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General Surgery research

The General Surgery Department is committed to clinical and translational research, clinical trials and the development and maintenance of databases and clinical registries, including cancer related registries.

The Breast and Endocrine Surgery Unit undertakes research in the areas of breast cancer and endocrine surgery including thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery.

The Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgical Unit’s interests include outcomes of bariatric surgery, inflammatory effects of radical cancer surgery and the physiology of upper GI surgery.

Research activities of the Colorectal Surgical Unit relate to colorectal cancer (CRC) and the unit has commenced or completed projects in the areas of inflammatory bowel disease, novel surgical techniques and investigation of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

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Publications

Quantifying the differences in surgical management of patients with definitive and indeterminate thyroid nodule cytology

Stewart, Rose; Leang, Yit Jern; Bhatt, Chhavi Raj; Grodski, Simon; Serpell, Jonathan; Lee, James C.

(2020), European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 46(2), 252-257.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.10.004

Whither robotic colorectal surgery?

Flynn J, Larach JT, Warrier S, Heriot A

(2020), ANZ J Surg, 90(7-8), 1230-2

DOI: 10.1111/ans.16067

Outcomes Following Cytoreduction and HIPEC for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: 10-Year Experience

Narasimhan V, Wilson K, Britto M, Warrier S, Lynch AC, Michael M, Tie J, Akhurst T, Mitchell C, Ramsay R, Heriot A

(2020), J Gastrointest Surg, 24(4), 899-906

DOI: 10.1007/s11605-019-04239-4

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Head of research
Prof Jonathan Serpell AM Professor and Director of General Surgery. Director Breast, Endocrine and General Surgery Unit. Clinical Lead ANZTCR. Alfred Health, Monash University.

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