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Biography
Associate Professor Paul McMurrick
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/surgery/cabrini/staff/pmcmur.html
Paul is a specialist colorectal surgeon who trained at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and then undertook the international fellowship in colorectal surgery at the Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota USA. He was a visiting surgeon at the Alfred Hospital 1988-89, visiting surgeon and head of colorectal surgical services at Southern Health 1998-2005, and has been in clinical practice at Cabrini Hospital since 1997. He is the Fröhlich West Chair and Head of the Cabrini Monash University Department of Surgery, currently the speciality group leader for colorectal surgery at Cabrini Health. He is the tumour group stream leader for colorectal cancer for the Monash Partners Academic Health Science, federal councillor of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ), a member of the working committee of the binational colorectal cancer audit, and executive clinical representative of the Cancer Council Victoria and was a councillor of the International Society of Digestive Surgery 2010-2014. He was the Roger Dozois Visiting Professor at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 2012.
Paul is a fellow of the CSSANZ, a specialist colorectal surgeon with speciality interest in minimally invasive treatment of bowel or colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease and anorectal disease. He has been approved for recertification by the Gastroenterological Society of Australia for colonoscopy.
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):
Research area keywords
- Colorectal surgery
- Colon Cancer
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developing new therapeutic approaches against advanced bowel cancer
Jarde, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Abud, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McMurrick, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Woods, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McKeown, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Stansen, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Archer, S. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Generation of a pre-clinical testing platform to enable selection of personalised drug treatments for patients with BRAF-mutant Colorectal cancer (CRC)
Abud, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Engel, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McMurrick, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shapiro, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Archer, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Richardson, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Regulation of the immune response in the colorectal cancer tumour microenvironment and its role in patient outcomes
Wilkins, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Fletcher, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Georges, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & McMurrick, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
30/04/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Using patient-derived organoids to guide the nonsurgical “watch and wait” approach for rectal cancer
Engel, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McMurrick, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Abud, H. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Translating colorectal cancer organoids into patient care
Abud, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Worthley, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burgess, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McMurrick, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Firestein, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gibbs, P. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Clevers, H. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Price, T. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Padbury, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hewett, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
16/04/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Prognostic factors and survival disparities in right-sided versus left-sided colon cancer
Asghari-Jafarabadi, M. (Leading Author), Wilkins, S., Plazzer, J. P., Yap, R. & McMurrick, P. J., Dec 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 13 p., 12306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Comparison of quality of life, symptom and functional outcomes following surgical treatment for colorectal neoplasia
Georges, C., Yap, R., Bell, S., Farmer, K. C., Cohen, L. C. L., Wilkins, S., Centauri, S., Engel, R., Oliva, K. & McMurrick, P. J., Jul 2023, In: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 93, 7-8, p. 1877-1884 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Factors affecting the post-operative outcomes in patients aged over 80 following colorectal cancer surgery
Yap, R., Wilkins, S., Asghari-Jafarabadi, M., Oliva, K., Wang, W. C., Centauri, S. & McMurrick, P. J., 2023, In: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 38, 1, 14 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of Anastomotic Leak on Long-term Oncological Outcomes after Restorative Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Engel, R. M., Oliva, K., Centauri, S., Wang, W., McMurrick, P. J. & Yap, R., Jul 2023, In: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 66, 7, p. 923-933 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
SRSF3 shapes the structure of miR-17-92 cluster RNA and promotes selective processing of miR-17 and miR-20a
Ratnadiwakara, M., Bahrudeen, M. N. M., Aikio, E., Takabe, P., Engel, R. M., Zahir, Z., Jardé, T., McMurrick, P. J., Abud, H. E. & Änkö, M. L., 5 Jul 2023, In: EMBO Reports. 24, 7, 14 p., e56021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)