Completing more than 300 Trans Oral Robotic Surgical (TORS) procedures on the da Vinci platform is a career highlight. It is the most cases performed
Author Archives: Richard Gallagher
Should I attend my next appointment?
Review consultation protocols for head and neck cancer patients during COVID-19 These arrangements are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change.
COVID-19 and Overseas Travel
I am receiving a lot of enquiries from head and neck cancer patients about whether or not they should cancel their overseas travel plans. The
The Head and Neck Cancer Patient Forum
The inaugural Head and Neck Cancer Patient, Carer and Team Forum will take place in Sydney at St Vincent’s Hospital on Friday June 12, 2020.
Single port robots and flexible endoscopes
I have just returned from the 9th International Robotic Surgery Symposium (IRSS) in Seoul, Korea. This is the final in a series of five blog posts.
TORS surgeons – know your anatomy
I have just returned from the 9th International Robotic Surgery Symposium (IRSS) in Seoul, Korea. This is the fourth in a series of five blog posts:
Barriers to improving head and neck cancer treatment
I have just returned from the 9th International Robotic Surgery Symposium (IRSS) in Seoul, Korea. This is the second in a series of five blog
Immunotherapy prior to TORS
I have just returned from the 9th International Robotic Surgery Symposium (IRSS) in Seoul, Korea. This is the first in a series of five blog
Dr Julia Crawford supervising dissectors.
Cadaver dissection courses and head and neck surgery
We have just completed the second annual St Vincent’s Head and Neck Dissection course. In Australia, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery trainees must complete
The beautiful view from the dissection laboratory at Sydney Hospital.
Soaking up the sun and history at Sydney Hospital
In a setting such as Sydney Hospital it is impossible not to reflect on the history of hospitals and surgery in Australia from the commencement