John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research
Australia
Professor Middleton is a Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine with 25 years of clinical and research experience in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) medicine and rehabilitation. James is Director of the NSW State Spinal Cord Injury Service and also holds an academic appointment at the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, The University of Sydney, making original contributions to the field through applied clinical research, knowledge translation, service delivery and innovation. He undertakes collaborative interdisciplinary research with local, national and international partners in areas broadly covering acute management, rehabilitation, outcome evaluation, psychosocial function, health maintenance, morbidity and mortality, life expectancy, pain management, work participation, knowledge translation, service development and utilisation. James has received over AUS$10M funding support for research over his career. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and 11 book chapters. James is a past President of the Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society and actively involved in the International Spinal Cord Society as Chair of the External Relations Committee.