Department of Surgery
The Department of Surgery is a dynamic teaching and translational research hub. Research opportunities are offered in all specialties of surgery, including robotic and minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery (in association with the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering), vascular surgery,
renal transplantation, stem cells in neurosurgery, surgical oncology, and advanced voice research.
Head of Department, Professor Julian Smith, has more than three decades of experience in medicine and surgery, with career highlights including the development of the Heartport system of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and establishment of one of the world’s largest lung volume
reduction surgery programs. Most academic staff have extensive basic science and clinical experience.
The Department of Surgery is within the
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.
About us
The Department of Surgery in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health is a dynamic teaching and translational research hub.
Research
Find out the various research areas that are taking place in the Department of Surgery.
Teaching
The Department of Surgery is the focus for postgraduate surgical training with surgical teaching, skills training and regular audit meetings.
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