NATIONAL SPEAKERS
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Mr Andrew Packiyanathan FRACS
Consultant Upper GI, Bariatric & General Surgeon - Alfred Health
After completing medical school at Monash University in 2003, Mr Andrew Packiyanathan underwent surgical residency and training at Monash Health. He completed surgical training in 2013 and then continued subspeciality oesophagogastric and bariatric training at the Alfred Hospital for another 2 years. Andrew currently works at the Alfred Hospital where he is attached to the […]
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Dr Meei Yeung FRACS
Consultant Endocrine Surgeon - The Alfred
Dr Meei Yeung is an Endocrine Surgeon within The Alfred’s Breast, Endocrine and General Surgery (BES) Unit. Meei was admitted to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2006. In 2005 and 2006 she undertook Fellowship training in Sydney at St George and Liverpool Hospitals, sub-specializing in Endocrine Surgery. In 2007, she returned to the […]
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Dr Romy Granek FRACS
General Surgical Fellow - The Alfred
Dr Romy Granek is a general surgical fellow working in the Acute General Surgical Unit at Alfred Health. She recently joined the team after passing her fellowship exams earlier this year. Romy completed her junior medical years and surgical training through St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, also spending time rotating through Darwin. When not in scrubs, […]
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Miss Melanie Walker FRACS
Consultant Breast Surgeon - The Alfred
Melanie Walker is an experienced specialist breast surgeon in Melbourne, in private practice and holds public VMO appointments at Alfred Health (Clinical Lead Breast Surgery) and Monash Health, as well as BreastScreen Victoria. Melanie trained in general surgery at the Alfred Hospital, obtaining her FRACS in 2002. She then undertook a further three years training […]
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Mr Paul Simpson FRACS
Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon - The Alfred
Mr Paul Simpson completed his medicine/law degree at Monash University in 2002. He then trained in General Surgery at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne before becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011. He completed two years of specialist colorectal training as a member of the Australian & New Zealand Colorectal Fellowship […]
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Prof Christobel Saunders FRACS AO
Consultant General Surgeon - Royal Melbourne Hospital & Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute.
Professor Christobel Saunders AO, MB BS, FRCS, FRACS, FAAHMS is the James Stewart Chair of Surgery, the Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne (Royal Melbourne Hospital precinct), Director of Medical Research at Melbourne Medical School,and consultant surgeon in the Department of General Surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Peter […]
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A/Prof Charles Pilgrim FRACS
Consultant General & Trauma Surgeon - The Alfred
A/Prof Charles Pilgrim is a surgeon-scientist with a clinical and research focus on pancreas and hepatobiliary cancers. He works as a consultant surgeon at The Alfred and Cabrini hospitals in Melbourne, as well as Frankston Public and Peninsula Private hospitals on the Mornington Peninsula. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The Alfred, Central […]
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Dr Korana Musicki FRACS
Consultant Vascular Surgeon - The Alfred & Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Korana Musicki completed a Bachelor in Medical Science and a Bachelor in Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Sydney, attaining through both degrees various accolades including the University Medal, Class I Honours and a Full Fee Scholarship. Her Vascular Surgery training through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons took her to major hospitals […]
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Prof Silvana Marasco FRACS
Cardiothoracic Surgeon - The Alfred & Epworth Hospitals
Professor Silvana Marasco is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at both The Alfred and Epworth hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently the Director of the CJOB Cardiothoracic Unit at The Alfred, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Monash University, and holds an Honorary Appointment with The Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute. Prof Marasco performs the full spectrum of adult […]
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Dr Joseph Kong FRACS
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon - The Alfred & Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Dr Joseph Kong is an academic consultant colorectal surgeon at Alfred Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He initially completed his FRACS in 2014 through St. Vincent’s Hospital, before undertaking a PhD in colorectal cancer immunology at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He continued two years of post-FRACS fellowship training in colorectal surgery through CSSANZ at […]
