Peter Nash

Dr Peter Nash is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Queensland, at the school of Medicine, Griffith University, and a Director of the Rheumatology Research Unit on the Sunshine Coast. Dr Nash has Chaired the Professional Affairs Committee and the Therapeutics Committee , and serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Australian Rheumatology Association. He is a former member of the Therapeutics Committee of the Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society.

Dr Nash and his group at the Rheumatology Research Unit have been involved with pivotal registration clinical trials for all modern targeted biologic therapies and osteoporosis therapies. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and 5 book chapters. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board and the ASMPOC, Australian Rheumatology Association, Steering Committee of GRAPPA and the editorial board of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and RMD Open.

His special interests include metabolic bone disease and novel therapeutics.