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SYED RIZVI

Newcastle,NSW

Summary

A dedicated surgical professional with a profound interest in Breast & Endocrine Surgery. Having trained at some of the most esteemed institutions, garnered a vast array of surgical experiences, encompassing areas like general surgery, oncoplastic surgery, neurosurgery, and urology. The diverse rotations have not only honed the surgical skills but also enriched the diagnostic and patient management capabilities. Beyond the hands-on roles, I've actively engaged in research, teaching, and continuous professional development. This commitment to delivering exceptional patient care, combined with the ability to handle intricate cases, makes a valuable contributor to any surgical team.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Fellow

Wollongong Hospital
02.2023 - Current
  • General, Breast & Endocrine Surgery
  • Serving as a BreastSurgANZ accredited trainee fellow
  • Acquiring significant experience in Breast & Endocrine surgery.

Fellow – General, Breast & Endocrine Surgery

St Vincent's Hospital
02.2022 - 02.2023
  • Operated on general surgical, breast, and endocrine patients.
  • Managed personal fellow clinics thrice weekly.
  • Gained experience in the workup for breast & endocrine surgery patients.
  • Attended breast screen Victoria monthly.

Registrar SET - Breast & Endocrine

Gosford Hospital
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Accredited for BreastSurgANZ, PFT1 position.
  • Gained experience in Level 1 Breast Oncoplastic procedures.
  • Participated in Level 2 Breast Oncoplastic procedures.
  • Enhanced skills in Endocrine procedures for Thyroid & Parathyroid.

Registrar SET - Breast Oncoplastic

Calvary Mater Hospital
02.2021 - 08.2021
  • Worked closely with Breast Oncoplastic and Plastics & Reconstructive surgeons.
  • Improved skills in pedicel flap reconstruction.
  • Assisted in numerous free flaps and managed post-operative care.
  • Attended the Breast Screen Clinic and breast MBD meetings.

Registrar SET - General Surgery & Head and Neck

The Maitland Hospital
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Enhanced experience in general surgical procedures, both laparoscopic and open.
  • Gained experience in colorectal procedures and head & neck surgery.

Registrar SET - Breast Oncoplastic

Calvary Mater Hospital
02.2020 - 08.2020
  • Trained under the supervision of Breast Oncoplastic and Plastics Surgeons.
  • Gained exposure to breast oncoplastic procedures.
  • Assisted in free flap reconstructive procedures.
  • Performed general surgical procedures, including skin cancer surgeries and endoscopic procedures.
  • Attended melanoma clinic and melanoma MDT meetings.

Registrar SET - HepatoPancreatoBiliary

John Hunter Hospital
08.2019 - 02.2020
  • Managed complex surgical patients.
  • Assisted in a wide range of HPB procedures including Hepatectomy, open Cholecystectomies, Whipple’s procedures, Distal Pancreatectomies, cyst Gastrostomies, PEG tube placement.
  • Performed general surgical procedures.
  • Managed trauma patients and performed endoscopies.
  • Attended HPB, Upper GI, and Transplant outpatient clinics.

Registrar SET - Acute Surgery

Gosford Hospital
02.2019 - 08.2019
  • Enhanced basic surgical skills.
  • Performed a variety of acute surgical procedures independently.
  • Managed procedures including laparotomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and hernia repair.

Registrar SET - Colorectal

Gosford Hospital
08.2018 - 02.2019
  • Gained experience in colorectal procedures.
  • Improved endoscopic skills.
  • Managed right Hemicolectomy, Anterior resections, and IBD surgeries.

Registrar SET - Upper GI

Gosford Hospital
02.2018 - 08.2018
  • Acquired experience in upper gastrointestinal procedures.
  • Managed upper GI complications.
  • Improved endoscopic skills and learned thoracoscopic approaches.
  • Performed pediatric surgery and general surgical procedures.

Registrar SET - General Surgery & Head and Neck

The Maitland Hospital
08.2017 - 02.2018
  • Served as the primary SET registrar in general surgery.
  • Performed a variety of general surgical procedures.
  • Gained exposure to colorectal, endocrine surgery, and head & neck surgery.
  • Enhanced endoscopic skills.

Registrar SET - Breast Surgery

Calvary Mater Hospital
02.2017 - 08.2017
  • Gained hands-on experience in breast surgery procedures.
  • Performed mastectomy, hook wire localized resection, and sentinel node biopsy.
  • Conducted wide local excision of skin lesions, skin grafts, and flap repairs.
  • Improved endoscopic skills while handling general surgical procedures.

Registrar SET - General & Colorectal Surgery

Calvary Mater Hospital
08.2016 - 02.2017
  • Enhanced upper and lower endoscopic skills.
  • Gained experience in general surgical and colorectal procedures.

Registrar SET - Paediatric Surgery

John Hunter Children Hospital
02.2016 - 08.2016
  • Managed paediatric surgical and urology patients.
  • Handled neonatal surgical pathologies.
  • Learned surgical techniques including circumcision, undescended testicle, and paediatric laparotomies.
  • Attended Paediatric Surgical outpatient clinics regularly.

Registrar – General Practitioner

Mackay GP Super Clinic
05.2015 - 08.2016
  • Worked as a GP registrar for 13 months.
  • Managed a wide range of general medical and mental health issues

Registrar - General Surgery & Urology

The Mackay Base Hospital
02.2014 - 02.2016
  • Served as an unaccredited surgical & urology registrar.
  • Managed trauma, general surgical, and urological patients.
  • Covered elective and emergency lists for urology.
  • Gained experience in various surgical procedures, including laparoscopic appendicectomy and cholecystectomy.

Registrar – General Surgery

The Toowoomba Hospital
08.2013 - 02.2014
  • Managed General surgical, urological & vascular patients.
  • Admitted patients from the emergency department and reviewed them in OPD.
  • Performed independent surgical procedures in theatre. Independently performing, laparoscopic and open appendicectomies, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, open hernia repair, laparotomy, mastectomy, Incision & drainage of abscess, Excision of skin lesion with skin grafts & flaps, cystoscopy, and upper GI endoscopy

Registrar – General Surgery

The Ipswich Hospital
02.2013 - 08.2013
  • Worked as an accredited general surgical registrar
  • Managed breast, colorectal, and general surgery patients.
  • Attended breast and colorectal outpatient clinics regularly

Registrar – HepatoPancreatoBiliary & Upper GI

Princess Alexandra Hospital, HepatoPancreatoBiliary & Upper GI
08.2012 - 02.2013
  • Accredited registrar, managed sarcoma, HPB, and Upper GI patients.
  • Assisted in various Hepatic, pancreatic, and upper gastrointestinal operations
  • Regularly assessed patients in outpatient and emergency setting.

Registrar – General Surgery

Greenslope’s Hospital
02.2012 - 08.2012
  • Gained experience in benign upper GI surgery, bariatric surgery, and major hepatobiliary operations.

Registrar – Trauma/General Surgery

The Canberra Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Managed trauma patients, performing secondary & tertiary surveys.
  • Assisted in complex surgical procedures.

Registrar - Neurosurgery

The Canberra Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Managed neuro, spinal, and acute paediatric neurosurgery patients.
  • Gained knowledge of spinal trauma management and acute neurosurgical procedures.

Registrar – Adult & Paediatric Neurosurgery

Royal Brisbane & Women Hospital, Royal Children Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Worked in both Paediatric and Adult Neurosurgery as an unaccredited registrar.
  • Managed spine and neuro emergencies independently.
  • Participated in multiple craniosynostosis operations, collaborating with neuro and plastic & reconstructive surgeons.

Senior House Officer – Plastics, Neuro & Emergency

Royal Brisbane & Women Hospital, Royal Children Hospital
04.2008 - 01.2009
  • Acquired knowledge of adult and paediatric neurosurgical emergencies.
  • Managed patients on EVD, head trauma, and tumors.
  • Improved suturing and tissue handling techniques during the Plastic surgery rotation.

Senior House Officer

Hervey Bay Hospital, Maryborough Base Hospital
01.2007 - 04.2008
  • General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Medicine & Emergency
  • Initially joined as a Junior house officer and was promoted to Senior House Officer within six months.
  • Worked across Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Medicine, and Emergency departments.

Clinical Attaché - Cardiology

Countess Of Chester Hospital
04.2006 - 06.2006
  • Worked under the supervision of Dr. Peter.G.Reid, consultant cardiologist.
  • Learned interpretation of ECG, Echocardiography, ETT, and Angiography.
  • Conducted an audit for the Angiography Unit of the hospital.

Registrar – General Practitioner

Hasan Clinic
05.2003 - 03.2006
  • Served as a GP registrar under supervision.
  • Managed a wide range of general practice issues, including Pediatric, Women's, and Geriatric health.

Resident Medical Officer – ICU

Ziauddin Medical University Hospital
11.2004 - 08.2005
  • Worked in a 300-bed teaching hospital with a 25-bed ICU equipped with 18 ventilators.
  • Managed both surgical and medical emergencies.
  • Gained proficiency in ICU procedures such as endotracheal intubation, ventilator management, central line insertion, and lumbar puncture.

Resident Medical Officer - Accident & Emergency

Patel Hospital
08.2004 - 10.2004
  • Managed acute emergencies, including burns, at a tertiary care hospital.

Intern – Surgery, Medicine, Paediatrics

Ziauddin Medical University Hospital
05.2003 - 04.2004
  • Completed a six-month rotation in general surgery and other surgical subspecialties.
  • Followed by a six-month rotation in medicine, including Pediatrics.

Education

Master of Science - Advance Surgery (Breast Surgery)

University Of Sydney
Sydney, NSW
2022

Breast Oncoplastic Course Part 1 & 2

BREASTSURGANZ
2022

ASBD Applied Breast Ultrasound For Clinicians
2022

Fellow Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
2021

GESA certified Upper & Lower endoscopist -

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
2021

SEAM Modules -

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
2017

Surgical Science Exam Generic -

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
2013

Surgical Science Clinical - undefined

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
2012

AMC -

Australian Medical Council, PLAB
2007

PLAB -

General Medical Council, UK
2005

M.D. -

Ziauddin Medical University
2003

Skills

  • Surgical Skills
  • Medical Skills
  • Diagnostic Skills
  • Teaching & Training
  • Research & Audit Skills
  • Soft Skills

Accomplishments

  • Th to 11th 2016, Washington, DC, United State of America “Laparoscopic Drainage of Psoas Abscess” Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2015 Annual Scientific Congress Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Perth, Western Australia “Ventriculosubgaleal shunts for the management of hydrocephalus in premature infants” Neurosurgical Society of Australasia annual scientific meeting, 17 – 19 September 2009
  • Long term survival with glioblastoma: Prognostic factors and the molecular profile” Neurosurgical Society of Australasia annual scientific meeting, 30th Sep – 2nd Oct 2010
  • Early Experience with Intra operative MRI at The Canberra Hospital”
  • Neurosurgical Society of Australasia annual scientific meeting, 22 – 24 September 2011
  • Poster Presentations “Origin of stones found in common bile duct / choledocholithiasis” Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2016 Annual Scientific meeting, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia “Is ureteric stenting safe in the hands of general surgeons” Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2015 Annual Scientific Congress Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia
  • Role of colonoscopy in the setting of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in a Regional Hospital” Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2015 Annual Scientific Congress Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia
  • Management of Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in a Regional Hospital” Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2015 Annual Scientific Congress Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia
  • RESEARCH
  • Heart Net Study ( United Kingdom – 2005)
  • I have been involved in Heart Net Study which is a research based on culturally linked factors contributing towards ischemic heart disease in patients of South Asian origin
  • The study was funded by British Heart Foundation and performed by Open University, United Kingdom & Whipp Cross Hospital, under supervision of Dr Sandy Gupta (Cardiologist) and Prof
  • Haider Ali
  • Coloration of exercise tolerance test with Angiography findings ( United Kingdom – 2006 )
  • This was conducted under supervision of Dr Peter Reid Consultant Cardiologist Countess Of Chester Hospital it analysed the patients attending the angiography unit comparing results of exercise tolerating test and troponin levels with the angiography findings and their significance
  • FZIC, Brisbane, Australia, - Active member 2012 - 2015
  • Al-Hadi Welfare Organization, Canberra, Australia – Active Member 2009- To Date
  • Smoking Cessation Advisor for Greenwich Primary Care Trust, London 2005- 2006
  • British Heart Foundation for there “Less Salt and Quit Smoking Campaign” 2005 Teaching Experience
  • Actively involved with the teaching of 3rd & 4th yr medical students of University of Newcastle, University of Queensland & Australian National University, from 2009 - to date
  • During this time I have taken number of classes on different topics e.g
  • History taking & examination skills, suturing skills, lumber puncture technique, catheterization technique, cervical spinal trauma, interpretation of chest & abd x-ray, brain & spinal CT & MRI Scans.

Timeline

Fellow

Wollongong Hospital
02.2023 - Current

Fellow – General, Breast & Endocrine Surgery

St Vincent's Hospital
02.2022 - 02.2023

Registrar SET - Breast & Endocrine

Gosford Hospital
08.2021 - 02.2022

Registrar SET - Breast Oncoplastic

Calvary Mater Hospital
02.2021 - 08.2021

Registrar SET - General Surgery & Head and Neck

The Maitland Hospital
08.2020 - 02.2021

Registrar SET - Breast Oncoplastic

Calvary Mater Hospital
02.2020 - 08.2020

Registrar SET - HepatoPancreatoBiliary

John Hunter Hospital
08.2019 - 02.2020

Registrar SET - Acute Surgery

Gosford Hospital
02.2019 - 08.2019

Registrar SET - Colorectal

Gosford Hospital
08.2018 - 02.2019

Registrar SET - Upper GI

Gosford Hospital
02.2018 - 08.2018

Registrar SET - General Surgery & Head and Neck

The Maitland Hospital
08.2017 - 02.2018

Registrar SET - Breast Surgery

Calvary Mater Hospital
02.2017 - 08.2017

Registrar SET - General & Colorectal Surgery

Calvary Mater Hospital
08.2016 - 02.2017

Registrar SET - Paediatric Surgery

John Hunter Children Hospital
02.2016 - 08.2016

Registrar – General Practitioner

Mackay GP Super Clinic
05.2015 - 08.2016

Registrar - General Surgery & Urology

The Mackay Base Hospital
02.2014 - 02.2016

Registrar – General Surgery

The Toowoomba Hospital
08.2013 - 02.2014

Registrar – General Surgery

The Ipswich Hospital
02.2013 - 08.2013

Registrar – HepatoPancreatoBiliary & Upper GI

Princess Alexandra Hospital, HepatoPancreatoBiliary & Upper GI
08.2012 - 02.2013

Registrar – General Surgery

Greenslope’s Hospital
02.2012 - 08.2012

Registrar – Trauma/General Surgery

The Canberra Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2012

Registrar - Neurosurgery

The Canberra Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2011

Registrar – Adult & Paediatric Neurosurgery

Royal Brisbane & Women Hospital, Royal Children Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2010

Senior House Officer – Plastics, Neuro & Emergency

Royal Brisbane & Women Hospital, Royal Children Hospital
04.2008 - 01.2009

Senior House Officer

Hervey Bay Hospital, Maryborough Base Hospital
01.2007 - 04.2008

Clinical Attaché - Cardiology

Countess Of Chester Hospital
04.2006 - 06.2006

Resident Medical Officer – ICU

Ziauddin Medical University Hospital
11.2004 - 08.2005

Resident Medical Officer - Accident & Emergency

Patel Hospital
08.2004 - 10.2004

Registrar – General Practitioner

Hasan Clinic
05.2003 - 03.2006

Intern – Surgery, Medicine, Paediatrics

Ziauddin Medical University Hospital
05.2003 - 04.2004

Master of Science - Advance Surgery (Breast Surgery)

University Of Sydney

Breast Oncoplastic Course Part 1 & 2

BREASTSURGANZ

ASBD Applied Breast Ultrasound For Clinicians

Fellow Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons

GESA certified Upper & Lower endoscopist -

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons

SEAM Modules -

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons

Surgical Science Exam Generic -

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons

Surgical Science Clinical - undefined

Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons

AMC -

Australian Medical Council, PLAB

PLAB -

General Medical Council, UK

M.D. -

Ziauddin Medical University
SYED RIZVI