Professor Ravi Savarirayan
contact details
Professor Ravi Savarirayan
Skeletal Biology & Diseases
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
Parkville Victoria 3052
T: +61 3 8341 6541
F: +61 3 8341 6390
E: ravi.savarirayan@ghsv.org.au
biography
Ravi Savarirayan is a clinical geneticist, and Head of Clinical
Genetics Services at Victorian Clinical Genetics Services. His
special area of expertise is in the inherited disorders of the
skeleton that cause short stature, arthritis and osteoporosis in
both children and adults.
He is the Foundation Director of the Southern Cross Bone
Dysplasia Centre that receives consultations for advice and
diagnosis from around the world and is the current President of the
International Skeletal Dysplasia Society (ISDS). He pursued his
doctoral studies in the clinical and molecular aspects of these
disorders and has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers in the
field. He conducts clinics for patients and their families with
these conditions in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and New
Zealand and is widely consulted regarding diagnosis and management
of these conditions.
Professor Savarirayan's international reputation in the field
was acknowledged by an invitation to deliver the opening scientific
address at the Combined Congress of Orthopaedic Associations, held
every seven years.