The Discipline of Surgery @ The University of Sydney

The Discipline of Surgery is the largest academic surgical department in Australasia and operates across seven different clinical schools in New South Wales. It offers a number of Post-graduate coursework degrees. Dr Anthony Glover, the SERT Institute Masters of Surgery Program Lead, plays an important role in this program as the coordinator of the Surgical …

Update on Postgraduate Studies @USyd – 27th Sept @RNSH

The University of Sydney will be conducting a lunchtime information session at RNSH on professional medical education opportunities. Come and join the ‘lunch and learn’ session with Clinical Professor Ross MacPherson (Director of Peri-operative Medicine at Royal North Shore Hospital), Dr Anthony Glover (Endocrine Specialist and Senior Lecturer, Surgery) and Associate Professor Annette Katelaris (Director …

Surgical skills workshop

Surgery@RNSH hosts the University of Sydney Surgical Skills Workshop (May 2019) On the 18th May, members of the Department of Surgery@RNSH participated in the SURG5031 Surgical Skills Workshop. This workshop is a part of the postgraduate coursework subject Surgical Skills which forms part of the Masters of Surgery program at the University of Sydney.  Associate …

Dr Micheal Harden on the use of 3D printed titanium implants.

Today, Dr Micheal Harden presented at Medical Grand rounds, describing the use of 3D printing to reconstruct the sternum of a patient suffering from a rare form of cancer. Dr Harden is one of only a handful of cardiothoracic surgeons worldwide who have used this advanced technology utilising a custom made titanium prosthetic device. The …

Dr Stephen Ruff receives a teaching excellence award.

Congratulations to Dr Stephen Ruff, a senior member of the orthopaedic staff at the Royal North Shore Hospital, who has been awarded a teaching excellence award by the Australian Orthopaedic Registrar’s Association. The award was in recognition of his contribution to the Northside New South Wales training program.