Surgical Patients and Alcohol Withdrawal
Delta Goodrem Foundation
I am delighted to announce I have been appointed to the board of the Delta Goodrem Foundation. The newly established foundation will help advance vital
Celebrating 300 Transoral Robotic Surgery Cases
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
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
St Vincent’s Open Support Country Care Link
Free Transport from Central and Mascot for Regional Patients If you travel more than 100 kilometres for medical treatment at St Vincent’s you qualify for
HPV – The Conversation
“Cervical cancer of the throat” – when medical terminology gets in the way of a good story I am a health communicator who has been
The Head and Neck Cancer Patient Forum
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:
Scarless thyroid surgery
Barriers to improving head and neck cancer treatment
Immunotherapy prior to TORS
Hospital Discharge Summaries
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
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
Physiotherapy for head and neck cancer patients
Head and neck cancer screening at the footy
Head and neck cancer screening Surgeons and oncologists who work in Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) are qualified to screen patients for head
HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer
Most patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPV +ve OPSCC) will present with a neck lump.
St Vincent’s Hospital
St Vincent’s treats more head and neck cancer patients than any other campus in NSW