The Operating List

Join us for a conversation with Dr Jill Tomlinson, a skilled plastic surgeon specialising in hand surgery and the current President of AMA Victoria. She shares valuable insights on medical school, surgical training, burnout, and transforming healthcare systems. We also discuss the importance of mentors, strong communities, and Jill's top tips for medical students entering the workforce. Don’t...

Dr Sarah Morrison is a paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon. After qualifying to become a general ENT surgeon, Dr Morrison undertook further study in paediatric ENT as a fellow at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Dr Morrison has also spent time observing practices within leading paediatric ENT units internationally. She treats all types of paediatric ENT conditions, and has a particular...

This week on the podcast we’ll be hearing from Melbourne paediatric ENT surgeon Dr. Sarah Morrison, as she takes us through all things thyroglossal duct cyst! We’ll learn the definition of a thyroglossal duct cyst (including embryology!), the 3 main presentations, differentials and how to distinguish between these with examination and ultrasound, why we operate on these cysts, contraindications an...

This week we are joined by Emma Readman, a gynaecologist specialising in endometriosis and laparoscopic procedures - hysterectomy, myomectomy, cervical stitch insertion, other hysterosopic procedures and general gynaecology to name a few. Emma is Head of Unit at the Mercy Hospital for Women in Endo-Surgical procedures and a board member of the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery Societ...

Dr Tanya Burgess is a fully qualified, Australian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon who has undertaken sub-speciality training in Hand, Wrist and Microsurgery. She has extensive training in all conditions of the Hand and Wrist and has a special interest in management of dupuytren’s disease, acute hand injuries and arthroscopic management of hand and wrist disorders. Tune in to hear all about the journey...

Cardiothoracic surgeon Prof Julian Smith is back again this week for a coffee chat episode - if you're keen to hear the trials & tribulations but more importantly the joys of cardiothoracic surgery, make sure you hit that play button!

This week we'll be hearing the Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Monash Health, Prof Julian Smith, take us through all things Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)!

Professor Michael Vallely is a leading professor and cardiothoracic surgeon with a research interest focus on minimising adverse outcomes in high risk and older patients and in development of novel cardiac devices. He has also been appointed Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery within the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH), the future home of the VHI. Until recently, Professor Vallely was a Professor of...

And here it is, part 2 of our series with the Founding Father of Paediatric Surgery in North QLD, Dr. Harry Stalewski! This weeks' episode is much more practical, discussing tips on how to get involved in research and how to be a good intern to impress your surgical consultant. If you're short on time, this mini episode will be perfect for giving you a quick infusion of surgical junior doc...

Our next two episodes on the Operating List are with a man who is also known as the Founding Father of Paediatric Surgery in North QLD, Dr. Harry Stalewski! Dr. Stalewski is based in Townsville but has worked in Cairns and Mackay for over 35 years, and during this time he also provided desperately needed paediatric surgical services to Thursday Island. In 2019 Dr. Stalewski was nominated for QLD A...

Dr Glenn Guest is an Australian General Surgeon based at Barwon Health, with a special interest in colorectal and minimally invasive surgery. Having trained in Australia and the UK, Glenn began living and working as a newly graduated surgeon in East Timor, at the time of independence in 2002. He continued his work overseas in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Figi, and has been a critical leader in...

Dr Glenn Guest is an Australian General Surgeon based at Barwon Health, with a special interest in colorectal and minimally invasive surgery. Having trained in Australia and the UK, Glenn began living and working as a newly graduated surgeon in East Timor, at the time of independence in 2002. He continued his work overseas in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Figi, and has been a critical leader in...

This week join our host Bec Martin for a fantastic Med Ed episode with Mr Andrew Danks, an experienced and expert adult and paediatric neurosurgeon! Mr. Danks trained in the Australasian system, working in all major Victorian neurosurgical units before completing a doctorate by thesis in the field of brain tumour biology. He then completed a joint clinical fellowship at The Brigham and Women’s Hos...

We're back this week with another episode from the phenomenal Dr. William Holmes! This time we'll hear Dr. Holmes discuss staying safe and keeping a routine in conflict and developing zones. He'll delve into the controversies over landmine use in wars, discuss his thoughts on pacifism, and also explain how one can maintain an avid global surgery career on approaching 'retirement&#3...

Kicking off Season 3, the Operating List is proud to introduce a very special guest, Dr. William Holmes.   Dr. William Holmes is a US-trained general surgeon who has also specialised in plastics, upper extremity hand orthopaedic surgery, paediatric plastic surgery, and craniofacial surgery. He has dedicated his life to global health by being at the coal face, performing surgeries in conflict and d...

Welcome back to The Operating List! Today our specialty is General Surgery and joining us we have Dr Markus Trochsler. Dr Trochsler gained specialist recognition in General Surgery in Switzerland (FMH) and Australia (FRACS). He is the Head of the Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Director of Surgical Training. Dr Trochsler has published in excess...

Welcome back to The Operating List! Today our specialty is General Surgery and joining us we have Dr Markus Trochsler. Dr Trochsler gained specialist recognition in General Surgery in Switzerland (FMH) and Australia (FRACS). He is the Head of the Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Director of Surgical Training. Dr Trochsler has published in excess...

Welcome back to The Operating List! Today our specialty is Colorectal Surgery and joining us we have Dr Joseph Kong. Dr Kong is an academic colorectal surgeon at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Alfred Hospital and Cabrini Hospital. He is also a senior research fellow at Burnet Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University and continues to have an active role in academia including educa...

Welcome back to The Operating List! Today our specialty is Colorectal Surgery and joining us we have Dr Joseph Kong. Dr Kong is an academic colorectal surgeon at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Alfred Hospital and Cabrini Hospital. He is also a senior research fellow at Burnet Institute, Central Clinical School, Monash University and continues to have an active role in academia including educa...

Welcome back to The Operating list! Today our specialty is Anaesthetics and joining us we have Dr Darren Wolfers. Dr Wolfers is the Deputy Director of Anaesthesia at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. He has extensive experience in humanitarian work, particularly in Papua New Guinea practicing Cardiac Anaesthesia. In addition, Darren has spent 15 years in CareFlight helicopters practising ret...

Welcome back to The Operating list! Today our specialty is Urology and joining us again we have Dr Kenny Rao. Dr Rao is a Urologist with subspecialty interest in Urological cancers, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, kidney stone disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Kenny has experience with TURP, laser stone surgery, UroLift, Greenlight laser PVP and mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (P...

Welcome back to The Operating list! Today our specialty is Urology and joining us we have Dr Kenny Rao. Dr Rao is a Urologist with subspecialty interest in Urological cancers, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, kidney stone disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Kenny has experience with TURP, laser stone surgery, UroLift, Greenlight laser PVP and mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)....

Today our specialty is Ophthalmology and joining us we have Dr Jai Panchapakesan. Dr Jai is the owner and director of Queensland Eye Specialists. He completed his Ophthalmology training at the Sydney Eye Hospital, before completing his PhD in cataract research, and an additional specialty fellowship in laser vision correction surgery. Dr Jai’s areas of expertise are cataract and refractive surgery...

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Operating List! First up we have Dr Jai Panchapakesan, an Ophthalmologist in Bundaberg, rural Queensland. He runs his own private rooms as well as owning the local day hospital. Make sure to tune in to hear about Ophthalmology as well as business management in medicine.

Today we have Dr Rahul Chakrabarti to talk to us about his journey in ophthalmology and where it has taken him around the world. If you missed our episode last week on cataracts make sure to check that out for more stories and some high yield content on cataract surgery.  Dr Rahul Chakrabarti is a trained general ophthalmologist who completed his medical training at Monash University in Melbo...