Rosamund Vallings

Rosamund Vallings, MD, MNZM, MB, BS, is one of New Zealand’s leading authorities on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She served voluntarily for over 27 years as President of the Associated New Zealand ME Society (ANZMES) and later as Medical Adviser and Committee Member.

She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria and the 2017 Pediatric Primer.

Awards

 * 2008, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year honours list (MNZM)
 * 2011, Nelson Gantz Outstanding Clinician Award awarded to a physician who emulates Nelson Gantz's clinical acumen, his passion for medicine, and his empathy for persons with CFS/FM awarded by International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

International Consensus Criteria
Dr. Vallings was one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria.

2017 Pediatric Primer
Dr. Vallings was one of the authors of the 2017 Pediatric Primer published in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
 * Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer by Peter Rowe, Rosemary A. Underhill, Kenneth J. Friedman, Alan Gurwitt, Marvin S. Medow, Malcolm S. Schwartz, Nigel Speight, Julian M. Stewart, Rosamund Vallings and Katherine S. Rowe - (Full Text)

Open Letter to The Lancet
In response to The Lancet 's publication of the controversial PACE trial in 2011, three open letters to the editor of The Lancet urged the editor, Richard Horton, to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial. In 2016, Dr. Vallings, along with 41 colleagues in the ME/CFS field, signed the second letter. In 2018, Dr. Vallings, along with over 100 colleagues signed a third letter.
 * 10 February 2016, An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog
 * 9 July 2018, Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board

Articles

 * 2004, AACFS 7th International Conference - Conference Reports
 * 2004, Hypnosis in the Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2015 Invest in ME Conference Report, by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
 * 2016, Invest in ME C11 2016 Conference Report, by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
 * 2019, Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - (Full text)

Talks and interviews

 * 2010, Dr Ros Vallings on ME/CFS and XMRV
 * 2013, Presentation by Dr Ros Vallings at seminar held by Emerge Australia (formerly ME/CFS Australia (Victoria))
 * 2013, Dr Ros Vallings talks about M.E. and feelings of isolation
 * 2014, CFS/ME lecture | Dr Ros Vallings | Sep-2014

Books

 * 2013, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome M.E.: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management
 * 2015, Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people
 * 2017, The Pocket Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME: Key Facts and Tips for Improved Health

Research studies

 * 2019, Changes in the transcriptome of circulating immune cells of a New Zealand cohort with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)
 * 2019, Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - (Full text)

Learn more

 * 20 November 2016, Doctor wins international award in Times Live New Zealand