T.S. Reeve International Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, University of Sydney Endocrine Surgical University of Sydney Endocrine Unit Surgical Unit INSTITUTION NAME + LOCATION Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney AUSTRALIA FELLOWSHIP TYPE AND FUNDING One year fully funded Clinical Fellowship PROGRAM DIRECTOR CONTACT Program Director: INFORMATION AND STAFF A/Prof Mark Sywak MBBS, MMed (Clin Epi), FRACS University of Sydney Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Endocrine & Oncologic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards NSW 2065 AUSTRALIA Email: [email protected] Staff: Prof Leigh Delbridge, Prof Stan Sidhu FELLOWSHIP AIMS To train surgeons who are likely to be future leaders in academic endocrine surgery. To provide an extensive experience in the diagnostic and operative management of patients with common and rare endocrine surgical conditions. To promote clinical and basic science research in the field of surgical endocrinology and oncology. FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION & The University of Sydney Endocrine CURRICULUM Surgical Unit has an annual caseload of over 1500 endocrine surgical cases. These include 200 new thyroid cancer presentations, 300 parathyroid procedures, 45 adrenalectomy procedures and 10 neuroendocrine cases per year. Fellows will receive a comprehensive exposure to operative surgery both as an independent operator and assistant, and will coordinate the endocrine surgical service at Royal North Shore Hospital. Multidisciplinary outpatients clinics are run twice weekly with a high level exposure to point of care ultrasound and fibre-optic laryngoscopy. A weekly endocrine surgical seminar program aims to fulfil the learning objectives as set out by the Australia and New Zealand Endocrine Surgeons Association and American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. ELIGIBILITY Candidates should have completed training in General Surgery and be able to participate on an Acute General Surgical Emergency Roster. Please provide an updated CV and 2 letters of recommendation. Applications for the TS Reeve Fellowship are NOT part of the AAES match. Candidates will be notified of outcomes prior to the AAES match taking place. Applications are due by the 1st of May yearly and the successful candidate will be expected to commence the Fellowship in July of the following year. RECENT GRADUATES Tom Fahey (USA) 1992-1993 Nidal Younes (Jordan) 1995-1996 Jan Zedenius (Sweden) 1996-1997 Richard Bliss (UK) 1997-1998 Paul Gauger (USA) 1998-1999 Seamus Dolan UK) 1999-2000 Gaurav Agarwal (India) 2000-2001 Wendy Sackett (USA) 2001-2002 Jessica Gosnell (USA) 2002-2003 Fausto Palazzo (UK) 2003-2004 Michael Yeh (USA) 2004-2005 Peter Stalberg (Sweden) 2005-2006 Cia Lundgren (Sweden) 2006-2007 Todd McMullen (Canada) 2007-2008 James Suliburk (USA) 2008-2009 Ruth Prichard (Ireland) 2009-2010 James Lee (Aust) 2010-2011 Mark Versnick (USA) 2011-2012 Schelto Kruijff (Netherlands) 2012-2013 Olov Norlen (Sweden) 2013-2014