Dr Damien McKay

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatric Rheumatology), 2010

Masters of Sports Medicine, University of New South Wales, 2008

Diploma of Paediatrics, Sydney Children’s Hospital,  2003

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sydney, 2000

Bachelor of Applied Science, Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, 1995

Inaugural Governor Marie Bashir Medical Research Fellowship
Japanese College of Rheumatology International Scholarship Award
Josephine E. White Clinical Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Westmead

Peer Reviewed Publications

Yin K, Merheb V, Varadkar S, McKay D, Singh-Grewal S, Brilot-Turville F, Dale R. Antibody binding to neuronal surface in movement disorders associated with lupus and anti-phospholipid antibodies. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Jun;53(6):522-8.

McKay D, Adams L, Ostring G, Singh-Grewal D. In a child presenting with features consistent with a diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, what features at presentation are predictive of a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? Journ Paed Child Health. 2010 Jul; 46 (7-8):442-5.

Engebretsen L, Steffen K, Bahr R, Broderick C, Dvorak J , Janarv PM, Johnson A, Leglise M, Mamisch TC, McKay D, Micheli L, Schamasch P, Singh GD, Stafford DE, Steen H. The International Olympic Committee Consensus statement on age determination in high-level young athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2010 Jun;44(7):476-84.

Invited Publications

McKay D. Paediatric Sports Injuries. Medicine Today, July 2012

McKay D. Sports Injuries in Children. How To Treat Series: Australian Doctor. August 2010.

McKay D. Benefits of Physical Activity in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Matters December 2009.

Broderick C, McKay D. Reducing the risk of injury in young footballers. British Medical Journal. 2009 Mar 18;338:b1050

Book Chapters

Broderick C, McKay D. Issues in Adolescent Sports Medicine. In Kohn M, Steinbeck K. eds. Adolescent Medicine: Key Issues in Clinical Care. World Scientific. (In print)

McKay D, Singh-Grewal D. Chapter 33: Rheumatology. In: Kilham H, Alexander S, Wood N, Isaacs D. eds. The Children's Hospital at Westmead Handbook, 2ed. North Ryde: McGraw-Hill Australia 2009; 349-357.

Abstracts

Hulsegge G, McKay D, Hensckhe N, West K, Broderick C, Chaitow J, Tofts L and Singh-Grewal D. Fundamental motor skills, physical fitness and quality of life in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Accepted for Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Sydney, October 31-November 3 2012 (Poster presentation).

Dorney K., Broderick C, Hensckhe N Parker R, and McKay D. A pilot study of a weight and age based competition junior Rugby League competition on injury incidence. Accepted for Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Sydney, October 31 – November 3 2012 (Poster presentation).
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Hensckhe N, Broderick C, McKay D, Latimer J and Maher C. The burden of musculoskeletal disease in children and adolescents on primary care in Australia. Australian Rheumatology Association 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, May 13-16 2012 (Poster Presentation)

McKay D, Ostring G, Broderick C, Parker R, Chaitow J and Singh-Grewal D. A pilot study of the effect of intra-articular steroid injection on isokinetic muscle strength in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Japanese College of Rheumatology Annual General Meeting, Kobe, Japan April 14-15 2009. (Oral Presentation)