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Mr Stephen W Bell

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MBBS, FRACS

EDUCATION:

Advanced Training

2003 - Chef de Clinique, Colorectal surgery, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France

2001-2 - Australasian Colorectal Training Program (Auckland Hospital, New Zealand & Concord Hospital, NSW)

Tertiary

1985-1991

Monash University
Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

1990

Royal Free Hospital, London
Student elective
Gastroenterology

Further Training

2008

Peter Mac Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Meeting, Sofitel

2007

World Congress in Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, Spain
Annual Scientific Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand
Sydney Colorectal Surgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting

2006

Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney
- Paper presented
CSSA Spring Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand

2005

Tripartite Meeting, Dublin
Medical Education Seminar, Sydney

2004

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Dallas
- Paper presented

Annual Scientific Congress, Melbourne
- Papers (two) presented

2003

French National Surgical Meeting, Paris

Hôpital Saint-Antoine Surgical Meeting, Paris
- Paper presented

2002

Tripartite Meeting, Melbourne
- Paper presented

2001

Annual Scientific Congress, Canberra

University of Minneapolis Colon and Rectal Surgery Symposium
-Including Endorectal Ultrasound Workshop
-Including Pelvic Floor Workshop

2000

Cabrini/Monash Colorectal Meeting, Melbourne

Australasian Gastroenterology Week, Hobart

1999 (July 4-6)

Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course

1997

Annual Scientific Congress, Brisbane

1996

Annual Scientific Congress, Melbourne

1995

Country Scientific Meeting, Hamilton (paper presented)

1993

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons First Part Exam

POSITIONS HELD:

2004 Colorectal Surgeon, with public hospital appointments at the Alfred Hospital and Monash Medical Centre , and private practice at Cabrini Medical Centre

Senior Lecturer, Cabrini Monash University Department of Surgery

2003 Chef de Clinique (Colorectal Fellow)

*Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris , France . Prof. R. Parc, Prof. E. Tiret, Mr. N. Dehni,

Mr. F. Paye

2002 Colorectal Fellow – 2 nd year on Australasian Colorectal Training Program

* Concord Hospital , Sydney . Prof. E. L. Bokey, Prof. P. Chapuis, Mr. P. Zelas, Mr. P. Stewart, Mr. S. Koorey, Mr. M. Rickard

2001 Colorectal Fellow – 1 st year on Australasian Colorectal Training Program

* Auckland Hospital , New Zealand . Prof. B. Parry, Mr. M. Neil, Mr. P. Allen

Pre-fellowship Positions:

2000 Accredited general surgical registrar, year 4 

Colorectal/Academic unit, Alfred and Dandenong hospitals

1999 Accredited general surgical registrar, year 3

Breast/EndoProfessoriaL Unit, Alfred and Frankston hospitals

1998 Accredited general surgical registrar, year 2

Upper GI Vascular, Alfred and Taunton(UK)Hospitals

1997 Accredited general surgical registrar, year 1

Colorectal ,General Unit. Alfred and Western Hospitals

1996 General surgical registrar, non-accredited

General Unit. Mildura and Caulfield Hospitals

1995 General surgical registrar, non-accredited

Academic Burns/Trauma Unit Dandenong and Alfred Hospitals

1994 Surgical RMO 3

Plastics,Cardiothoracics Neurosurgery Intensive care Units Alfred Hospital

1993 Surgical RMO 2, ENT

Cardiothoracic , Intesive care, Anaesthetics units Alfred and Mildura Hospitals

1992 Intern ,Gen. Surg. 1,Gen. Surg. 4

A&E,Caulfield Med,Rehabilitation Units Alfred Caulfield and Hampton Hospitals

Current Research:

  1. Historical review of lymphatic mapping techniques, and the historical and modern       understandings of rectal lymphatic drainage.
    Status: finalisation of manuscript

  2. Lymph node yield in rectal cancer resection. A prospective trial of Patente blue V dye to increase lymph node yield.
    Status: Data collection

  3. Abdominoperineal resection rates in Victoria in 2007.
    A contemporary audit of rates of restoration of bowel continuity in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer.
    Status: Data collection

  4. Pathology reporting of colorectal cancer in Victoria.
    Status: Presented at ASC, Christchurch 2007 (D. Robinson), S. Bell senior author.

  5. Prospective data collection techniques:
    S. Bell, A. Polglase, P. McMurrick, P. Carne, J. Chong

  6. Specialist referral to the cancer information support service:
    Anticancer council in collaboration with AL Polglase, RJ Wale, R Snow. P Carne, S Bell, P McMurrick

Committees:

Deputy Chairman, Gastrointestinal Cancer Committee, Victorian Cooperative Oncology Group, The Cancer Council, Victoria. (2006-)

Editor, Gastrointestinal Cancer Update. (2006-)

Team leader & medical liason, Colorectal tumour group, Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service

Medical Services Advisory Committee advisory panel member for sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence. (Dec 2004 - June 2005)

 

Professional Associations:

Australian Medical Association

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Member of Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ)

 

Achievements:

2002 Winner of the Murray and Unity Phiels Colorectal Fellowship

2002 Completed Australasian Colorectal Training Program

2000 Passed Australasian General Surgical Fellowship exams

1991 Placed 17th in final year medical exams

1984 School Officer, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School

1984 Athletics Captain, MCEGS

1984 Athletics Champion, MCEGS

1983-1984 Junior State Champion, Victoria, Sailing, 420 Class

1983 Swimming Champion, MCEGS

1981-1982 JuniorState Champion, Victoria, Sailing, Sparrow Class