Professor Adrian Mindel

Director of STIRC

Adrian Mindel is the Professor of Sexual Health Medicine, University of Sydney and Director of the Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Centre (STIRC) based at Westmead Hospital.

He is a Member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on AIDS Strategy - NSW Health Department, and Chairman of the Australian Herpes Management Forum.

Adrian's expertise includes the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), in particular the viral STIs including herpes (HSV), the human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and use of barrier contraception for the prevention of, the interaction between HIV and sexually transmitted infections, the social and political impact of sexually transmitted infections, and the development and use of vaccines for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Adrian has worked in the area of sexually transmitted diseases for over 20 years.

He has also written or co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and numerous book chapters, editorials and other miscellaneous publications. In addition, he has written or edited several books. He is on the editorial board of several international journals.