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Dr Simon D.S.
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Upper Gastrointestinal, Hernia & Obesity Surgeon |
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Education
& Qualifications |
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| 1971: |
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Scotch College
Melbourne
Dux of English
Dux of English Literature
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| 1978: |
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University of Melbourne
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| 1986: |
Fellowship of Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons F.R.A.C.S (Exam 1985
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| 1990 |
Fellowship of College
of Surgeons of Hong Kong (Honorary). |
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Post
Graduate Experience |
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| 1979: |
The Alfred |
Intern
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| 1978: |
The Alfred |
University of Melbourne
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| 1986: |
The Alfred
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Senior Surgical RMO and acting Registrar |
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| 1990 |
The Alfred & Affiliated
Hospitals
(Dandenong & District Hospital
Royal Canberra Hospital)
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General Surgical Registrar (Advanced
Trainee) |
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| 1986 |
RAAF Base Butterworth, Malaysia |
Consultant Surgeon |
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| 1986-1987 |
Royal Aberdeen Infirmary Scotland |
Senior Surgical Registrar (General
& Vascular Surgery) |
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| 1987-1988 |
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin,
Hong Kong |
Consultant Upper GI Surgeon - second
in charge of Upper GI Surgical Unit |
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| 1988-1995 |
The Alfred |
Visiting Medical Officer - Consultant
Surgeon |
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Caulfield General Medical Centre |
Visiting Medical Officer - Consultant
Surgeon |
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| 1995-2001 |
The Alfred |
Unit Head - Upper GI Surgical Service
(resigned 2001)
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University
Positions |
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| 1986 - 1987 |
Lecturer - Department
of Surgery - Aberdeen University Scotland
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| 1987 - 1988 |
Lecturer
- Department of Surgery - The Chinese University of Hong
Kong
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| 1988 - 2001 |
Lecturer and then Senior
Lecturer, Monash University Dept. of Surgery - The Alfred
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| Current |
Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Dean , Monash University Academic Surgery Unit at Cabrini |
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| Other
Positions Held |
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| 1986 - 1998 |
Flight Lieutenant
then Squadron Leader then Wing Commander Royal Australian
Airforce, Specialist Reserve (Resigned 1998)
Served In Butterworth, Malaysia and Learmonth WA
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| 1998 - 2003 |
Section
Editor - Upper GI Surgery
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
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| Past Chairman - Member
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Section of Upper GI/HPB
Surgery - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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Current
Positions |
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| Clinical Associate Professor |
Monash University
Academic Surgery Unit at Cabrini
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| Clinical Dean - |
Monash
University & Cabrini Institute
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| Accredited Surgeon |
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
Hospital
The Avenue Hospital
Mount Alexander Hospital Castlemaine
Seymour District Memorial Hospital
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| Member of Learned
Societies |
International Society
for Diseases of the Esophagus
Australian Hepato-Biliary -Pancreatic Society
Obesity Surgery Society of Australia & New Zealand
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| General Surgical Representative |
Division of Surgery -
Cabrini Hospital |
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| Chairman of Medical Staff |
- Cabrini Hospital |
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Teaching |
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| 1989-1995: |
Co-ordinator of 5th Year
surgical teaching and exams - Monash University Dept.
of Surgery, The Alfred.
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Clinical
Dean and co-ordinator of undergraduate surgical teaching
- Cabrini Hospital
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| Accredited Surgeon |
Lectures given to Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship Course on
recurrent basis
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| Member of Learned
Societies |
Regular tutorials given
to 5th and 6th Year Surgical Students - The Alfred &
Cabrini
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| 1989 - now |
Division of Surgery -
Cabrini Hospital |
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| 1989 - now |
Postgraduate teaching
to General Practitioners through The Monash University
Dept. of Surgery at The Alfred and subsequently through
Cabrini Hospital |
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| 2001 & 2002 |
Postgraduate teaching
to General Practitioners affiliated with Mount Alexander
Hospital Castlemaine |
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| 1988 - now |
Lectures provided to
nursing students, graduate nurses, postgraduate ICU nursing
students and dietitians The Alfred and Cabrini |
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Research
Supervision |
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| 1998 |
Supervisor of B Med Sci
(Monash) student Peter Nettlebeck
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Supervisor
of Dr. Justin Chee - Clinical Study into association of
Helicobacter Infection and Post Anaesthetic Nausea - Cabrini
(Astra Zeneca Upper GI Research Grant) |
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Supervisor of Dr. Corinne
Ooi - Randomised blinded trial of local anaesthetic for
removal of surgical drain tubes. - Cabrini Hospital |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Supervisor of Drs. Adele
Burgess, Josephine Chitty and David Ku - Clinical study
on influence of information presentation on patient's
decision to undergo chemotherapy (in publication)
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| 2004 |
Supervisor of Dr. Corinne
Ooi. Double blind crossover trial of Omeprazole vs. Nizatadine
on gastric emptying post oesophagectomy |
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| 1989 - now |
Supervisor of Dr. Corinne
Ooi. Double blind crossover trial of Omeprazole vs. Nizatadine
on gastric emptying post oesophagectomy. Cabrini Hospital.
Approval and funding obtained. Recruitment commencing. |
Endoscopy
In addition to diagnostic upper and lower G.I. endoscopy,
I am trained in the following, therapeutic endoscopic techniques
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- Injection therapy for bleeding ulcers,
- Heat Probe therapy for bleeding ulcers,
- Injection of Varices,
- Endoscopic insertion of feeding tubes,
- Oesophageal Dilatation,
- Dilatation of Gastric outlet obstruction,
- Intubation of Oesophageal neoplasms,
- Laser therapy for oesophageal neoplasms,
- Tumour probe therapy for oesophageal neoplasms,
- Endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomy,
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Argon Beam Coagulation Therapy
- Insertion of Duodenal stents
I am accredited by the Conjoint Committee For Recognition
of Endoscopy Training in gastroscopy and colonoscopy
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Laparoscopic Training and Teaching |
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| 1990 |
Laser Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Course Houston Laser Institute. Texas
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| 1990 |
Mayo Clinic,
Rochester Minnesota - visit to observe laparoscopic biliary
surgery.
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| 1991 |
International Workshop
in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery conducted by the Texas
Endosurgery Institute Maui
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| 1991- 1995 |
Member of the faculty
of The Centre for the Study of Endosurgery (Alfred) and
participated in workshops in advanced endosurgery in a
training capacity).
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| 1991 |
Mentor to surgeons training
in laparoscopic biliary surgery at Mildura Base Hospital
and St. John of God Hospital Geelong. |
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| 1992 |
Invited Surgeon to demonstrate
Laparoscopic Hernia repair techniques - Launceston Hospital |
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| 2000 |
Invited attendee to workshop
on laparoscopic repair of incisional hernias at Singapore
General Hospital |
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| 2001 & 2002 |
Convenor of 2 advanced
workshops in laparoscopic repair of incisional hernias
at Cabrini Hospital Melbourne
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| 2003 |
Member of faculty, advanced
workshop on placement of the LapBand. |
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| 2004 |
Member of Faculty - workshop
on Laparoscopic antireflux procedures at The Royal Australasian
College of Surgeons |
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| 2005 |
Member of faculty laparoscopic incisional hernia repair workshop - Perth |
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Medicopolitical Experience |
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| 1983 |
Chairman of Resident
Medical Officers' Subdivision A.M.A. Victorian Branch.
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| 1984 |
Branch Council
Representative A.M.A. Victorian Branch.
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| 1988-1989 |
Member
Of Victorian Executive, Australian Association of Surgeons
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Audit & Quality Assurance
Author of: HyperAudit ©1990 A surgical audit programme
in the form of a Hypercard™ stack for the Macintosh™
operating system. This system produces a discharge letter,
annual audit and registrar logbook in the Royal Australasian
College of Surgeons Format. It can also produce an audit summary
of any given time period or can be used as a database to retrieve
information on individual operations or surgeons.
From 1990 until 2000 this programme was used to audit all
general surgical activities at The Alfred and Caulfield General
Medical Centre. In part it formed the basis for the new audit
system established in 2000.
For 2 years I served on the executive of the Division of
Surgery and Clinical Support at The Alfred as the Quality
Assurance representative.
At The Alfred, I was a member of the Patient Safety and Care
Committee. Until 2000, I also served on the Pharmacy, Therapeutics
Advisory Committee.
At Caulfield General Medical Centre I served on the Infection
Control Committee.
From 1998 - 2005 I have been the co-ordinator of the annual
General Surgery Audit at Cabrini Hospital. I review the monthly
morbidity statistics and report to the Medical Director.
General Surgical representative the Executive of The Division
of General Surgery at Cabrini
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