Dr Edward Ogden

Professor Edward Ogden PSM is the Principal Research Fellow – Clinical Trials, Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University, a staff specialist in addiction medicine at Austin Hospital in Melbourne and the Addiction Medicine Specialist at Goulburn Valley Health in rural Victoria.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a Fellow of the Chapter of Addiction Medicine of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.

He was awarded the Public Service Medal for services to Forensic Medicine on Australia Day 2005. He was awarded the Widmark Medal by the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety for his outstanding, meritorious contribution to road safety.

His research interests focus on the role of alcohol and drugs in traffic safety and the development of treatments for alcohol and drug abuse. He has a particular interest in the intersection of ADHD and Substance Use Disorder.