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 Michael Collin, Younger Fellows Representative, (Western Australia)
Dr Aneetha Pasupati, Trainee Representative (Queensland)
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
21-23 February 2020 (Melbourne)
11 May 2020 (Melbourne)
26-28 June 2020 (Sydney)
20 August 2020 (Teleconference)

Supervisors meeting 
21-22 March 2020 (Brisbane)

ANZAPS Annual Scientific Meeting
11-15 May 2020 (Melbourne)

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