Board of Paediatric Surgery

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the principal body for the training and education of surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. Accreditation is given by the Australian Medical Council to RACS and standards for education and training are established by RACS.

The Board of Paediatric Surgery has oversight for the conduct of the RACS Surgical Education and Training Program in Paediatric Surgery, reporting to the Board of Surgical Education and Training.

RACS collaborates with the Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons to administer the Surgical Education and Training program.

The Surgical Education and Training (SET) Program in Paediatric Surgery is designed to provide trainees with clinical and operative experience in order to learn special methods of investigation and become competent in techniques related to the discipline. At the conclusion of the SET training program it is expected that trainees will be able to perform as independent practitioners, meeting the requirements of all identified RACS competencies.

Dr Neil Price, Chair (New Zealand)
Dr Sarah Giutronich, Deputy Chair and Elected Member (New South Wales)
Mr Anthony Sparnon, Specialty Elected Councillor  (South Australia)
Mr Askar Kukkady, Elected member (New Zealand)
Dr Bhavesh Patel, Elected Member (Queensland)
Mr Sanjeev Khurana, Elected Member (South Australia)
Mr Michael Nightingale, Elected Member (Victoria)
Dr Elizabeth Whan, Elected Member (Western Australia)
Dr Peter Borzi, SIMG Coordinator (Queensland)
Dr Michael Collin, Younger Fellows Representative, (Western Australia)
Dr Liam Vierboom, Trainee Representative (New Zealand)
Ms Jennifer Chynoweth, Community Representative (New South Wales)
Mr Philip Morreau, Senior Examiner (New Zealand)
Mr Guy Henry, ANZAPS President (New South Wales)
Associate Professor Jonathan Karpelowsky, Co-Opted Member (New South Wales) 

Board meetings
20-21February 2021 (Melbourne)
13 May 2021 (Videoconference) (MTR1)
26-27 June 2021 (Sydney)
12 August 2021 (Videoconference) (ETR1)
November/December TBA  (RATS) 

Annual Scientific Meeting

21-24 October, 2021
Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric  Surgeons (ANZAPS)
Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in Australian and New Zealand (SPANZA)
joint Annual Scientific Meeting 
Hilton, 488 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 

Supervisors meeting 
21-22 March 2020 

Please note:  Meeting format and/or venue may be subject to change due to COVID19  

Board of Paediatric Surgery
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Telephone: +61 3 9276 7416
Email:  paediatric.board@surgeons.org