In This Section

Rural Surgery

The Rural Surgery Section is dedicated to serving the interests of surgeons who practise outside the metropolitan areas of Australia and New Zealand. Its aim is to assist in the provision of surgical care of the highest standard to the people of regional, rural and remote Australia and New Zealand. Membership of the Rural Surgery Section is open to all Fellows with a stake or interest in this area.

Rural Surgery Section Committee 2019/2020

Dr Bridget Clancy

Chair (VIC)

Dr Jacinta Cover

Deputy Chair (WA)

Dr Sarah Coll

Member (Qld), Councillor

Dr Jenny Chambers

Member (NSW), Councillor
Dr David Murray

Member (Tas)

Dr Shehnarz Salindera

Member (NSW)

Mr Sabu Thomas

Member (NT)

Mr Julian Speight

Member (NZ)

Dr John Lengyel

Member (NZ)

Mr Adrian Aitken

Member (Vic)

Mr Quentin Ralph

Member (SA)

Assoc Prof Kerin Fielding

Co-opted (NSW), Councillor

Dr Damian Fry

Co-opted (Qld), Clinical Director, Rural Coach Program

Mr Mahiban Thomas

Rural Representative to Trauma Committee (NT)

Dr Roderick McMurray

RACSTA Representative (WA)

Dr Melinda Van Oosterum (NSW)

Co-opted Member, (NSW)

Mr Brian Kirkby (QLD)

Coopted (Qld), Rural representative, Board in General Surgery, Acting Rural Representative,

 

Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CCRTGE),

 

Rural Representative to the RACS Endoscopy Committee