 Member, Sydney Catalyst, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre.
  • 2013: Examiner, Honours Thesis, “The effect of snoring on noise-induced hearing loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea”. Shakti Dabholkar, University of Sydney.
  • 2013: member of Editorial Board, Journal of Medical Disorders
  • CI for 2013 NHMRC APP1064121, commencing 2014. Title: CHEST Australia. Budget:$880,424-80. Duration: 4 years
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Journal of American College of Surgeons
  • 2014 External Assessor NHMRC APP 1082561; CIA Professor Kwun Fong; Precision Molecular Diagnosis for Lung Cancer
  • 2014 External Assessor NHMRC APP 1080020; CIA Dr David Berlowitz; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: a Randomised Trial
  • 2014 Editor OMICS- Medical Sciences (Internal Medicine: Open Access)
  • 2014 Project Lead, Lung Cancer Demonstration Project. Cancer Australia; Funding $125,000 over one year

Undergraduate/Postgraduate Teaching & Training

  • 1984-1985 Clinical Superintendent (Medical) RPAH
  • 1986-1987 Lecturer in Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea, and Consultant Physician, Port Moresby General Hospital
  • 1987,1989, 1991 External Examiner, University of Papua New Guinea
  • 1988-1995 Teaching Committee, Division of Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • 1989-1992 Director of Clinical Training, RPAH
  • 1989-1992 RACP Representative.  Post Graduate Medical Council of NSW
  • 1988-1995 Teaching Committee, Division of Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • 1991-1993 Chairman, Education Subcommittee, NSW Branch, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Case Co-Ordinator, 1.08 Graduate Medical Program, University of Sydney
  • Intern Supervisor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, RPAH
  • 1998-2001 Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
  • 2001- Present : Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
  • 2003-2005 Director of Advanced Training, RPAH
  • 2001- Present: Lecturer, Sleep Medicine Training Unit, University of Sydney
  • 1995- Present : Examiner for FRACP Clinical Examination
  • Co-supervisor PhD thesis “Short-Term Hypoxia and Arterial Stiffness” H. Vedam, University of Sydney (awarded 2007).
  • Examiner for multiple theses (see under Professional Activities)
  • 2000- Present: Tutor in Respiratory Medicine, RPAH
  • 2010 Chairman of Poster Session “Sleep and Breathing- Treatment” ASA ASM, Christchurch
  • 2013 Clinical Professor, University of Sydney
  • 2013: Examiner, Honours Thesis, “The effect of snoring on noise-induced hearing loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea”. Shakti Dabholkar, University of Sydney.
  • Organising Committee. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Asbestos Diseases Research Institute; Sydney: 2013
  • Member, Lung Cancer Advisory Group, Cancer Australia
  • 2014 Reviewer of manuscripts for journal Lung Cancer
  • 2014- Member, Level E Conjoint Academic Titles Committee, Sydney Medical school, University of Sydney
  • 2015 Editorial Board, Journal of Respiratory Medicine

 

Publications

  1. Barnes DJ.  Pleural effusions. Bulletin of Post Graduate Committee in Medicine 1981.  Vol 37  No. 3.
  2. Barnes DJ, Naraqi S, Igo JD.  Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia in Melanesian adults:  report of 15 cases. Thorax 1987; 42:  889-891.
  3. Barnes DJ, Naraqi S.  The aetiology of jaundice in adult patients at Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Medical Journal 1987;  30  :  259-264.
  4. Gottlieb T, Barnes DJ, Benn R, Naraqi S.  Diagnosing pneumococcal pneumonia (letter). Lancet 1987; i 1312-1313.
  5. Barnes DJ, Naraqi, Igo JD.  Community-acquired acinetobacter pneumonia in adults in Papua New Guinea. Rev Infect Dis 1988; 10:  636-639.
  6. Barnes DJ, Naraqi S, Igo JD.  The diagnostic and prognostic significance of bulging fissures in acute lobar pneumonia. Aust NZ J Med 1988; 18:  130-133.
  7. Barnes DJ, Naraqi S, Igo JD.  The role of percutaneous lung aspiration in the bacteriological diagnosis of pneumonia in adults. Aust NZ J Med 1988; 18:  754-757.
  8. Gottlieb T, Barnes DJ.  Community-acquired acinetobacter pneumonia. Aust NZ J    Med 1989; 19:  251-260.
  9. Barnes DJ, Naraqi S, Temu P, Turtle JR.  Adrenal function in patients with active tuberculosis. Thorax 1989;   44:  422-242.
  10. Barnes DJ, Naraqi S.  A comparison of the causes of jaundice in Sydney, Australia and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Med J 1989; 32:  227.
  11. Barnes DJ, Gianoutsos P.  Triple primary lung cancer, a case report. Med J Aust 1989; 151:  236-237.
  12. Goldman JM, Barnes DJ, Pohl DV.  Obstructive sleep apnoea due to a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. Thorax 1990; 45 : 76.
  13. Barnes DJ.  Asthma education, current concepts.  Current Therapeutics 1990; 31:  33-37.
  14. Barnes DJ.  Obstructive sleep apnoea - a new disease for Papua New Guinea? Papua New Guinea Med J 1990; 33:  225-228.
  15. Barnes DJ, Cistulli P, Young GAR. Salmonella empyema in a patient with lymphoma. Aust NZ J Med 1991; 21:  246-247.
  16. Barnes DJ, Gottlieb T, Naraqi S, Benn R.  The role of viruses and atypical organisms in the pathogenesis of adult pneumonia in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Med J 1991; 34:   13-16.
  17. Barnes DJ.  Asthma education. New Ethicals 1991; 28:  115-123.
  18. Barnes DJ.  Coagulation tests in the Emergency Department. Aust Clin Rev 1991; 11:  116.
  19. Barnes DJ.  Sodium cromoglycate for ACE inhibitor cough (comment). Med J Aust 1992; 156(5): 364.
  20. Barnes DJ.  Sodium cromoglycate for ACE inhibitor cough (letter). Med J Aust 1992; 156(9):  671.
  21. Freiberg DB, Barnes DJ.  Fatal sepsis following peripheral intravenous cannula embolus. Chest 1992; 101:  865-866.
  22. Barnes DJ.  Microbial etiology of acute pneumonia in hospitalised patients. Chest 1993; 103:  1639-1640.
  23. Barnes DJ, King GG, Hayes MJ.  Carbamazepine induced pneumonitis. Med J Aust 1994;  160  :  126-127
  24. Cistulli PA, Grunstein RR, Barnes DJ, Sullivan CE.  Effect of short term hormone replacement in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in postmenopausal women.  Thorax 1994; 49   :  699-702.
  25. Barnes DJ, Laks L.  Sleep studies in patients before CPAP treatment - one night or two? Chest 1994; 106:  324-325.
  26. Barnes DJ, Matthews Z, Cistulli K.  Once daily dosing of aminoglycosides. Aust NZ J Med 1994; 24:  730-31.
  27. Barnes DJ.  How to investigate the patient with haemoptysis. Modern Medicine of Aust 1995; 38:  116-8.
  28. Barnes DJ.  NO-CPR orders in a teaching hospital. Aust NZ Med 1997;   27:  708.
  29. Robinson TD, Barnes DJ.   A role for surgery in the management of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Aust NZ J Med 1998; 28:  473-4.
  30. Barnes DJ, Laks L.  Obstructive sleep apnoea and COPD:  overlap syndrome revisited. RT International 1998; 7:  73-6.
  31. Robinson TD, Barnes DJ.  Routine coagulation tests. MJA 1999;170:568
  32. Barnes DJ.  Brachial artery puncture for blood sampling. Chest 1999; 115:  1484.
  33. Laks L, Barnes DJ.  Obesity hypoventilation syndrome. RT International 1999; 8:  40-2.
  34. Robinson TD, Barnes DJ, Watson GF.  Coexistent cryptococcosis & carcinoma within a solitary pulmonary nodule. Aust NZ J Med 1999; 29:  561-2.
  35. Vinod SK, Macleod CA, Barnes DJ, Fletcher J.  Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the trachea.  Respirology 1999; 4:  271-4.
  36. Soni R, Barnes DJ.  Macleod’s syndrome presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax.  Respirology 1999; 4:  275-7.
  37. Desai AV, Phipps PR, Barnes DJ.  Shock and ipsilateral pulmonary oedema after tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax. J Accid Emerg Med 1999; 16:  454-5.
  38. Soni R, Barnes DJ, Torzillo P.  Post obstructive pneumonia secondary to endobronchial tuberculosis - an institutional review. Aust NZ J Med 1999; 29:  841-2.
  39. Barnes DJ.  Bronchial arterial infusion for lung cancer (letter). Chest 2000; 117:  1525.
  40. Dobbin CJ, Duggan CJ, Barnes DJ.  The efficacy of an antibiotic protocol for community-acquired pneumonia. MJA 2001;174:333-337
  41. Dobbin CJ, Duggan CJ, Barnes DJ.  Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia :  time to return to basic clinical microbiology. MJA 2001;175:446-447
  42. Barnes DJ. The role of antibiotics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Australasian Journal of General Practice 2002; 2: 17-18
  43. O’Donoghue FJ, Catcheside PG, Ellis EE, Grunstein RR, et al. Sleep hypoventilation in hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : prevalence and associated factors. Eur Respir J 2003; 21:977-984
  44. Vedam H, Barnes DJ. Comparison of large- and small-bore intercostal catheters in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Intern Med J 2003;33:495-499
  45. Vedam H, Barnes DJ. Management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Intern Med J 2004;34:443
  46. Barnes DJ. The changing face of lung cancer (Editorial). Chest 2004 ; 126(6) : 1718-1721
  47. Reddel HK, Barnes DJ. Pharmacological strategies for self-management of asthma exacerbations. Eur Respir J 2006;28:182-199
  48. Barnes DJ. The staging system for non-small cell lung cancer: time for an overhaul? (Editorial). Chest 2007;131:948-949
  49. Harrington Z, Barnes DJ. One drug or two? Step-down therapy after iv antibiotics for community acquired pneumonia. Intern Med J 2007;37(11):767-771
  50. Piper AJ, Wang D, Yee BJ, Barnes DJ, Grunstein RR. Randomised trial of CPAP vs bilevel support in the treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome without severe nocturnal desaturation. Thorax 2008;63:395-401
  51. Vedam H, Phillips CL, Wang D, Barnes DJ, Hedner JA, Unger G, Grunstein RR. Short-term hypoxia reduces arterial stiffness in healthy men. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009;105:19-25.
  52. McEvoy RD, Pierce RJ, Hillman D, Esterman A, Ellis EE, Catcheside PG, O’Donoghue FJ, Barnes DJ, Grunstein RR. Nocturnal Non-Invasive Nasal Ventilation in Stable Hypercapnic COPD: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Thorax 2009;64:561-566
  53. Barnes DJ. Keeping the workplace safe in troubled times (Editorial). CHEST 2009; 136: 956-957.
  54. Barnes DJ. The use of noninvasive ventilation during epidemics of viral infections (eletter). CMAJ Jan 5 2010.
  55. Lau EMT, Barnes DJ, Moriarty C, Ogle R, Dentice R, Civitico J, Avedello A, Torzillo PJ, Bye PT. Pregnancy outcomes in the current era of cystic fibrosis care: A 15-year experience. Aust  NZ J Obstet  Gynaecol 2011 June;51(3):220-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01287.x.Epub 2011 Feb7
  56. Barnes DJ. Palliative care for lung disease (Book review). MJA 2011; 195(9):549. doi:10.5694/mja11.10884
  57. Yip P, Barnes D, McCaughan B, Boyer M. Diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer: a focus on the GP’s role. Medicine Today 2012; 13(2):30-36.
  58. Investigating Symptoms of Lung Cancer: a Guide for GP’s. http://canceraustralia.gov.au/publications-and-resources/cancer-australia-publications/investigating-symptoms-lung-cancer-guide-gps
  59. Troy LK, Wong KKH, Barnes DJ. Prevalence and Utility of Positive Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Tests in Australian Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. ISRN Infectious Diseases vol. 2013, Article ID 518205, 5 Pages, 2013. doi:10.5402/2013/518205
  60. Jo HE, Barnes DJ. Role of novel oral anticoagulants in the management and prevention of venous thromboembolism. World J Hematol 2015; 4(1): 1-9
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