Award for Master Surgeon Educators Jonathan Serpell and Tony Buzzard

A/Prof Anthony Buzzard

Prof Jonathan Serpell

Congratulations to Associate Professor Tony Buzzard and Professor Jonathan Serpell, who were elected into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.

This very prestigious Academy is limited to Surgeon Educators who have demonstrated leadership and outstanding surgical educational contributions at a local, national and international level. 

Advances in treatment for patients with thyroid cancer

Pictured, Professor Jonathan Serpell, whose speciality is the thyroid, examining a patient.  Prof Serpell and the Monash University Endocrine Surgery Unit have developed a thyroid cancer registry resulting in advances in treatment for patients with thyroid cancer. Research into monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve function during thyroidectomy has demonstrated several important findings including: that split nerves occur in 23% of cases;