Dr Ruelan Furtado

Certification

• RACS – Royal Association College of Surgeons
• ANZHPBA – Australian & Aotearoa New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic & Biliary Association
• TSANZ – The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand

Academic Appointments & Teaching Experience

• Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne

Publications

Furtado R, Yoshino O, Muralidharan V, Perini M, Wigmore S. Hepatectomy after bile duct injury: a systematic review. HPB 2021

• High rate of common bile duct stones and postoperative abscess following percutaneous cholecystostomy. Furtado R, Le Page P, Dunn G, Falk GL. Ann Royal College Surg Engl, 2016 98(2):1-5
• Adjuvant Iodine 131 lipiodol after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Furtado RV, Ha L, Clarke S Sandroussi C. J Oncol 2015 (5):1-7
• Massive hiatus hernia complicated by jaundice. Furtado R, D'Netto T, Hook H, Falk GL, Vivian SJ. Journal of surgical case reports, 2015; 7, 1-2
• Medium term durability of giant hiatus hernia repair without mesh. Furtado R, Vivan S, van der Wall J, Falk GL. Ann Royal College Surg Engl 98(7):1-6
• Ultrasound 'gallbladder polyps': a misleading description best rephrased. Vivan SJ, Furtado R, Falk GL. Sonography, 2015; 2, 57-60
• Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis. Furtado R, Beasley W, Falk GL, Joseph D. ANZ J Surg 2015; 85(6), 491-2
• Durability of giant hiatus hernia repair in 455 patients over 20 years. Le Page P, Furtado R, Hayward M, Law S, Tan A, Vivian SJ, Van der Wall H, Falk GL. Ann Royal College Surg Engl 2015; 4; 97(3). Presented at 2013 ANZGOSA conference
• Small bowel obstruction in the virgin abdomen: The need for mandatory laparotomy explored, Beardsley C, Furtado R, Mosse C, Gananadha S, Fergusson J, Jeans P, Beenen E. Am J Surg 2014, 208(2)
• Oesophageal haematoma masquerading as cardiac ischaemia. Furtado R, Beasley W, Mastrocostas K, Falk GL. ANZ J Surg 2014 ; 84 (5)
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of adjuvant I-131 lipiodol after excision of hepatocellular carcinoma. Furtado R, Crawford M, Sandroussi C. 2014; 21(8). Presented at 2013 ANZHPBA conference
• 'Pantaloon' diaphragmatic hernia masquerading as paraoesophageal hiatal hernia. Furtado R, Le Page P, Falk GL. ANZ J Surg 2012; 83 (12): 994-5

Conference Presentations

Invited Presentation

• 2020 - IHPBA video presentation - iliac allograft for SMV/PV reconstruction after extended pancreaticoduodenectomy
• 2019 - ILLS ePoster - laparoscopic right sided diaphragmatic hernia repair
• 2017 ANZHPBA poster - Chromogranin A does not predict survival in an Australian pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour cohort
• 2016 ANZHPBA posters - Do perineural invasion and lymphovascular invasion have an effect on survival after Whipple’s procedure for PDAC?
• 2016 ANZHPBA poster - Retrospective data collection of 3 hospitals performing portal vein embolisation in Western Australia
• 2016 ANZHPBA poster - Outcomes of emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Fremantle Hospital
• 2016 UK UGI poster - Does age and neoadjuvant therapy affect survival in oesophagectomy with lymphadenectomy?
• 2013 ANZHPBA podium presentation - Meta-analysis of adjuvant iodine-131 lipiodol as adjuvant treatment after liver resection

Academic Records

BSc MBBS (Hons class 1) (UNSW) 2007 - University of New South Wales

• 2002 – Staff Prize in Physiology 1
• 2003 – The Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists Prize
• 2003 -The Jane Skillen Prize in Anatomy
• 2003 - The FC Courtice Prize in Physiology
• 2007 – First class honours in medicine

FRACS 2015

M Phil (University of Sydney), 2020

• Adjuvant treatment after excision of HCC

Currently undertaking Masters in Public Health (University of Melbourne)