Assoc Prof Gavin Wright

Overview

A/Prof Wright is a specialist Thoracic surgeon in Melbourne who has speciifc expertise in minimally invasive (keyhole) and robotic surgery of the chest. This includes lung resections, thymectomy, oesophageal resection and many other chest procedures.

  • University of Melbourne Medical School (1983-5)
  • St Vincent's Hospital Clinical School (M.B.B.S.1988)
  • General Surgery Program (1994-97) FRACS
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Program (1998-2000) FRACS
  • PhD in molecular Biology of Lung Adenocarcinoma (2015)
  • Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital
  • Director of Surgical Oncology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
  • Research Lead for Lung Cancer, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Speciality
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Areas of Practice
  • Thoracic
Professional Associations
  • Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
  • NRG
  • ALTG
  • General Thoracic Surgical Club
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • CTSNet
Professional Qualifications
  • University of Melbourne
Photo of Surgeon
Consulting Rooms & Hospitals
Suite 1-2 / 5th Floor 55 Victoria Parade, FITZROY, VIC, 3065, AustraliaF: +61 3 9417 1694E: Gavin.Wright@svhm.org.au