Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR)
University of Western Australia
B Block
Hospital Avenue
QEII Medical Centre
Nedlands WA 6009
Australia
 | markus.melloh@uwa.edu.au |
Markus is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Rheumatologist trained at the Humboldt University and the Free University Berlin, Germany. In 2003, he completed his Medical Research Doctorate (DMedSc) in Sports Medicine at the Charité/ Humboldt University Berlin on the variability of physiological values during constant prolonged workloads.
After his Doctorate Markus was appointed Head of an Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic before taking up a position as Post-doctoral Research Fellow of EuroSpine, the Spine Society of Europe and being appointed International Coordinator of the Spine Tango Spine Registry at the MEM Research Center, University of Berne, Switzerland. In 2007, he accomplished a Master's Degree in Public Health at the Swiss School of Public Health, University of Zurich, Switzerland focusing on prognostic factors of low back pain. From 2007-2011, Markus held appointments as Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and as Programme Director of Spine Research at the Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research (CMOR), Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand where he also completed a PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2011, he accomplished a Diploma in Business Administration at the Edinburgh Business School, UK where he continues his studies towards a Specialist MBA in Strategic Planning.
Currently, Markus is appointed as Research Associate Professor at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR), University of Western Australia. He also acts as Director of Research for Getparticipants, an international internet-based portal that connects participants and researchers. Markus is elected active member of the exclusive International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), the premier international society for spine research; ISSLS membership is only by invitation requiring a significant contribution of the applicant to spine research. Furthermore, he is elected member of the Spine Society of Australia (SSA), Spine Society of Europe (EuroSpine) and North American Spine Society (NASS). Markus has a track record of almost 40 peer-reviewed publications and 70 research abstracts in the last 5 years, and more than 110 oral and 80 poster presentations at national/international conferences - including almost 50 invited presentations.
After his Doctorate Markus was appointed Head of an Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic before taking up a position as Post-doctoral Research Fellow of EuroSpine, the Spine Society of Europe and being appointed International Coordinator of the Spine Tango Spine Registry at the MEM Research Center, University of Berne, Switzerland. In 2007, he accomplished a Master's Degree in Public Health at the Swiss School of Public Health, University of Zurich, Switzerland focusing on prognostic factors of low back pain. From 2007-2011, Markus held appointments as Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and as Programme Director of Spine Research at the Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research (CMOR), Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand where he also completed a PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2011, he accomplished a Diploma in Business Administration at the Edinburgh Business School, UK where he continues his studies towards a Specialist MBA in Strategic Planning.
Currently, Markus is appointed as Research Associate Professor at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR), University of Western Australia. He also acts as Director of Research for Getparticipants, an international internet-based portal that connects participants and researchers. Markus is elected active member of the exclusive International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), the premier international society for spine research; ISSLS membership is only by invitation requiring a significant contribution of the applicant to spine research. Furthermore, he is elected member of the Spine Society of Australia (SSA), Spine Society of Europe (EuroSpine) and North American Spine Society (NASS). Markus has a track record of almost 40 peer-reviewed publications and 70 research abstracts in the last 5 years, and more than 110 oral and 80 poster presentations at national/international conferences - including almost 50 invited presentations.
