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Curriculum Vitae

JONATHAN ALEXANDER BURGE

BVSc, BHB, MBChB, FRACS (Plas)

Education

  • Licensure: Australia (AHPRA number: MED0001679388. Provider number: 2399232K) and
  • 1991:BVSc, Massey University
  • 1996:BHB, Auckland School of Medicine
  • 1999:MBChB, Auckland School of Medicine
  • 2010:FRACS (Plas) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • 2012: Member of Australia and New Zealand Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons upon completion of subspecialty training program exam November 2012
  • 2012: Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Auckland University-December 2012. Five year term
  • 2016: Senior Clinical Lecturer University of Melbourne
  • Lecturer for Australasian Craniomaxillofacial Biannual Conference in Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Volunteer Surgeon for mission trips with Interplast and Operation Smile

Work History

  • Year 1: House surgeon Auckland
  • Year 2: Surgical registrar United Kingdom
  • Year 3: Surgical registrar St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne
  • Year 4: Surgical registrar Royal Melbourne
  • Year 5: Surgical registrar Auckland
  • Year 6: Laboratory based research and clinical plastics registrar position Auckland
  • Year 7: Plastics registrar Christchurch
  • Year 8-10: Plastics training program
  • Year 11: Craniomaxillofacial fellowship Wellington
  • Year 12: Cosmetic and breast fellowship with Dr Gilbert, Dr Januszkiewicz & Dr Bartlett
  • Year 12/13: Craniomaxillofacial fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
  • Year 13: Head & Neck fellow AMRITA Hospital, Cochin, India
  • Year 14/15: Senior medial officer in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Visiting medical officer in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Canberra Hospital, ACT.
  • Current appointment: Cleft and Craniofacial and plastic surgeon at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Section Chief of Craniofacial Surgery
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer University of Melbourne

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Fellow
  • Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Craniofacial Care & Research, Toronto, Canada – June 2010 (one year)
  • Supervisor (s): Christopher R. Forrest, MD, MSc, FRCSC and John H. Phillips, MD, MSc, FRCSC
  • Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck Surgery
  • Amrita Hospital, Cochin, Kerala, India – July to November 2011
  • Supervisor: Professor Subramaniam Iyer
  • Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Breast Reconstruction Fellow
  • The New Zealand Institute of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • 243 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand – January 2010 (six months)
  • Supervisors: Dr Stephen Gilbert, Dr Janek Januszkiewicz, Dr Glenn Bartlett
  • Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Fellow, Hutt Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand – 2007-2009 (18 months)
  • Burns Research Fellow: Characterization of Burns Toxin, Auckland School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland – 2003 (one year)
  • Supervisor: Professor Rod Dunbar

Current Appointments

  • Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgeon Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
  • Section chief Craniofacial Surgery Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
  • General adult and paediatric plastic surgery St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Perry Hospital, Mildura Private Hospital and Cotham Private Hospitals
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Melbourne
  • Editor for Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Publications

Published Peer-Review Articles:

Published Abstracts

  • Khechoyan D, Saber N, Burge J, Fattah A, Drake J, Forrest C, Phillips J: The American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 92nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans April 2013 due for presentation. Abstract accepted-Surgical Outcomes in Craniosynostosis Reconstruction-The Use of Prefabricated Templates in Cranial Vault Remodeling
  • Drake J, Saber N, Looi T, Burge J, Phillips J: The American Academy for Neurosurgical Surgery, 74the Annual Meeting, Chatham, Massachusetts, October 2012-Patient-Specific Modeling for Pediatric Craniofacial Reconstruction
  • Burge J A, Saber N, Khechoyan D, Drake J, Phillips J: Computer Assisted Radiology & Surgery Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 27th 2012 – The use of prefabricated templates in cranial vault remodeling – update
  • Burge J A, Phillips J, Forrest C, Saber N, Looi T, Kim P: IPRAS, Vancouver, Canada, May 2010 – The use of prefabricated templates in cranial vault remodeling
  • Burge J A, Phillips J, Forrest C, Saber N, Looi T, Kim P: The Surgical Symposium, Sick Kids, Toronto, April 2010 – The use of prefabricated templates in cranial vault remodeling
  • Burge J A, Bartlett G, Gilbert S, Januszkiewicz: Advanced Plastic Surgery Workshop. Melbourne, February 2011 – Apples vs Pears (Comparing round vs anatomical breast implants) – presented on behalf by Janek Januszkiewicz
  • Burge J A: Annual Scientific Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2007 – Projected study of the incidence of Melan-A positive staining sentinel nodes in melanoma negative patients
  • Burge J A: Annual Scientific Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2007 – Following the fluid management of burns patients admitted to ICU in the first 24 hours of admission
  • Burge J A: Annual Scientific Conference, Perth, Australia, May 2005 – A randomised controlled trial of the therapeutic effects of gastrografin in adhesive small bowel obstruction
  • Burge J A: Professor Rod Dunbar: Annual Scientific Conference, Melbourne, Australia, May 2004 – An in vitro model for interpretation of the systemic response to burns
  • Burge J A: Professor Rod Dunbar: International Society for Burns Injuries Conference, Japan, 2004 – An in vitro model for interpretation of the systemic response to burns
  • Burge J A: Annual Scientific Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, May 2002 – Elucidating the cause for delay in referral of patients with an elevated PSA from general practitioner to urologist

Research

Development of Computer Assisted Design & Computer Assisted Machined Templates for Use in Cranial Vault Remodeling Procedures in CraniosynostosisSupervisor: Associate Professor John Phillips & Professor Chris Forrest, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children Centre for Craniofacial Care & Research, Toronto, Canada

Date of Research: July 2010-ongoing

Laboratory Based Research

Identification & Characterisation of Burn Toxin Supervisor: Professor Rod Dunbar, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Research: December 2003 – December 2004

The Therapeutic Role of Gastrografin in the Treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction

Supervisor: Professor Andrew Hill, Department of General Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Research: December 2002 – December 2003

Education

  • Senior clinical lecturer Melbourne University
  • Senior lecturer (Honorary) in Surgery, Auckland University
  • Completion of +2 Craniomaxillofacial Subspecialty Training
  • Chief coordinator for teaching of medical students in the Auckland and Waikato Schools of Medicine:This role involves coordinating lectures for medical students in the subject of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. It helps expose medical students at an early stage of their medical career to the specialty of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with the aim of creating a more informed group of practitioners at the beginning of their careers in medicine. It involves interactive teaching with the use of real patients to help demonstrate the application of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Supervisor of training for junior trainees, Department of Plastic Surgery, Middlemore Hospital
  • New Zealand Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Trainees Representative:This position involved being the representative for all Plastic & Reconstructive surgical trainees in New Zealand. Tasks included ensuring maximum training benefits to the trainees and providing an easy and open communication path between the registrars and the consultants around New Zealand
  • Coordinated nation wide video teaching program for trainee registrars: This was a weekly session overseen by myself for two years. These sessions allowed trainees coming up to their exams to be tested in a formal setting. Non-trainees were invited to attend also in an observer capacity. This proved very popular with the trainees and non-trainees alike
  • New Zealand Trainee Representative on Board of New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons
  • Arranged the New Zealand Plastic Registrar’s Conference 2008: This was a major undertaking that involved arranging speakers, sponsors and a mock exam for all trainee registrars around the country
  • Provided with the opportunity to operate during an International Craniofacial Symposium at Sick Kids Toronto. Televised live operating session with active live feedback to over 500 online viewers and an auditorium of international craniofacial surgeons present within auditorium at SickKids
  • Closing speaker at The New Zealand Plastic Surgical Nurses Symposium –July 22nd 2012

Honours & Awards

  • Hospital for Sick Children Surgical Research Symposium. Podium presentation – May 2011
  • 2nd placeAn in vitro model for the interpretation of the systemic response to burns-Poster & podium presentation. Melbourne ASC 2003
  • Awarded KCI first prize for best poster presentationAn in vitro model for the interpretation of the systemic response to burns-Poster & podium presentation – Podium presentation. New Zealand Division ASC 2003
  • Awarded Obex first prize for best plastics registrar presentation
  • Awarded certificate of gratitude for assistance in Tidal Wave Disaster Response Papua New Guinea 1998

Clinical & Academic Focus

  • Senior Lecturer (Honorary) in Surgery for University of Auckland-Five year appointment term
  • Completed +2 sub-specialty training in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.
  • Pediatric Cleft and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.
  • Paediatric general plastic surgery including burns
  • Head & neck surgery – ablative & reconstructive
  • Teaching of trainees. Encouragement of non-trainees to take on the specialty of plastic & reconstructive surgery
  • Ongoing research in craniomaxillofacial, head & neck, and general plastic & reconstructive surgery

Personal Interests & Hobbies

  • Guitar, motorcycling, surfing, yoga