Dr. Dhan Thiruchelvam

Consultant Upper GI and Obesity Surgeon , Newcastle Private
Consultant Upper GI and Obesity Surgeon, Lingard Private
Consultant Surgeon, Upper GI and HPB Unit, St Vincent’s Melbourne
Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital
Surgical Mentor, St Vincent’s Hospital, 2008, 2010-11
SET 1 Supervisor, St Vincent’s General Surgery, Training, 2011-
Faculty Member of the Academy of Surgical Educators, RACS
Inaugural, Peter J Dohrmann Medallist, Epworth Hospital, 2013
Surgical Clinical Fellow in Upper GI and HPB, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 2009
Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Fellow, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, 2007
Upper GI and HPB Fellow, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, 2006
Honorary Lecturer in Surgery, Monash University, Box Hill Hospital, 2006
E Trenchard Miller Memorial Scholarship (Sydney University Medical School)
James Aitkin Scholarship (Sydney University Medical School)
Reviewer: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Reviewer: Obesity Surgery
Reviewer: Medical Journal Australia

Education

Educational Institutions

Sydney University Medical School
Sydney Grammar School
Maitland High School

Tertiary Education

Sydney University Medical School
E Trenchard Miller Memorial Scholarship
James Aitken Scholarship

Employment

Surgeon, Upper GI and HPB Unit, St Vincent's
Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's
SET 1 Supervisor, St Vincent's

Teaching/Training

Faculty Member of the Academy of Surgical Educators, RACS
Course Instructor, CLEAR (Critical Literature Evaluation and Research), RACS, 2010-
Co-organiser, Inaugural St Vincent’s Surgical Forum 2012, Aikenhead Conference Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital
Shortlisted for the “Best Supervisor/Teacher-Consultant” by St Vincent’s 2011 Interns

Further Degree

Diploma in Clinical Education, University of Edinburgh, 2011

Papers, Publications and Presentations

(a selection of some of the many papers and presentations that Dr Dhan Thiruchelvam has undertaken)

A Novel Endoscopic Technique in Revisional Surgery for Complications of High Gastric Reduction Rajasagaram N, Tokhi A, Thiruchelvam D Banting S. Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne Poster Presentation, ANZGOSA/OSSANZ, 2015.
Magnetic Surgical Instruments for Robotic Abdominal Surgery. Leong F, Garbin N, Di Natali C, Mohammadi A, Thiruchelvam D, Oetomo D, Valdastri P. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng. 2016 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print].
S Flatman, J Darby, P McKelvie, P Stanley, D Thiruchelvam. A Case of Massive Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage.ANZ J Surg. March 2010.
Torsion of the gallbladder: a systematic review. Daniel J. Reilly, George Kalogeropoulos, Dhan Thiruchelvam HPB.. pages 669-672, October 2012.
A Framework for Emergency Surgery in Victorian Public Health Services. Department of Health publication. Co-author. 2012.
Newey, D. Thiruchelvam, R. Davies. Isolated occlusion due to Cystic Adventitial Disease of the Popliteal artery- Ultrasound diagnosis. Journal Of ASUM (Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine), May 7 2004.
Poster Presentation, RACS ACS, 2012, KL Malaysia. Cavernous Haemangioma of the Adrenal. J. McKenzie, D Thiruchelvam.
Surgery for Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours. Peter Mac Colorectal Meeting Sofitel. March 24th 2011.
ASC 2010 Perth. Cholecystostomy: When, Where and How? Presentation in HPB section.
Poster presentation: S Flatman, J Darby, P McKelvie, P Stanley, D Thiruchelvam. A Case of Massive Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage: An Important Consideration in Travellers, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Congress, 5-9th May 2009, Brisbane.
Atypical Reflux and the indications for surgery. Epworth Barrett’s and Reflux Symposium. Park Hyatt. 23/3/2012.
Human Gallbladder Cells used in the treatment of Diabetes. Peter Ryan Prize Meeting St Vincent’s Melbourne. 12/11/2011.
Free Paper Presentation. ASC 2010 Perth. Comparing CT and EUS in Oesophageal cancer. S Flatman, D Thiruchelvam, R Chen and R Cade. May 2010 Perth.
Endoscopic Management of post cholecystectomy biliary fistula. M. Hii, R Cade, D Thiruchelvam, S Banting. 20/11/10. Peter Ryan Surgical Prize Meeting. Education Centre St Vincent’s Hospital.
Human Gallbladder-derived islet progenitors for cell replacement therapy in diabetes. Dr Anand Hardikar (Bernie O’Brien Institute), D Thiruchelvam (St V). Peter Ryan Surgical Prize Meeting. Education Centre St Vincent’s Hospital. 20/11/10.
O’Brien, R., Thiruchelvam, D., Fox, A., Van Dijk, J. (2008) Using live video links to operating theatres as a teaching tool for undergraduate medical students. Peer reviewed short presentation. 13 National Prevocational Medical Education Forum. November 9-12, 2008, Hobart, Australia

Projects

Live Surgery Education Project. St Vincent’s Health. The use of live broadcast surgery with Surgeon facilitation as an educational tool for Medical Students, 2008

Committees

ESWG: Emergency Surgery Working Group of DHS, Victoria. General Surgery Representative from RACS, 2009-2010
Regional Subcommittee for Board in General Surgery, 2011-