VOF Board of Directors
The Victorian Orthopaedic Foundation is managed by the VOF Board of Directors. Reporting to the AOA Victorian Branch Executive Committee, the VOF Directors take care of all VOF matters including grants, awards, appointment of VOF Research Committee members and other items.
If you are interested in applying for a position on the VOF Board of Directors or the VOF Research Committee, please contact us.
Meet your 2026 VOF Board
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Raphael Hau
General Director
Avanthi Mandaleson
Chair
Eugene Ek
General Director
David Penn
General Director (Tas)
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Minoo Patel
General Director
VOF Research Committee
The VOF Research Committee is responsible for reviewing and scoring grant applications and making recommendations to the VOF Board of Directors. The Research Committee plays an important role in keeping our grant assessment process transparent and rigorous.
Current members:
Peter Choong - Chair
Erich Rutz- General member
James Stoney - General member
Dirk van Bavel - General member
Richard Jamieson - General member (Tas)
Andrew Fraval - General member
Recognising John Owen
VOF recognises the passing in 2022 of AOA Past President John Owen.
John was a member of the Victorian Orthopaedic Research Trust (VORT) Board for many years and was instrumental in the establishment and ongoing success of the Foundation.
The VOF research community pays tribute to John's contribution.
Previous Board members
David de la Harpe
Miron GoldwasserMartin Goodrich
Chris Haw
John Hart
Bruce Love
David Mitchell
John Owen
John Salmon
Max Wearne
Phong Tran
Richard Page
Previous Committee Members
Richard de Steiger
Gerald Quan
Marinis Pirpiris