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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Mark Fitzgerald is Director of Trauma Services at The Alfred Hospital; Director of the National Trauma Research Institute; Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University; and Honorary Professor, School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University.
Professor Fitzgerald credentials include MBBS (University of Melbourne) 1981; Fellowship Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 1987; MD (Monash) 2015 (Computer Assisted Decisions Support for Trauma Resuscitation); Global Clinical Scholar - Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Harvard Medical School) 2015; and Grad. Cert. Internet Communications (Curtin University) 2019. He is an Ambulance Victoria Medical Advisor, a Victorian State Trauma Committee member and the Director of the Trauma Reception & Resuscitation Project.
His research themes are trauma systems improvement, error reduction and standardization of resuscitation care. Professor Fitzgerald has led the establishment of Trauma Systems in China, India, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. He has delivered 179 major presentations, 254 publications in peer reviewed journals, 12 book chapters and has achieved Au$10m in research funding and Au$16m in development funding.
Professor Fitzgerald’s honours include the Ambulance Service Medal 2003; the Foundation Medal, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 2003; Honorary Life Membership, Neurotrauma Society of India 2010; and the Gordon Trinca Medal for services to trauma, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2013.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Medical Advisor, Ambulance Victoria (AV)
National Trauma Research Institute
Research area keywords
- Trauma
- Trauma in emergency services
- Resuscitation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- controlled, Large Simple Trial Evaluating the Use of BE1116 (4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate [Kcentra® / Beriplex®]) to Improve Survival in Patients with Traumatic Injury and Acute Major Bleeding
Fitzgerald, M., Balogh, Z., Hsu, J., Oliver, M., Mahoney, A. J., Ellis, D. & D'Amours, S.
24/08/23 → 24/08/26
Project: Research
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Neck immobilization with a semi-rigid collar compared to a soft collar after traumatic injury: An observational study in a major trauma service in Victoria, Australia
Mitra, B., Bernard, S., Anderson, D., Stephenson, M., Cameron, P., Fitzgerald, M. & Nehme, Z.
1/04/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Reducing Resuscitation Errors
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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HARPER* for Internal Fixation (*Healing Assessment Routine Protocol for Early Return to Service)
Chiu, W., Russ, M. & Fitzgerald, M.
Project: Research
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P.A.R.T.Y. Online: Improving online delivery of the Prevention of Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program
Mitra, B., Gunn, A., Smith, S. & Fitzgerald, M.
1/02/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Investigation of vibrational assessment on osseointegration process with a novel implant design
Lu, S., Vien, B. S., Russ, M., Fitzgerald, M. & Chiu, W. K., 2023, Structural Health Monitoring- The 9th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, 9APWSHM 2022. Rajic, N., Chiu, W. K., Veidt, M., Mita, A. & Takeda, N. (eds.). Association of American Publishers, p. 173-182 10 p. (Materials Research Proceedings; vol. 27).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other
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Monitoring the bone degradation-induced loosening of osseointegrated percutaneous implant using vibration analysis
Zhou, Q., Vien, B. S., Rose, L. R. F., Russ, M. K., Fitzgerald, M. & Chiu, W. K., 2023, Structural Health Monitoring- The 9th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, 9APWSHM 2022. Rajic, N., Chiu, W. K., Veidt, M., Mita, A. & Takeda, N. (eds.). Association of American Publishers, p. 32-41 10 p. (Materials Research Proceedings; vol. 27).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other
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Multi-disciplinary, simulation-based, standardised trauma team training within the Victorian State Trauma System
Fitzgerald, M. C., Noonan, M., Lim, E., Mathew, J. K., Boo, E., Stergiou, H. E., Kim, Y., Reilly, S., Groombridge, C., Maini, A., Williams, K. & Mitra, B., Feb 2023, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 35, 1, p. 62-68 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Retrieval of a Cook Celect inferior vena cava (IVC) filter after prolonged dwell time of 5,117 days: Factors to consider for retrieval of long-dwell IVC filters
Goh, G. S., Ng, N., Fitzgerald, M. & Mathew, J., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 67, 3, p. 283-287 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Review article: Early steroid administration for traumatic haemorrhagic shock: A systematic review
Hogarty, J. P., Jones, M. E., Jassal, K., Hogarty, D. T., Mitra, B., Udy, A. A. & Fitzgerald, M. C., Feb 2023, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 35, 1, p. 6-13 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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MUARC - TAC 2016 Road Safety Seminar
Michael Fitzharris (Organiser), Claes Tingvall (Keynote/plenary speaker), Michael Lenne (Invited speaker), Ray Bingham (Invited speaker), Rodney Thomas Judson (Invited speaker), Samantha Cockfield (Invited speaker), Ian Johnston (Session chair), David Healy (Session chair), Anders Lie (Invited speaker), Andrew Morris (Invited speaker), Hampton Clay Gabler (Invited speaker), Bruce Corben (Invited speaker), Diana M. Bowman (Organiser), Mark Fitzgerald (Invited speaker) & Eric Howard (Session chair)
3 Mar 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course