Associate Professor Anthony Byrne is an experienced Respiratory Physician (Pulmonologist) and Researcher who is highly renowned both in Australia and internationally. He earned his Bachelor of Applied Science degree as well as his medical degree at the University of Sydney. He then continued his postgraduate studies by obtaining a Master of International Public Health credential before entering clinical practice as a Junior Medical Officer.

In 2017, A/Prof Byrne completed his doctoral studies in Peru, focusing on the chronic respiratory sequelae of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). He works as a thoracic physician and has established a strong national and international reputation in chronic respiratory disease related to TB and more recently, COVID-19.

Over the past decade, A/Prof Anthony Byrne has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers in leading medical journals such as The Lancet, Lancet Global Health, International Journal of COPD, International Journal of TB and Lung Disease and Respirology. He is also a Cochrane author and associate editor for Cochrane Clinical Answers.

Throughout his career, A/Prof Byrne has been invited to speak at numerous educational and scientific forums, including Harvard Medical School in Boston, the Asia Pacific Conference of the Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and the NSW Tuberculosis Advisory Committee.

A Conjoint Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales, he is also a respected member of the NHMRC Tuberculosis Centre of Research Excellence, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and the Harvard Medical School Global Health and Social Medicine Tuberculosis Research Group. In recognition of his contributions to respiratory medicine, A/Prof Byrne was recently elected President of the NSW Branch of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ).

Through his extensive training and research, A/Prof Byrne has developed proficiency in the practice of respiratory medicine. He has advanced expertise in assessing sleep disorders, tuberculosis, chronic respiratory disease, asthma, and advanced lung disease. Currently, he works as a Senior Staff Specialist in Thoracic Medicine at St Vincent’s public and private hospitals. He also practices as a Respiratory Physician at St Vincent’s Clinic in Sydney and SomaHealth Sleep & Respiratory.