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Associate ProfessorRonald Castelino

Head of Pharmacy Practice & Health Services (L2 Supervisor)

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Head of Pharmacy Practice & Health Services (L2 Supervisor)
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy

University of Sydney

  • Head of Pharmacy Practice and Health Services Research (2025–present)
  • Chair, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Board (now Sydney Nursing School) (2018–2020)
  • Pharmacology & Therapeutics Teaching Lead, Sydney Nursing School (2016–present)

University of Tasmania

  • Pharmacy Representative, Tasmanian Scientific Research Advisory Committee (2013–2015)

External Professional Service

  • Pharmacy Representative, Blacktown Mount Druitt Hospital Research Committee (2018–present)
  • Member, Nephrology Leadership Committee, Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (2018–2020)
  • Member, Scientific Committee, Renal Society of Australasia (2025)
  • Mentor, ARCH-India (Australia–India Research Collaboration Hub) – supporting capacity building and mentorship for early-career pharmacy and health researchers in India and Australia (2024-present)

 

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    NSW Allied Health Researcher 2025 Finalist
    27 Jan 2026
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Allied Health Researcher of the Year 2025
    9 Nov 2025
    WSLHD Allied Health Researcher of the Year 2025
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital Allied Health Researcher of the Year
    27 Oct 2025
    BMDH Allied Health Researcher of the Year 2025
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program
    1 Jan 2025
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Medication information needs among caregivers in paediatric oncology
    1 Jan 2025
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Sick Day Management in Kidney Disease
    1 Jan 2025
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program
    1 Jan 2024
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Point of Care Testing in Kidney Disease
    1 Jan 2024
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Research Reward Success
    2 Jan 2023
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Review of electronic discharge summaries
    2 Jan 2023
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Adherence to Phosphate Binders in End Stage Kidney Disease
    1 Jan 2023
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program
    1 Jan 2023
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Research Reward Success
    3 Jan 2022
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Making Choices Together: A pharmacist-led study on antibiotic health literacy in hospital inpatients.
    1 Jan 2021
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials for the treatment of peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis
    1 Jan 2021
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Electronic reporting of adverse drug reactions at Blacktown Hospital.
    1 Jan 2020
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Medication needs of caregivers in cancer
    1 Jan 2020
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Understanding the medication management needs of informal caregivers in cancer
    1 Jan 2020
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    USYD-UCL Mobility Grant
    1 Jan 2019
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Nephrology Leadership Committee
    1 Jan 2018 - 1 Jan 2019
    Member
  • RECOGNITION
    Two teaching merit certificates in recognition for excellence in teaching (University of Tasmania)
    1 Jan 2014 - 1 Jan 2015
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
    Member
  • MEMBERSHIP
    The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    University rank and medal for outstanding performance in MPharm