Professor Neil Piller (SA)

Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Science in Lymphology

Prof Neil Piller is a Professor of lymphology at the Flinders University Medical centre South Australia and the Team Leader of the Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic. He is the co-author of The Lymphoedema Handbook: Causes, Effects and Management, 2002. He specializes in clinical and experimental research on primary and secondary lymphoedemas and oedemas, their assessment, treatment and management. He is a regular contributor to Australian radio and TV broadcasts on health-related issues. A frequent presenter and speaker in Europe, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Asia, the recipient has also published and presented over 300 articles in journals such as Lymphology, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He is actively involved with the Australasian Lymphology Association and the Lymphoedema Association of Australia and is the Patron of the Lymphoedema Support Group of South Australia.