Dan Kennedy, born 1/6/1960, Brisbane.
1993 FRACS (Plast).
Overseas Training:
1987 SHO Bristol; Frenchay Plastic Surgery Unit.
1992-93 Senior Registrar London, Mt Vernon Hospital then The Wellington Hospital.
Hospital attachments:
1993-1995 VMO Princess Alexandra Hospital, reliever.
1993- Present VMO Mater Hospital (Supervisor of Surgical Training).
Particular interests:
*Trained in facial reanimation surgery with Douglas Harrison in Mt Vernon and had a strong interest in facial reanimation for many years.
* Appointed an examiner in 2006 and education within Plastic Surgery remains a strong interest.
*Interest in medico-legal medicine, particularly because I am married to a lawyer.
* I jointly run a Day Surgery with Dr Andrew Jenkins.
Extra curricular interests include dancing, skiing and photography.
Great advances happening in Plastic Surgery during my life in the specialty; the development of shaped breast implants and free TRAM flaps have allowed substantial improvements in breast reconstruction and we now have a broad range of choice.
Botox and fillers have totally changed the face of aesthetic surgery and the demand for aesthetic surgery has never been higher from all income areas.
I think the greatest advances are related to the understanding of vascular supply and venous drainage and the application of this in both microsurgery and flap reconstructive surgery.
Great moments in my lifetime; Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, Eddie Marbo winning a landmark decision in the High Court of Australia that overturned the fallacious concept of terra nullius (1992). Sorry Day when the Australian Government finally acknowledged the damage done to the stolen generation (2008).
Dr Melisa Wall has a special interest in Infectious Diseases. Melisa completed her PhD at the University of Queensland investigating novel anti-bacterial agents. She was, from 1997 until 2005, involved in Quinolone and anti-cancer drug development for the Wellcome Trust and BBSRC in the UK. She continued some research as a Forensics Teaching Fellow while completing her medical degree at Bond University. She has undertaken several Infectious Diseases placements and is currently a Queensland Health Intern.
Dr Susan Carr: Formerly Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Scotland. She took up post as Head of Psychosexual Service at the Royal Womens Hospital, Melbourne in 2009 and is a Member of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine, UK.
Dr Terri Foran is a Sexual Health Physician and has a special interest in contraception, menopause issues and the management of sexually transmitted infections. She was, from 1998 until 2004, the Medical Director of Family Planning NSW and is now in private clinical practice in Darlinghurst. She also works in the Menopause Centre and Research Units at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney.
Dr. Annabelle Farnsworth is the medical director of Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology (DHM) and the director of the DHM Cytopathology Department the largest cytology department in Australia reporting on both gynaecological and non-gynaecological cytology specimens. She is also the Adjunct Professor of Pathology at the Notre Dame School of Medicine in Sydney where she co-ordinates and runs the pathology program for this new medical school which commenced in 2007. DHM delivers the full pathology program to students in their first and second years.
Michael is one of Australia’s highest profile psychologists. He works in private practice in Melbourne. He is a columnist for Girlfriend Magazine and Australian Doctor. He specialises in the area of parenting adolescents and adolescent mental health. Michael has been the Consultant Psychologist to the Victorian Secondary Schools Principal’s Association, Australian Boarding Staff Association, Australian Ballet School, St Catherine’s School, and Melbourne Girls’ College. In 2003 he was one of the founding members of the National Coalition Against Bullying and became one of their national spokespersons. He also served on the advisory committee for the Federal Government’s Boys’ Education Lighthouse School Programme.
Raymond has worked as a general practitioner in Kings Cross, NSW for over 30 years. He is a specialist in addiction medicine with interest in travel medicine, mental health, aged care and men’s health. It is the Cross’ extraordinary tapestry of patients which provides him with grist for his informative and entertaining presentations. Raymond is frequently door-stopped by the media for his views on topical medical issues and stores and he writes a regular Opinion column for Medical Observer.
Tony is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in autism spectrum disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975. He works in private practice in Brisbane, but is also adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland. His book Asperger’s Syndrome – A Guide for Parents and Professionals has sold over 300,000 copies and has been translated into twenty languages. He has worked with over 3,000 individuals of all ages with Asperger’s syndrome. Tony presents workshops and runs training courses for parents, professionals and individuals with Asperger’s syndrome all over the world and is a prolific author of scientific papers and books on the subject. His new book The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome was published in October 2006.