Dr Lee Seldon
Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

1988 Dr Med, Medicine, Universität Köln
1986 MBBS (Arzt), Medicine, Universität Köln
1976 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Biology, Freie Universität Berlin
1972 MSc Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1967 BSc Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 
Work Experience

	2007 August:	Senior Lecturer here at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak
	1999 - 2007 February:	Senior Lecturer in the School of Network Computing, Faculty of IT, Monash University. Subjects: Health Informatics, Java. Course coordinator for Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Network Computing. Software development in field of healthcare messaging. Publications.
	1995 - 1999:	Program Analyst and "Telemedicine Consultant" with Australian Computing Communications Institute, Melbourne. Experience with 3D imaging (with ANALYZE from the Mayo Clinic), telemedical imaging (e.g., AMICAS), hospital networking (Metropolitan and Country Health Care Network linking Goulburn Valley Base Hospital with metropolitan hospitals 1996-1997). Programming (C and Java, IBM RS/6000 workstations, UNIX, PCs with Windows95), DICOM 3.0, distance learning (Advance OnlineTM), home health monitoring (with Medical Monitors P/L), videoconferencing (with Labtam H.323 multi-point server). Consultant to Malaysian government on Multimedia Super-Corridor. "Clinical Director" of TENTAS (Telemedical Networks and Systems Ltd).
	1988 - 1998:	Senior Research Fellow, Dep't of Otolaryngology, Univ. of Melbourne ("Australian Bionic Ear Institute"). Emphasis on computerized image analysis, with programming in C on IBM AT compatible personal computers (DOS). Several publications. Part-time August 1995 - December 1998.
	1986 - 1988:	Resident in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Cologne. Teaching: practicals for medical students.
	1983 - 1984:	Research stipend at the Max-Planck-Institute for neurological research, Cologne (Prof. W. Heiss). Work on the project "Positron Emission Tomography" with emphasis on 68Ga dynamics in tumor tissue.
	1977 - 1982:	Scientific assistant in the anatomy institute of the Free Univ. of Berlin. Design and programming of a morphometric data collection station (Language: FORTRAN IV, Machine: HP 21ME). Research project: Structure of the human sensory speech regions. Several publications. (Note that key publications from this period continue to be cited in international publications 20 years after their appearance.) Teaching responsibilities: gross anatomy, histology.
	1973 - 1974:	Programmer for an insurance company (VdK) in West Berlin. Language: COBOL. Machines: IBM 360, Siemens 4004
	1970 - 1971:	Tutor in biology, Columbia University
	1969 - 1970:	Systems programmer for E.F. Hutton, stockbrokers on Wall Street. Language: Assembler (for CCAP communications package) and COBOL. Machine: IBM 360

 
Research & Scholarship Interests

These are reflected in publications as follows:

Chapters in Books 1. Seldon, H.L. The Anatomy of Speech Perception: Human auditory cortex. In: Cerebral Cortex, Vol. 4 (A. Peters and E.G. Jones, eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 273-324 (1985) 2. Schmidt, D. and Seldon, H.L. Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs. Raven Press, New York (1982)

Journal Articles 1. Seldon, H.L. and von Keyserlingk, D.G. Preferential orientations of nerve processes in cat and monkey cortex. J. Anat. 126:65-86 (1978) 2. Seldon, H.L. Structure of human auditory cortex. I. Cytoarchitectonics and dendritic distributions. Brain Res. 229:277-294 (1981) 3. Seldon, H.L. Structure of human auditory cortex. II. Axon distributions and morphological correlates of speech perception. Brain Res. 229:295-310 (1981) 4. Seldon, H.L. Structure of human auditory cortex. III. Statistical analysis of dendritic trees. Brain Res. 249:211-221 (1982) 5. Wernicke, J.R. and Seldon, H.L. Tangential preferential orientations of neuron processes in the rat neocortex. J. Anat. Embryol. 168:253-267 (1983) 6. Seldon, H.L. 3-D reconstruction of temporal bone from CT scans on a personal computer. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 117:1158-1161 (1991) 7. Seldon, H.L. and Clark, G.M. Human cochlear nucleus: Comparison of Nissl stained neurons from deaf and hearing patients. Brain Res. 551:185-194 (1991) 8. Matsushima, J.I., Shepherd, R.K., Seldon, H.L., Xu, S.A. and Clark, G.M. Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in deaf kittens: Effects on cochlear nucleus morphology. Hearing Res. 56:133-142 (1991) 9. Ni, D.F., Shepherd, R.K., Seldon, H.L., Xu, S.A., Clark, G.M. and Millard, R.E.: Cochlear pathology following chronic electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. I. Normal hearing kittens. Hearing Res. 62:63-81 (1992) 10. Xu, J., Shepherd, R.K., Xu, S.A., Seldon, H.L. and Clark, G.M.: Pediatric cochlear implantation: Radiological observations of skull growth. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 119:525-534 (1993) 11. Ni, D.F., Seldon, H.L., Shepherd, R.K. and Clark, G.M.: Effect of chronic electrical stimulation on cochlear nucleus neuron size in normal hearing kittens. Acta Oto-Laryngol 113:489-497 (1993) 12. Seldon, H.L., Dahm, M.C. Clark, G.M. and Crowe, S.: Silastic with polyacrylic acid filler: Biocompatibility and incorporation into cochlear implants. Biomaterials 15:1161-1169 (1994) 13. Seldon H.L., Kawano A., and Clark G.M.: Does age at cochlear implantation affect the distribution of 2-deoxyglucose label in cat inferior colliculus? Hearing Res 95:108-119 (1996) 14. Kawano A., Seldon H.L. and Clark G.M.: Computer-aided three-dimensional reconstruction in human cochlear maps: measurement of the lengths of Organ of Corti, outer wall, inner wall, and Rosenthal's Canal. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 105:701-709 (1996) 15. Liu XG, McPhee G, Seldon HL, Clark GM: Acute study on the neuronal excitability of the cochlear nucleus of guinea pig following electrical stimulation. Acta Oto-Laryngologica (Stockh) 117:363-75 (1997) 16. Liu XG, McPhee G, Seldon HL, Clark GM: Histological and physiological effects of the central auditory prosthesis: Surface versus penetrating electrodes. Hear Res 114:267-274 (1997) 17. Liu XG, Seldon HL, Clark GM: Chronic study on the neuronal excitability of the cochlear nuclei of the cat following electrical stimulation. Acta Otolaryngol 118:524-529 (1998) 18. Liu XG, McPhee G, Seldon HL, Clark GM: Acute study on safety and efficacy of an auditory brainstem prosthesis. Acta Oto-Laryngologica (Stockh) 118:37-45 (1998) 19. Kawano A., Seldon H.L., Clark G.M., Ramsden R.T. and Raine C.H.: Intracochlear factors contributing to psychophysical percepts following cochlear implantation: Case studies. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 118(3):313-326 (1998) 20. Araki S., Kawano A., Seldon H.L., Shepherd R.K., Funasaka S., Clark G.M.: Effects of chronic electrical stimulation on spiral ganglion neuron survival and size in deafened kittens. Laryngoscope 108(5):687-695 (1998) 21. Araki S, Kawano A, Seldon HL, Shepherd RK, Funasaka S, Clark GM: Effects of intracochlear factors on spiral ganglion cells and auditory brainstem response following chronic electrical stimulation in deafened kittens. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 122:425-433 (2000) 22. Seldon HL, Siemienowicz J, Campbell G and Steele P: Healthcare messages via the World Wide Web, now for everyone. HISA Conference, Adelaide, 3-5/9/2000 23. Seldon HL, Siemienowicz J, Hawson M, Steele P, Ibrahim M: Closing the communication gap between hospitals and primary health care providers. Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange 6(3):83-89 (2000) 24. Harasty J, Seldon HL, Chan P, Halliday G, Harding A: The left human speech-processing cortex is thinner but longer than the right. Laterality 8:247-260 (2003) 25. Seldon HL: Does brain white matter growth expand the cortex like a balloon? Hypothesis and consequences. Laterality 10:81-95 (2005) 26. Seldon HL: Cortical Laminar Thickness and Column Spacing in Human Temporal and Inferior Parietal Lobes - Intra-individual anatomical relations. Laterality 11(3):226-250 (2006) 27. Trần VA, Seldon HL, Chử HD, Nguyễn KP: Electronic Healthcare Communications in Vietnam in 2004. Int'l Journal Medical Informatics 75:764-770 (2006)

Conference Abstracts 1. Seldon, H.L. and Eckhorn, R. Measurement of regional brain glucose utilization with 14C-glucose. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 3:142 (1979) 2. Haustein, J., Seldon, H.L. and Reyher, C. Ultrastructure of morphologically identified, HRP-filled neurons in rat visual cortex. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 5:119 (1980) 3. Seldon, H.L. Neuron structure in the human auditory cortex. XI. Congreso International de Anatomia, p. 3, Mexico City, August (1980) 4. Seldon, H.L., Kluge, W, and Heeschen, C. Computer 3-D reconstruction of brain injuries from CT scans. Correlation with clinical and neurolinguistic diagnoses. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 7:80 (1981) 5. Haustein, J. and Seldon, H.L. The effects of 6-aminonicotinamide on the development of the rat cerebral cortex. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 7:300 (1981) 6. Reyher, C., Kaatz, R. and Seldon, H.L. Computer evaluation of centrifugal olfactory neurons of the rat hypothalamus. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 7:230 (1981) 7. Seldon, H.L. and Haustein, J. Statistics of dendritic trees in human auditory cortex. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 10:443 (1982) 8. Herholz, K., Wienhard, K., Pawlik, G., Seldon, L., Beil, C. and Heiss, W.D. Functional imaging of reversible and irreversible 68Ga-EDTA uptake in brain tumors. Acta Neurol. Scandinav. 72:105 (1985) 9. Stennert, E., Bonze, R. and Seldon, H.L. IV. International Congress on the Facial Nerve, Rio de Janiero, October 1988 10. Seldon, H.L. Human cochlear nucleus: Neuron sizes and shapes in Nissl stain. Proc. Aust. Neurosci. Soc. 1:126 (1990) 11. Matsushima, J.I., Shepherd, R.K., Seldon, L., Xu, S.A. and Clark, G.M. Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in deaf kittens: effects on cochlear nuclei. Proc. Aust. Physiol. Pharmacol. Soc. 21(1):43P (1990) 12. Shepherd, R.K., Ni, D.F., Seldon, H.L., Xu, S.A. and Clark, G.M.: Chronic electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in normal hearing kittens. Proc. Austral. Physiol. Pharmac. Soc. (1991) 13. Seldon, H.L., Webster, W.R., Aitkin, L.M. and Clark, G.M.: C-fos labels only some active neurons in cat auditory brainstem. Proc. Aust. Neurosci. Soc. 4:57 (1993) 14. Xu, S.A., Xu, J., Seldon, H.L., Shepherd, R.K. and Clark, G.M.: Investigation of curved intracochlear electrode arrays. Aust. J. Otolaryngol., Jan. 1993 1(3):276 (1993) 15. Shepherd, R.K., Xu, J., Burton, M.J., Xu, S.A., Seldon, H.L., Franz, B.K.H.G. and Clark, G.M.: Paedriatric cochlear implantation: radiological and histopathological studies of skull growth in monkey. 3rd Int'l Cochlear Implant Conf., 4-7.4.1993, Innsbruck, Austria, p. 2.2 (1993) 16. Mackness, B. and Seldon, L.: Three-dimensional analysis of variation in marsupial teeth using computed tomographic scans. Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution, Paleontology and Systematics. Adelaide, South Australia, 19-21 April (1993) 17. Kawano, A., Seldon, H.L., Pyman, B.C. and Clark, G.M.: Intracochlear factors contributing to psychopysical percepts following cochlear implantation: A case study. International Cochlear Implant, Speech and Hearing Symposium, Melbourne, Victoria, 24-28 October (1994) 18. Kawano, A., Seldon, H.L., Shepherd, R.K. and Clark, G.M.: Effect of chronic cochlear stimulation on responsive regions in the inferior colliculus. International Cochlear Implant, Speech and Hearing Symposium, Melbourne, 24-28 October (1994) 19. Seldon, H.L., Kawano, A. and Clark, G.M.: Does chronic intracochlear stimulation cause changes in responsive regions of the kitten inferior colliculus? Australian Neuroscience Society Meeting, Perth, 1-3 February (1995) 20. Liu X, McPhee G., Seldon H.L. and Clark G.M.: Acute study on the neuronal excitability of the cochlear nucleus of guinea pig following electrical stimulation. Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. PP. 227 (1996) 21. Liu X, McPhee G., Seldon H.L. and Clark G.M.: Neural responses after direct stimulation of the auditory brainstem in guinea pig: A safety study. Handbook and Abstracts of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.1996 combined Annual Scientific and General Meeting. p32. (1996) 22. Liu X, McPhee G., Seldon H.L. and Clark G.M.: The histological and physiological effects of the auditory brainstem prosthesis of the auditory pathway. XVI World Congress Of Otorhinolaryngology, Head And Neck Surgery, Sydney Australia (1997) 23. Seldon, HL, Siemienowicz J and Campbell G: Service Directories and Healthcare Messaging via the Web, 11th RACGP Computer Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, 9-11 August (2001) 24. Harasty J, Seldon L, Chan P, Harding A, Halliday G: The left human speech-processing cortex is thinner but longer than the right. Aust J Psychol 53(3):180-180 (2001)

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