Professor Amanda Dawson
Overview
Clinical Practice
Professor Amanda Dawson is a Specialist General Surgeon with more than 25 years of practice on the Central Coast. Her clinical work covers gallbladder disease, hernia repair, appendicitis, and other general surgical conditions. She has particular expertise in advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, having performed thousands of minimally invasive procedures over her career.
Research and Teaching
Professor Dawson is internationally recognised for her contribution to large-scale surgical research. She has served as Australian National Lead for landmark international trials on hernia surgery (HIPPO, 2022), gallbladder surgery (GECKO, 2023) and appendicitis surgery (AlliGatOr, 2025), with results published in The Lancet. She is currently Australian National Lead for CovidSurg Week 2 (2026). She also teaches and supervises the next generation of surgeons in Australia and internationally.
Qualifications and Awards
MS (UNSW) · MMed Clinical Epidemiology (Sydney) · MBBS (Melbourne) · FRACS
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons:
- Research
- Rural
- Trauma
- Upper Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary
- Surgical Oncology
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons FRACS
- University of Sydney MMed
- University of New South Wales MS
- University of Melbourne MBBS
