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Biography
Professor Wendy Brown MBBS(hons) PhD FRACS FACS
Head, Monash University Department of Surgery
Director, Oesophago-Gastric-Bariatric Unit The Alfred
Clinical Lead, Bariatric Surgery Registry
Professor Wendy Brown was the first woman to be appointed Chair of the Monash University Department of Surgery in 2015 and in 2018 she was appointed Director of the Oesophago-Gastric-Bariatric Unit at The Alfred. She is also the Director of the Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) and Clinical Lead for the National Bariatric Surgery Registry and the Victorian Upper GI Cancer Registry.
Professor Brown’s areas of expertise include bariatric and upper gastrointestinal surgery, including cancer and reflux disease. Her research focuses on optimally managing the chronic disease of obesity and measuring the effects of weight loss on health, quality of life and survival. She has led the development of the Bi-national Bariatric Surgery Registry obtaining funding for the pilot and roll out. The aim of the Registry is to capture all bariatric procedures across Australia and New Zealand and track the outcomes (weight, diabetes status and need for re-operation) longitudinally for 10 years. She has published over 90 peer reviewed papers and has been invited to speak at over 100 National and International conferences.
Professor Brown serves the broader medical community in a wide variety of roles. She is president of the Australia & New Zealand Gastro Oesophogeal Surgery Association and a past president of the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand. She is a previous senior examiner in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Court of General Surgery Examiners and will be the Scientific Convener at the 2020 RACS Scientific Congress. She is the Scientific Chair of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. She has been a chair and team member of Australian Medical Council assessment teams for undergraduate programs and is a member of the RACS board in Surgical Research. She has previously been a member of the Victorian State Ministerial Cancer Taskforce (2003-2004) and Bariatric working party (2008), Victorian Surgical Consultative Council (2011-2016) as well as the Tasmanian Department of Health working party on Bariatric Surgery (2009-2010).
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
- Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
- Laparoscopy
- Obesity and health
- Obesity treatments
- Surgery
- Surgical research
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Tranexamic acid to Reduce Infection after Gastrointestinal Surgery – the TRIGS Trial
Myles, P., Medcalf, R., Brown, W., Peel, T., Kasza, J. & Shulman, M.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Real-time patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) in clinical practice – a novel approach to improving quality of care for patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer
Zalcberg, J., Ioannou, L., Evans, S., King, M., Croagh, D., Pilgrim, C., Brown, W., White, K. J., Philip, J. A. M., Leong, T. & Earnest, A.
15/02/19 → 14/02/24
Project: Research
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A 4-tier Protocolized Radiological Classification System for Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy
Johari, Y., Catchlove, W., Tse, M., Shaw, K., Paul, E., Chen, R., Loh, D., Packiyanathan, A., Burton, P., Nottle, P., Ellis, S. & Brown, W., Feb 2022, In: Annals of Surgery. 275, 2, p. E401-E409 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical quality registries: urgent reform is required to enable best practice and best care
Brown, W. A., Ahern, S., MacCormick, A. D., Reilly, J. R., Smith, J. A. & Watters, D. A., Jan 2022, In: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 92, 1-2, p. 23-26 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
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Has the tide turned on bariatric surgery?
Brown, W. A., 19 Apr 2022, In: British Journal of Surgery. 109, 5, p. 395-396 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Initial radiologic appearance rather than management strategy predicts the outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy leaks
Catchlove, W., Johari, Y., Forrest, E., Au, A., Shaw, K., Nottle, P., Ellis, S., Brown, W. A. & Burton, P., Feb 2022, In: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18, 2, p. 205-216 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Towards a national perioperative outcomes registry: A survey of perioperative electronic medical record utilisation to support quality assurance and research at Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Clinical Trials Network hospitals in Australia
Reilly, J. R., Deng, C., Brown, W. A., Brown, D., Gabbe, B. J., Hodgson, C. L. & Myles, P. S., May 2022, In: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 50, 3, p. 189-196 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Safer Care Victoria Best Place
Wendy Brown (Invited speaker)
22 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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The Obesity Society Post Graduate Course
Wendy Brown (Invited speaker)
1 May 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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International Society for Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders_minimum datasets for Bariatric Surgery Registries
Wendy Brown (Organiser)
20 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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XXIV IFSO JOURNAL CLUB
Wendy Brown (Contributor)
11 Feb 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Academic Surgical Congress 2020
Wendy Brown (Examiner)
1 Feb 2020 → 15 Feb 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups