Our people

Professor Nicholas Wood MBBS, DCH, MPH, FRACP
Associate Director, Clinical Research and Services – Executive Management Team
Senior Medical Officer
Dr Lucy Deng MBBS, DCH, MIPH, FRACP
Senior Medical Officer/Clinical Lecturer – Vaccine Safety (including AusVaxSafety)
Dr Archana Koirala MBChB, DCH, MIPH, FRACP
Senior Medical Officer/Clinical Associate Lecturer – Clinical Research
Dr Ketaki Sharma MBBS, MPH, FRACP
Senior Medical Officer/Clinical Lecturer – Research to Inform Policy
Dr Rama Kandasamy
Senior Medical Officer/Lecturer – Clinical Research
Dr Emma Goeman MBBS (Hons), BA, MPHTM, FRACP, FRCPA
Senior Medical Officer – Clinical Research
Deidre Brogan RN, Grad Dip Public Health (Hons)
CNC Adverse events service

Deidre Brogan is an endorsed Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Consultant with post graduate qualifications in immunisation and paediatrics, and a Graduate Diploma in Public Health. Deidre has experience in the public and private sectors, including school immunisation programs. She joined NCIRS in 2015 and, in her role as a Clinical Nurse Consultant for NSW Immunisation Specialist Services, coordinates the specialist clinical services, providing expert clinical support and vaccine surveillance. She has a special interest in developing services for children who are difficult to vaccinate due to behavioural disorders or needle phobia.

Dr Jenny Sohn BSc (Hons), MD 
Provisional Fellow

Jenny is a final-year paediatric fellow in Community Child Health, with experience working across hospitals, community health centres and school clinics in multiple local health districts throughout Sydney. She is a Conjoint Associate Lecturer at UNSW Sydney, holds an Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and is currently completing a Master of Public Health at UNSW Sydney. Her professional interests focus on fostering a collaborative, inter-agency approach to optimise health outcomes for paediatric patients from priority population groups.

Last updated February 2026