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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

In accordance with the Constitution, the affairs of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons are managed by an Executive Committee who:

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1.     Control and manage the business and affairs of the Association;

2.     May, subject to the Rules, Regulations and the Associations Incorporation Act (1981) exercise all such powers and functions as may be exercised by the Association other than those powers and functions that are required by the Rules to be exercised by General Meetings of the members of the Association and;

3.     Subject to the Rules, Regulations and the Associations Incorporation Act (1981) have the power to perform all such acts, matters and things as appear to the Executive Committee to be essential for the proper management of the business and affairs of the Association.


Current Executive Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons Representatives:

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President

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​Immediate Past President and PDSB Representative

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Secretary

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Treasurer

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Chair, Board of Pediatric Surgery

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RACS Presdient

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Younger Fellows Representative

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Trainee Representative

 

Scientific Conveners 2027 

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State Representatives:

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Aotearoa New Zealand

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Australian Capital Territory

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New South Wales

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Queensland

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Victoria and Tasmania

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South Australia

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Western Australia

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Northern Territory

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Executive Officer

Dr Susan Adams
 

Dr Peter Borzi
 

Professor Sebastian King

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Dr Michael Collin

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Dr Aneetha Pasupati

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Dr Phil Morreau

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Dr Kim Aikins

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Dr Helen Buschel
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​Dr Lucy Goddard & Dr Joseph Crameri

 

 

State Representatives:

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Dr Victoria Scott

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Dr Celine Hamid

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Dr Catherine Langusch

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Vacant 

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A/Professor Ram Nataraja

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Dr Chris Kirby

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Dr Parshotam Gera

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Vacant

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Cathy Phillips

Click here for a list of Past executive Committee Members.

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President

Dr Susan Adams
FRACS Phd

NEW SOUTH WALES

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Paediatric Surgeon | Department Paediatric Surgery | Sydney Children’s Hospital, High Street, Randwick 2031

Conjoint Professor | Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine | UNSW Sydney.

Specialties: Paediatric Surgery

Hospital: Sydney Children's Hospital, High Street, Randwick 2031

Boards: NSW Child Death Review Committee; ASMOF NSW Council; ITIM Research and Innovation Committee

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President-Elect

Vacant

Peter Borzi.avif

Immediate Past President
PSFSC Representative

Dr Peter Borzi
FRACS FRCS A/Professor Uni of Qld
QUEENSLAND

 

Specialities: Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology

Hospitals: Queensland

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Secretary

Professor Sebastian King
Phd FRACS
VICTORIA

Specialties: Paediatric Surgery, Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Hospitals: The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria

 

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Treasurer

Dr Michael Collin  
MBBS Hons, FRACS
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Specialties: Paediatric Surgery, Neonatal, Oncological, Liver and Upper gastrointestinal surgery

Hospital: Perth Children's Hospital,  Western Australia

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Chair, Board of Paediatric Surgery

Dr Aneetha Pasupati
FRACS
NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Specialities: 

Hospitals: 

Boards: Chair, Committee of Paediatric Surgery, RACS 

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President
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)

Dr Philip Morreau 
FRACS, RACS President
NEW ZEALAND

Specialities: Paediatric Surgery, Trauma, Paediatric Urology, Paediatric Thoracic Surgery

Hospitals: Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland NZ. Mauranui Clinic Epsom, Auckland NZ

Boards: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

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Younger Fellows Representative 

Dr Kim Aikins
MBBS(Hons), FRACS, BSc(Hons) DipCH
NEW ZEALAND

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Specialties: Paediatric Surgery

Hospital: 

Boards: Deputy Chair, Committee of Paediatric Surgery RACS

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Trainee Representative 
Board of Paediatric Surgery

Dr Helen Buschel

 

Specialties: Paediatric SET Trainee

Hospitals: Queensland Children's Hospital

Boards: 

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State Representative
Aotearoa New Zealand

Dr Victoria Scott 
NEW ZEALAND

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State Representative
Australian Capital Territory

Dr Celine Hamid
FRACS
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

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Specialities: 

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State Representative
New South Wales

Dr Catherine Langusch
FRACS
NEW SOUTH WALES

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State Representative 
Victoria and Tasmania
2021 Scientific Co-Convener

A/Prof Ram Nataraja

MBBS BSc(Hons) GCCS(Hons) GDipSurgEd FRCSEd(Paed.Surg) FFSTEd FRACS(Paeds)

VICTORIA

Specialities: Paediatric Surgery & Simulation-Based Medical Education

Hospitals: Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Boards: Director of Surgical Simulation at MCH, Co-Chair of the MCH Simulation Service, Co-Director of Short Courses at Monash Institute for Health & Clinical Education

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State Representative
Queensland

Vacant

Specialities: 

Hospitals: 

Boards: 

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State Representative
South Australia

Dr Chris Kirby
BMBS, FRCS, FRACS 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Specialties: Paediatric Surgery 

Hospitals: Women's and Children's Hospital SA

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State Representative
Western Australia

Dr Parshotam Gera
FRACS
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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