Wendy Brown graduated from Medicine with first class honours in 1992 (Monash University). She went on to complete specialist training as a General Surgeon through the Alfred Hospital. She attained her fellowship from the Royal Australasian College in 2002 and completed a year of post-fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic and Upper GI surgery at the Princess Alexandria Hospital.
During her training she undertook a PhD from 1997-1999 and the degree was awarded in 2001. Her thesis explored the Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer in a rodent model, focusing on the effect of NSAIDs and more selective COX inhibitors on tumour development.
Since completing her surgical training she has obtained a clinical appointment as a Visiting Medical Officer in Upper GI and General Surgery at the Alfred Hospital. She was promoted to Associate Professor by Monash University in 2008, and is also the Director of the Centre for Obesity Research and Education.
She is an examiner and assessor of the Australian Medical Council, serving on the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons court of examiners and the Board in Physiology. She is on the board of the Australian and New Zealand Gastroesophageal Society and is President of the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Experience
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2003–presentDirector, Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE)
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2003–presentAssociate Professor, Department of Surgery, Monash University
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2003–presentVisiting Medical Officer, Upper Gastrointestinal/Professorial Unit, Alfred Hospital
Education
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2008American College of Surgeons, Fellow
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2002Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Fellow
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2001Monash University, PhD
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1992Monash University, MBBS (hons)
Publications
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2011Changes in Satiety, Supra- and Infraband Transit, and Gastric Emptying Following LAGB, Obesity Surgery
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2010Does Pregnancy Increase the Need for Revisional Surgery After LAGB?, Obesity Surgery
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2010Effects of Adjustable Gastric Bands on Gastric Emptying, Supra- and Infraband Transit and Satiety, Obesity Surgery
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2010Operationstechnik von Wendy A. Brown und Andrew I. Smith (Australien)., Adipositas-chirurgie: Verfahren, Varianten und Komplikationen.
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2010Predicting Outcomes of Intermediate Term Complications and Revisional Surgery Following LAGB, Obesity Surgery
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2010Pro-inflammatory CD11c+CD206+ adipose tissue macrophages are associated with insulin resistance, Diabetes
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2010Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in severely obese adolescents: a randomized trial. , JAMA
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2010Outcomes, Satiety, and Adverse Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms Following LAGB, Obesity Surgery
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2010Mechanisms of Bolus Clearance in Patients with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Bands., Obesity Surgery
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2010Criteria for assessing esophageal motility in LAGB patients, Obesity Surgery
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2009Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: Effects, side effects and challenges., Australian Family Physcian
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2009Pathophysiology of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Bands, Obesity Surgery
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2009Effects of Gastric Band Adjustments on Intraluminal Pressure., Obesity Surgery
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2009The effect of laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands on esophageal motility and the OG junction, Obesity Surgery
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2009Medium-term outcome of fundoplication after lung transplantation., Diseases of the Oesophagus
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2009A Rodent Model of Adjustable Gastric Band Surgery, Obesity Surgery
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2008Small Bowel Obstruction creates a Closed Loop in patients with a LAGB, Obesity Surgery
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2008Assessing the acute abdomen in the bariatric patient: a need for improvement, Obesity Surgery
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2008Symmetrical Pouch Dilatation After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Obesity Surgery
Research Areas
- Surgery (110323)
- Gastroenterology And Hepatology (110307)
- Melbourne, Australia
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