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Previous San Doctor Publications

2024

Endoscopic spine surgery comes to the San - Dr Shanu Gambhir
Ischaemic heart disease - Dr Ru-Dee Ting
The ROSEND trial is opening at Sydney Adventist Hospital! - Professor Gerald Fogarty
New ANU study finds more advanced breast cancer since COVID-19
Inguinal Robotic Hernia Repair Quality Project Milestone

New hope for patients with leaking tricuspid valves - Dr Dennis Wang & Dr Jason Sharp
San offers new treatment for achondroplasia, cutting waiting times - Dr Neil Ginsberg
A Case Study: The Power of Lifestyle Medicine In Practice
Sydney Adventist Hospital celebrates the contribution of Women in Medicine at IWD event
ACT-Sydney MS Cohort Study: Project Update

Purpose-built PET-CT Centre opens at Sydney Adventist Hospital following $7million donation
24-hour ambulatory BP monitor (ABPM) - Dr Charles Nelson
New medical treatment trial introduced at the San - A/Prof Craig Lynch
The San installs advanced heart lung machine

Stereotactic Radiosurgery - Dr Cecelia Gzell
Impressive early results: project evaluates robotic hernia repairs - A/Prof Stephen Pillinger
A new minimally invasive option for knee arthritis – genicular artery embolisation - Dr Chris Rogan
Participants wanted for Brain Enhancement Study - A/Prof Ross Grant
Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension - Dr David Youssef
ELIA Lifestyle Medical Centre
Case Study: Cancer rehabilitation – reconditioning support for people with cancer - Dr Sam Steele
The San achieves highest ranking in NSW for outpatient cancer services again

Relief for women with debilitating pelvic floor conditions - Dr James Alexander
Robotic Inguinal Hernia Project - Dr Stephen Pillinger
Beware the atypical claudicant! - Dr Saissan Rajendran
Knee arthroscopy: how throwing the baby our with the bathwater may not give patients the best outcomes - A/Prof Nigel Hope
Better heart health for potentially overlooked patients - Dr Elizabeth Shaw
“Tenoporosis” - Dr Stuart Kirkham
Pioneering Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation - Dr Vahid Mohabbati
Theranostics Lu-PSMA: Additional treatment option for prostate cancer - Dr Edwin Szeto

Pre-conception and early pregnancy screening for GPs - Dr Suelyn Lai-Smith
San opens Medical Assessment Unit
Spinal cord stimulation - Dr Alister Ramachandran
ELIA Lifestyle Medicine Centre launch at the San
What's new in the radiotherapy of skin? - Professor Gerald Fogarty
Biologies show good results for psoriasis treatment - Clinical Professor Saxon Smith
Management of conductive hearing loss in adults - Assoc Professor Payal Mukherjee
Teddy Bears take their picnic to Sydney Adventist Hospital
Multiple sclerosis research to benefit from ANU-Sydney Adventist Hospital collaboration
Quick Fox - San perfusionists invent new process for oxygenator change-out
Anal cancer screening finally on the horizon - Dr Penelope De Lacavalerie
San Volunteers honoured during National Volunteer Week

San leads NSW in providing excellent cancer outpatient experience for 5th year in a row
Meralgia paraesthetica: Entrapment of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve - Dr Alan Nazha
San researcher wins prestigious international Rosalin Franklin Award
Topical treatments for skin cancers - Dr Geetha Sivapirabu
Diabetes & Bariatric Surgery - Dr Christos Apostolou, Dr Carla Gillespie & Dr Andrew Pearson
Self-collected Respiratory Virus/COVID-19 PCR Swabs now available through DHM Pathology - Dr James Newcombe
Emeritus Consultant appointments
Robotic Colorectal Resection in the Elderly: is 80 the new 70? - A/Prof Craig Lynch, Dr Stephen Pillinger & Dr Praveen Ravindran
Innovative use of robotic surgery to remove schwannoma - Dr James Symons
One-stop-shop syncope clinic at the San
Sydney Adventist Hospital ranked in the Newsweek World’s Best Specialized Hospitals
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A misdiagnosed and devastating case - Dr Vahid Mohabbati
3D-printed ear earns San-based ENU surgeon a finalist spot in the 2022 Eureka Awards - Prof Payal Mukherjee
The Australian National University partners with one of the nation’s oldest and largest private hospitals to advance Whole Person Health in medicine

Laser ear surgery - Dr Samuel McGinness
COVID-19 impact on colorectal cancer screening in Australia and how we can help - Dr Penelope De Lacavalerie
Common spinal presentations: Sciatica - Dr Randolph Gray
The San achieves a new level in prostate care
Eosinophilic oesophagitis - Dr Saurabh Gupta
Congratulations Professor John Watson AM, the new Director of the Eccles Institute for Neuroscience at the Australian National University (ANU)
Functional planning in robotic total hip replacement - Dr John Limbers
Genetic testing is more important than ever - Dr Hilda High
AHCL-ANU collaboration: Our student doctors
Cognitive changes after surgery in elderly patients - Dr Kenny Lewis
The (dangerous) faces of hypertension - Dr James Wong
Have your patients had their health checks? Skin cancer screening, Syncope Blackouts & Faints, Breast imaging...
Australian first: Hands-free digital exo-scope ushers in new era - Dr Phillip Katelaris
Update to the San Swaddle program

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Assessment & Management - Dr Mohammed Baba
Medicare is now covering clinically relevant autologous fat grafting - Dr Farid Meybodi
San robotic fellowship trains at the consultant level - Dr Stephen Pillinger & Associate Professor Craig Lynch
Addressing declining rates of breast cancer screening caused by the pandemic - Dr Sandra Krishnan
New academic appointments announced as part of partnership between Adventist HealthCare Limited (AHCL) and The Australian National University (ANU)
The San once again leads the way on cancer outpatient experience survey
Bioimpedence spectroscopy key to early diagnosis of lymphoedema
Study confirms safety of saline use in critical care patients
Artificial intelligence monitoring patient deterioration proves superior to other early warning systems - Dr Levi Bassin
Genomic testing for breast cancer patients spares unnecessary chemotherapy - Dr Nicholas Ngui
Burning Hearts: How Climate Change is a Heart Attack - Dr Fiona Foo
How the San Foundation contributes to excellence
Newsweek 2022 Survey: Sydney Adventist Hospital ranked one of world’s top hospitals for oncology
Recognising outstanding research at the AHCL Thrive Awards
San leading the way with local anaesthetic for transperineal prostate biopsy - Professor Henry Woo