John Hunter Hospital

Location: Lookout Road, New Lambton Heights NSW

Description

John Hunter Hospital is the only Major Trauma Service (Level 1 trauma centre) in NSW outside Metropolitan Sydney and it has the largest volume of severely injured patients (676 admissions with ISS >12 in 2020/21) with regularly the lowest mortality (7%) and 34% of the patients admitted to ICU. The trauma service admits 1,400 patients per year under 7 fellowship trained trauma surgeons contributing to the 24/7 trauma specialist roster. Our multidisciplinary service performs a wide range of acute, semi-urgent and elective procedures on injured patients.

No of Fellow Positions

4

Unit Specialty

Colorectal - position via CSSANZ
Upper GI – position via ANZGOSA
Transplant
Trauma

Positions Funded

Yes

Period

12 months

All of these positions run from February to February each calendar year.

Positions Next Available

Transplant - available in 2024
Trauma - available in 2024

Contact Person

Colorectal:
Mr Brian Draganic
P: 02 4921 3000

UGI:
Vanessa Wills
P: 02 4921 3000

Transplant (Renal):
Mr Munish Heer
P: 02 4921 3000

Trauma:
Prof Zsolt Balogh
P: 02 4921 3000

 
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