Department of Surgery Monash Medical Centre

The Department of Surgery (Monash Medical Centre) offers research projects centredaround both the laboratory and clinical domains, which ultimately aim to improve our understanding and the practice of surgery. Students with special surgical interests are invited to discuss these with Professor Julian Smith.

1. Surgical anatomy projects
2. Respiratory medicine and thoracic surgery projects
3. Ophthalmology projects
4. Peninsula Health –  Plastic surgery projects
5. Dandenong & District Hospital – general surgery and colorectal surgery projects
6. Breast surgery projects
7. Upper gastrointestinal surgery projects
8. Cardiothoracic surgery projects
9. Cardiothoracic surgery and evidence based medicine projects
   - An examination of the implementation processes of Robotic Technologies in Cardiothoracic surgery
10. Dental and oral maxillofacial surgery projects
11. Ear, nose & throat surgery projects
12. Neurosurgery projects
13. Vascular / transplantation surgery projects
14. Intensive Care Unit projects
15. Surgical oncology projects
16. Orthopaedic surgery projects
17. Plastic surgery projects Neurovascularisland flap perfusion study
18. Plastic surgery projects comparative study for small bone fixation
19. Paediatric surgery projects