Current Research Activities

Dr Hinna Azher
Colorectal outcomes in elderly surgical patients

Dr Ali Baker
Lateral pelvic wall lymph node outcomes in rectal cancer treatment

Dr Alex Besson
Quality of life in patients with malnutrition 
Assessing patient information on internet
Achievement:
- PROMS in colorectal cancer patients. A review article. Publication in Future Oncology 2019

Mr Alex Croese, Colorectal Fellow
Effects of modifiable factors in advanced colorectal cancer patients on long term outcomes

Dr Sinem Gultekin
Outcomes of FLAP Surgery in APER Surgery

Ms Christy Kei, Medical Student
Assessing patient information on internet
Achievement:
- Oral presentation at RBCC, Western Health 2019

Dr Pooja Krishnaswarmy
Dr Toan Tang
Survey on implementation of a colorectal educational pamphlet

Dr Lucy Lu
Outcomes of FLAP Surgery in APER Surgery
Achievement:
- Oral presentation at APFCP 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr Samantha Pellegrino
Survivorship in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Achievements:
- Poster presentation at APFCP 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Kendall Francis prize for Best Surgical Research Presentation, Western Health 2019

Dr Vanessa Roberts
Anaemia in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Achievement:
- Oral presentation at RBCC, Western Health 2019

Dr Danielle Taylor
Loop Ileostomy in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Achievements:
- Publication in MJA Careers 2020
- Winner of General Surgeons Australia (GSA) Junior Doctor Research Grant 
- Oral presentation at RBCC, Western Health 2019

Dr Naquiya Murtaza Mohsin
Assessment of anorectal function on OASIS patients

Collaborations

Western Health

Chronic Disease Alliance, Western Health

Surgery
Professor Helen O'Connell, Mr Oliver Daly

Geriatrics / AIMSS
Professor Gustavo Duque, Dr Elizabeth Feher

Anaesthetics
Dr David Bramley, Dr Hugh Taylor, Dr Omeed Al-Bazzaz, Dr Andrew Jeffreys, Dr Josh Szental,
Dr Bronwen Evans

Physiotherapy
Associate Professor Cathy Said

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Professor Alexander Heriot, Associate Professor Cuong Duong, Professor Meinir Krishnasamy

WEHI

Professor Peter Gibbs, Dr Belinda Lee

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Dr An Duy Tran

Barwon Health

Professor David Watters, Associate Professor Douglas Stupart

Northern Health

Mr Russell Hodgson, Mr Krinal Mori

Austin Health

Associate Professor Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Mr Marcos Perini

Alfred Health

Dr Rebecca Burgell

St Vincent's Hospital

Professor Peter Choong, Mr Michael Hii