Dr Ryan Causby

University of South Australia | UniSA · Allied Health and Human Performance Unit Ph.D.; M.Pod; B.App.Sc.(Pod)

Dr Ryan Causby is a Senior Lecturer and the former Program Director for one of the leading Podiatry Programs in Australia, based at the University of South Australia.
Further to this, Dr Causby is a lecturer, researcher and practicing podiatrist with an interest in Clinical Biomechanics, Motor Control and Musculoskeletal disorders. Since graduating he has worked in both rural and urban settings, once providing remote podiatry services to over 70% of the state of South Australia, working as the Senior Podiatrist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and then Manager of Podiatry at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Dr Causby has also previously provided much needed services to Aboriginal communities in Australia, to the Nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific and in Cambodia. Dr Causby completed a PhD investigating the role of dexterity in scalpel skill learning amongst podiatry students. Dr Causby is currently involved in multiple research projects, including investigating soft tissue changes in Diabetes, the use of Antimicrobial dressings in chronic wounds, and brain-related changes affecting the foot in Diabetes. Dr Causby is currently a Director of the Australasian College of Podiatry Deans.