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Affidavit of Professor Malcolm Fisher (summary) - for the Medical Board of South Australia

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I am a registered medical practitioner, and Professor of the Intensive Therapy Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. I am Clinical Professor in Intensive Care Medicine at the Departments of Medicine and Anaesthesia at the University of Sydney. I am also Visiting Medical Officer at the North Shore Private Hospital at the Sydney Adventist Hospital and Area Director for Intensive Care for Northern Sydney Area Health.

I have been provided with the draft affidavits of Professor Tony Thomas and Dr Byron Collins which I have examined. I have also looked at a report which was provided to me in relation to the issues of anaphylaxis. I have no disagreement with any of the information contained in that report.

I have also seen the list of materials which has been prepared by Dr Peter Scally. It is my opinion that anaphylaxis should have been considered as a potential cause of death in the case of the death of Ms Anna-Jane Cheney. In particular, a full post mortem examination should have been conducted, including measurement of mast cell tryptase levels from post mortem blood.

Sworn and signed by Professor Malcolm McDougal Fisher.

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