Mr David Walsh
MBBS FRACS
Senior Lecturer
Contact details
Discipline of Surgery
Level 6A Main Building
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Ph: +61 8 8222 6754
Fax: +61 8 8222 6028
Email: leawalsh@ozemail.com.au
Biography
• Co-ordinator, CNAHS Breast Oncology Multidisciplinary Management Meeting 1996-
• AMC Examiner in Surgery, TQEH 1997-
• RACS Part 1 OSCA Examiner 1997-
• RACS Long Course Programme, Surgical Tutor 1997-
• Surgical Representative, CNAHS Ethics of Human Research Committee 1996-
• Supervisor of Postgraduate Training, TQEH Breast & Endocrine Surgical Unit 1997-
• Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of Adelaide 1998-
• Surgical Representative Executive Committee, SA Breast Cancer Study Group, 1998-
• Member National Assessors Panel for Cancer Research Grants, 1998-
• Supervisor of RACS Basic Surgical Training CNAHS, 1999-
• Member of RACS SA State Committee, 2000-
• Member of the ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group (ANZBCTG), 2000
• RACS representative to the Council for Early Postgraduate Training in South Australia (CEPTSA) 2000-
• Member SA Familial Cancer Service Audit Group 2000-
• Co-opted Member Executive Committee Section of Endocrine Surgery, RACS 2001-
• Visiting Surgeon BreastScreenSA 2001-
• Member of Ethics of Human Research Committee, St Andrews Hospital, 2002-
• National Breast Cancer Centre, Communications Training Facilitator, 2002-
• Member SA AMA State Council 2004-
• Member SA AMA State Council Executive Committee 2005-
• Chair RACS SA Regional Board 2006-8
• DHS Committee of College Chairs 2006-
• RACS Board of Regional Chairs 2006-8
• DHS Optimising Cancer Care Committee 2007-
• RACS Court of Examiners 2008-
Clinical interests
• High Risk Breast Cancer Patients
• Dual Modality Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
• Adrenal Surgery
• Minimal Access Surgical Oncology
Research interests
• Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery
• Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrument (ABBI)
• Sentinel Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer (SNAC)
• Minimal Access Parathyroidectomy
• Detection of occult haematological metastases in Breast Cancer
• Communication Skills in Breast Cancer Care
Recent publications
• Raynor MP, Stephenson SA, Pittman KB, Walsh DC, Henderson MA, Dobrovic A. Identification of circulating tumour cells in early stage breast cancer patients using multi-marker immunobead RT-PCR. J Haematol Oncol 2009; 2: 24
• Gill G. SNAC Trial Group of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre. Sentinel-lymph-node base management or routine axillary clearance? One year outcomes of sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance (SNAC): a randomized controlled surgical trial. Ann Surg Oncol 2009; 16(2): 266-75
Conferences
• Christian Medical College, Vellore, February 2008. Breast conserving surgery in 2008.
• Adelaide Breast Endocrine Surgical Journal Club, Adelaide, May 2008. EBCC 2008 highlights.
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and General Surgeons Australia (RACS/GSA) Paper Day, Adelaide, July 2008. Chair
• Australian Medical Association (AMA) Seminar, Adelaide, September 2008. Preparing a surgical resume.
• SA Familial Cancer Genetics Service and Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, July 2009. Prophylactic surgery for BRCA carriers.
• TQEH Postgraduate Nurse Study Day, Adelaide, July 2009. Targeted therapy in breast cancer.
• SA Breast Endocrine Surgical Journal Club, Adelaide, September 2009. Highlights from the ANZBCTG meeting 2009.
• General Surgeons Australia (GSA) Trainee’s Day, Adelaide, September 2009. Demystifying the FRACS Part II Exam.
• International Association of Endocrine Surgeons Postgraduate Meeting, Adelaide, September 2009, Chair: Endocrine surgery update.
• International Surgical Week 2009, Adelaide, September 2009. Chair: Tailor-made breast surgery.
Students supervised
• Ms K Redman - Candidate Nurse Practioner
Grants
• TQEH Research Foundation Breast Cancer Research Grant. DCA Walsh, K Redman, C Lai. “Multi-focal Breast Cancer Study”. 2008 $40,000
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