Head: Professor V C Marshall
Address: Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168
* Transplantation Studies in tissue and organ transplantation. Preservation studies involving kidney, heart, liver and pancreas. Studies in immuno-suppression in relation to organ transplantation and especially chronic allograft rejection. Analysis of human kidney transplantation results on follow-up data, correlating donor and recipient details. Analysis of experimental transplantation data correlating structural, functional and experimental procedures. Experimental studies of donor management to improve organ quality.
* Microsurgical studies Composite flaps (bone, muscle and skin). Analysis of microsurgical techniques in relation to vascular grafts.
* Gastrointestinal surgery Studies in oesophageal motility assessing pharmacological modification of oesophageal motility. Studies in anorectal function and physiology. Studies of gastrointestinal haemorrhage and portal hypertension. Studies in nutrition comparing the effects of intravenous and enteral feeding.
* Surgical education Problem solving in clinical surgery. Medical student assessment and evaluation. Assessment of audit and quality assurance in clinical surgery.
Alfred Hospital
Head: Professor P E O'Brien
Address: Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, 3181
Factors influencing growth of experimental colorectal cancer. The protection of the liver against injury by prostaglandins. Experimental and clinical studies of liver metastases. The process of healing of experimental gastric ulcers. Prevention and treatment of surgical infections. Surgical treatment of obesity. Development of laparoscopic surgery. Road trauma care. Burns care. Isolated keratinocyte culture.