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CURRICULUM VITAE of A/Prof. Christopher John Young ADDRESS:Royal Prince Alfred Medical Centre, Suite 4 15 / 100 Carillon Avenue, Newtown, 2042 Sydney, NSW, Australia, Ph: 61+2+9519-7576 (W), Fax: 61+2+9519-1806 (W), Ph: 61+438-248-637 (M) Email: cyoungnsw@aol.com ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: M.B.B.S. (1987) University of Sydney, M.S. Master Of Surgery (2006) University of Sydney, F.R.A.C.S. (Jan 1995) General Surgery, F.A.C.S. (Oct 2014), F.A.S.C.R.S. (June 2017) PRESENT APPOINTMENTS Clinical Associate Professor, Central Clinical School (Surgery), University of Sydney Executive Director of Education, The Institute of Academic Surgery at RPAH, 2015 - Director of Surgical Services (Education and Training), RPA Hospital, 2000 -  Head of Department, Colorectal Unit, RPA Hospital, 2008 – Program Lead, RPAH IAS Peritonectomy Unit, 2016 - Member NHMRC/Cancer Australia Priority-driven collaborative cancer research scheme, Grant Review Committee, 2010 - Member ANZ Training Board In Colorectal Surgery (RACS and CSSANZ), 2013 - Chairman CSSANZ Research Support Committee, 2013 -  Chairman General Surgeons of Australia; Research Sub-committee, 2011 - Deputy-Chairman RACS ANZ Scholarship and Grant Committee (FKA RACS Board Of Surgical Research), 2016 - , Member since 2013. External Assessor NHMRC Project Grants, 2016 -  Senior Visiting Medical Officer, Department Of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Dubbo Base and Dubbo Private Hospitals The appointment at Dubbo is arranged in conjunction with the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP), which is a national program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing under the Rural Health Strategy BOOK Young CJ, Gladman MA. Examination Surgery: A guide to passing the FRACS examination in general surgery. Elsevier, Australia 2013. eISBN: 9780729581486. BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Suen MK, Young CJ. Colonoscopic Stenting. Primer On Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Bourke M, Norton I (Ed): GESA, 2011. 2. Koh CE, Young CJ. Constipation: causes, treatment and prevention: A review. Constipation and irritable bowel syndrome: causes, treatments and prevention. Kiyomizu G, Rin H (Ed): NOVA, 2011. 3. Young CJ. Anterior Resection-Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery. Operative Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus 6th Edition. O’Connell R, Madoff R, Solomon M (Ed): Taylor & Francis, 2015. 4. Young CJ. Left Hemicolectomy-Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery. Operative Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus 6th Edition. O’Connell R, Madoff R, Solomon M (Ed): Taylor & Francis, 2015. 5. Suen MK, Young CJ. Colonoscopic Stenting. Endoscopy Handbook Second Edition 2016. Norton I, Bourke M (Ed): GESA, 2016. PAPERS (2018 Only) 1. Young CJ, Zahid A, Koh CE, Young JM, Byrne CM, Solomon MJ, Rex J, Candido J. A randomised Control trial of four different regimes of biofeedback program in the treatment of faecal incontinence. Colorectal Disease 2018; 20(4): 312-320. PMID: 29053230 doi: 10.1111/codi.13932. 2. Byrne CM, Zahid A, Young JM, Solomon MJ, Young CJ. Gum Chewing Aids Bowel Function Return and Analgesic Requirements After Bowel Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Colorectal Disease 2018; 20(5): 438-448. PMID: 29053219 doi: 10.1111/codi.13930. 3. Young CJ, Assad Z. Randomised Controlled Trial of Colonic Stent Insertion in non-curable large bowel obstruction: A Post-hoc Cost Analysis. Colorectal Disease 2018; 20(4): 288-295. PMID: 29091349 doi: 10.1111/codi.13951. 4. Cheong JY, Keshava A, Whiting P, Young CJ. Effects of intraoperative insufflation with warmed, humidified CO2 during abdominal surgery: a review. Annals of Coloproctology 2018; 34(3): 125-137. PMID: 29991201 doi: 10.3393/ac.2017.09.26. 5. Jones MP, Carroll S, Martin J, Hillman R, Grulich A, O’Connell DL, Young CJ, Poynten M. Management of early anal cancer: Need for local guidelines and standardization. International Journal Of Colorectal Disease 2017; 32(12): 1719-1724. PMID: 29034437 doi: 10.1007/s00384-017-2913-6. 6. Siddiqui J, Zahid A, Hong J, Young CJ. Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines. World J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 9(11): 224-232. PMID: 29225733 doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i11.224. 7. Huang Y, Tang SR, Young CJ. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and anastomotic dehiscence after colorectal surgery: A meta-analysis. Aust NZ J Surg 2018; 88(10): 959-965. PMID: 29164809 doi: 10.1111/ans.14322. [Epub ahead of print] 8. Zahid A, Hong J, Young CJ. Coaching Experts: Applications to Surgeons and Continuing Professional Development. Surgical Innovation 2018; 25(1): 77-80. PMID: 29303063 doi: 10.1177/1553350617751450. 9. Huang Y, Zahid A, Young CJ. Sequestration mucoceles presenting as rectal tumors following stapled hemorrhoidectomy. European Surgery 2018; 50(2): 65-67. PMID: doi: 10.1007/s10353-017-0508-7. 10. Park J, Ng K, Saw R, Thompson JF, Young CJ. Metastatic melanoma to the colon, rectum and anus: a 50-year experience. Ann Surg Oncol 2018; 25(8): 2178-2183. PMID: 29691736 doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6451-4. 11. Toh JWT, Young CJ, Rickard MJ, Keshava A, Stewart P, Whitely I. Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum: 12 year experience in a single tertiary referral center. Aust NZ J Surg 2018; 88(10): E693-E697. PMID: 29984478 doi: 10.1111/ans.14707. 12. Burnett D, Smith SR, Young CJ. The surgical management of pilonidal disease is uncertain because of high recurrence rates. Cureus 2018; 10(5): e2625. PMID: 30027017 doi:10.7759/cureus.2625. 13. Cui RBJ, Ng K, Young CJ. Complications arising from peri-operative anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy in major colorectal and abdominal wall surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2018 Sep 19. PMID: 30239396 doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001213. [Epub ahead of print] 14. Tabassum A, Zahid A, Byrne CM, Young CJ. Development of perianal sepsis index (PASI) quality of life in chronic perianal sepsis. Accepted 09/05/2018 by European Surgery. PMID: doi: 10.1007/s10353-018-05430z. 15. Young CJ. ‘To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.’ (Abraham Maslow). Aust NZ J Surg 2018; 88(9): 816-817. PMID: 30182416 doi: 10.1111/ans.14757. 16. Huang Y, Chua TC, Saw RPM, Young CJ. Discrimination, bullying and harassment in surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Surgery 2018 Jul 3. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4716-5. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 29971462 doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4716-5. 17. Sharp G, Young CJ. Point of care viscoelastic assay devices (rotational thromboelastometry and thromboelastography) a primer for surgeons. Aust NZ J Surg 2018; Sep 25. doi: 10.1111/ans.14836. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30253452 doi: 10.1111/ans.14836. 18. Cheong JY, Lee CS, Young CJ. Hidradenoma Papilliferum: an unusual benign perianal tumour. Accepted 18/07/2018 by BMJ Case Reports. PMID: 30061121 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220354. 19. Newland RC, Chan C, Chapuis PH, Keshava A, Rickard M, Young CJ, Dent OF. Competing risks analysis of the effect of local residual tumor on recurrence and cancer-specific death after resection of colorectal cancer: Implications for staging. Pathology 2018; Aug 24. pii: S0031-3025(18)30258-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.07.003. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30149993 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.07.003 20. De Robles MS, Seyfi D, Zahid A, Young CJ. Karydakis procedure can be effectively performed in the lateral position. Aust NZ J Surg 2018 Sep 21. doi: 10.1111/ans.14844. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30239096 doi: 10.1111/ans.14844. 21. Chapuis PH, Bokey E, Chan C, Keshava A, Rickard MJ, Stewart P, Young CJ, Dent OF. Recurrence and cancer-specific death after adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer. Colorectal Disease 2018 Sep 25. doi: 10.1111/codi.14434. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30253025 doi: 10.1111/codi.14434. 22. Hamilton AER, Young CJ. Surveys Still Teach Vital Non-Technical Lessons in General Surgery. Accepted 30/09/2018 by Aust NZ J Surg. 23. De Robles MS, Bakhtiar A, Young CJ. Obesity is a significant risk factor for ileostomy site incisional hernia following reversal. Accepted 22/10/2018 by Aust NZ J Surg.