Voting opens for RACS 2022 elections to council
Fellowship Elected Councillors are elected by all Fellows. Specialty Elected Councillors are elected by the Fellows of the Specialty.
In total, there are seven (7) vacancies as detailed below.
Election for Fellowship Elected Councillors
There are three (3) vacancies in the category of Fellowship Elected Councillor.
All Fellows are asked to vote for the Fellowship Elected Councillors.
Election for Specialty Elected Councillor - Neurosurgery
There is one (1) vacancy in the category of Specialty Elected Councillor - Neurosurgery.
All Neurosurgical Fellows are asked to vote for their Specialty Elected Councillor.
As there was only one candidate nominated for each of the following Specialty Elected positions in Otolaryngology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Urology, no election is required. Consequently, these three (3) positions have been filled.
Candidates are in alphabetical order by last name.
Fellowship elected Councillors
Richard Bradbury
NT
General Surgeon
Rebecca Jack
QLD
Vascular Surgery –
standing for re-election
Ralph Higgins
NSW
Opthamology
Gregory Keogh
NSW
General Surgery

David King
SA
Vascular Surgery
Anantha Ramanathan
NY, USA*
Vascular Surgery
(*Not currently registered with Ahpra or MCNZ)
QLD
General Surgery -
standing for re-election
Specialty elected Councillors
Mark Dexter
NSW
Neurosurgery –
standing for re-election

Mark Sheridan
NSW
Neurosurgery
Candidates are also expected to observe the campaigning during RACS elections guidelines and the RACS social media policy
The current Council members are listed on Council page of the RACS website.
The three-year term of office commences at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 4 May 2023.
For more information, please contact College.President@surgeons.org