Introduction

As Acting Head of the Department of Surgery, I am so honoured to be working with so many talented clinicians, academics and students in surgery at the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Medical School.

The Department of Surgery covers seven separate precincts, with members from each site being involved in outstanding national and international research programs.

In addition, our departments are offering medical students and the next generation of surgeons teaching exposure on how our clinicians are driving first class personalized medicine to our patients.

The way that surgery is being practiced has changed dramatically over the last decade, with increasing emphasis on innovation, sustainability and artificial intelligence being embedded into clinical practice.

My goal over the next several months is to work with the department leads to increase our collaboration with universities, hospitals and industry in order to encourage and grow our leaders of tomorrow so that we can continue to make an impact on patient care.

Thank you for your interest. I am so excited and proud to share all the wonderful work we are doing in our department through this website.