About
Professor Guy Ludbrook is a Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Head of Acute Care Medicine at the University of Adelaide. He holds roles as Director of PARC Clinical Research (Central Adelaide Local Health Network) and Member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (Therapeutics Goods Administration). His expertise spans health systems, health economics, anaesthesia, clinical trials, and medical devices.
Education:
- MBBS and PhD (Anaesthesia, Pharmacology), University of Adelaide (1978–1993)
- Masters in Health Economics, Policy and Management, London School of Economics (2018–2021)
- Senior Executive Program, London Business School (2008)
- Leading Health Care Organisations of Excellence, Harvard Business School (2009)
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (2016)
Research Interests: Focuses on optimizing healthcare value, clinical trials (Phase 1–3), pharmacology, health services review, and new care system design. His work integrates health economics and clinical practice to improve patient outcomes and system efficiency.
Grants & Trials: Principal investigator on numerous commercial and investigator-initiated clinical trials. Serves on data safety monitoring boards for international trials. His research emphasizes cost-effectiveness and novel care pathways.
Labs/Teams: Leads PARC Clinical Research, a unit specializing in early-phase clinical trials. Collaborates across disciplines to advance perioperative care models and healthcare innovation.
