Profile - Prof Colin Sullivan

COLIN SULLIVAN BsC(Med), MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, FTSE, FAA

Professor Sullivan is one of the founders of ResMed, an Australian BioTech success story.

He brings to USCOM invaluable experience in research, clinical practice, medical device development and international business.

As the inventor of ResMed's internationally successful nasal CPAP device for treating obstructive sleep apnea, Professor Sullivan is recognized as a world leader in the study of sleep disorders.
Professor Sullivan was responsible for the development of sleep medicine in Australia and formed the first multi-disciplinary sleep clinic and sleep laboratory at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in the early 1980's which in turn was developed into the Centre for Respiratory Failure and Sleep Disorders. He was also responsible for establishing the two major Paediatric Sleep Disorders Centres at the New Children's Hospital and the Sydney Children's Hospital. He currently runs a major research program through the David Read Laboratory at the University of Sydney.
Professor Sullivan is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and the Australian Academy of Science.