General Information
Advanced Medical Diagnostics is a clinical laboratory service set up to provide advanced testing services to clinicians. Our services span the gap between routine and research laboratories, translating into better patient outcomes.
Our current range of tests is rapidly growing as evidence based research identifies new targets and cost efficient methodologies. Our tests are targeted to areas where the testing services significantly improve clinical decision making. At the same time our testing service charges are set to affordable levels because of our access to the latest technologies offered by our research partners.
Our founding partners have a strong clinical and research background in areas of metabolic medicine, endocrinology and genetics and a strong desire to make available the latest evidence based medicine to clinicians who want better outcomes for their patients.
We are looking to grow our services and expertise by attracting ethical like-minded clinicians and scientists. If you are interested in becoming part of this initiative please contact us. Alternatively, if you know of a clinically useful test not routinely available, please contact us.
Dr John Cardinal B App Sc Med Lab Sc PhD
John has over thirty years medical laboratory experience having graduated as a medical scientist in 1983 from the Queensland University of Technology and completing his PhD in 1997.
John is currently working on a number of research projects in the areas of endocrine cancer syndromes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes and obesity.
John jointly manages Advanced Medical Diagnostics and Cardinal Bioresearch, a contract research laboratory providing laboratory services to clinical researchers.
Professor David Coman MBBS MPhil FRACP
David graduated from the University of Queensland in 1995. He gained wide exposure to General Paediatrics, Neonatology, Clinical Genetics and Metabolic Medicine through training positions in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Melbourne, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Under the supervision of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, David completed his General Paediatric Training in 2005 and sub-specialty training in 2006.
David has an active interest in research and was awarded a Masters of Philosphy from the University of Queensland in 2007. David is currently involved in multiple research projects aimed at novel disease discovery, improved diagnostic testing and treatments for children with Inherited Genetic Disorders.
David is the Medical Director of Paediatrics at the Wesley Hospital and the Academic Lead for Paediatrics for the UnitingCare Clinical School. David is actively involved in the teaching of medical students and paediatric trainees and currently holds academic appointments at The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Bond University.
David is a Board Member of Rare Voices Australia, a committee member of NHMRC Assisted Reproductive Technology Ethical Guidelines Committee and the Federal Government Infantile Pompe Disease Life Saving Drug Committee, and a member of the National Advisory Board for Orphanet Australia. David a Director of Advanced Medical Diagnostics.
David runs philanthropic Paediatric Outreach Clinics in conjunction with UnitingCare Health to the Helena Goldie Hospital in the Western Provence of the Solomon Islands.
David consults from The Wesley Hospital, Queensland Fertility Group, Gold Coast Child Neurology, and has a public appointment at The Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.
When not working, David enjoys spending time with his family, watching as much sport as possible, and reading comics.