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Prof

Peter Choong

Hugh Devine Chair Of Surgery
Surgery - St Vincent's Hospital
Joint replacement surgery
sarcoma
bone cancer
Cartilage
Muscle
Nerve
Surgical technique
Robotics
3D printing
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Prof

Peter Choong

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Advanced Biofabrication and Manufacturing FOR 0903
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Peter Choong.

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REDUCING INAPPROPRIATE KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND HOSPITAL BURDEN

2019 - 2023
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THE PRETEND TRIAL: A MIXED METHODS STUDY EVALUATING PREFERENCES, FEASIBILITY, AND COSTS OF PERFORMING SHAM SURGERY TRIALS INVOLVING MAJOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Randomising patients to receive either an 'active' or a 'sham' (pretend) surgery and comparing the outcomes is the best way to test how effe..

2019 - 2021
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THE PRETEND TRIAL: A MIXED METHODS STUDY EVALUATING PREFERENCES, FEASIBILITY, AND COSTS OF PERFORMING SHAM SURGERY TRIALS INVOLVING MAJOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES

2019 - 2021
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DEVELOPING A PREDICTION MODEL FOR TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY FOR PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN GENERAL PRACTICE

2018 - 2021
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3D ADDICTIVE BIO-FABRICATION FACILITY: PRINTING BIOPRINTERS

This project aims to develop bioprinting systems that will provide new insights into fundamental biological processes. The 3D Additive Bio-F..

2018 - 2018
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BIOPEN: ADVANCED LIMB RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME

2018 - 2021
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"It looks good but it feels bad". Understanding ‘failed’ Total Knee Replacement from the perspectives of patients and their surgeons

2017 - 2018
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CLOSING THE EVIDENCE-PRACTICE GAP IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: OPTIMISING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SURGEON FEEDBACK INTERVENTION

Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful surgeries for treating knee arthritis. With an ageing population demand for TKR w..

2017 - 2021
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CLOSING THE EVIDENCE-PRACTICE GAP IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: OPTIMISING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SURGEON FEEDBACK INTERVENTION

Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful surgeries for treating knee arthritis. With an ageing population demand for TKR w..

2017 - 2021
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CLOSING THE EVIDENCE-PRACTICE GAP IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: OPTIMISING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SURGEON FEEDBACK INTERVENTION

Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful surgeries for treating knee arthritis. With an ageing population demand for TKR w..

2017 - 2021
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Projects

Project Types

37

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

2

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Peter Choong.

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Exploiting Inherent Human Motor Behaviour in the Online Personalisation of Human-Prosthetic Interfaces

R Garcia-Rosas, T Yu, D Oetomo, C Manzie, Y Tan, P Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

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The Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery on Total Joint Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Siddharth Rele, Cade Shadbolt, Chris Schilling, Nicholas F Taylor, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  JMIR Research Protocols

BACKGROUND: The number of total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) being performed is increasing worldwide. To match this increasing dema..

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The cost-effectiveness of computer navigation in primary total knee replacement: a scoping review

J Trieu, C Schilling, MM Dowsey, PF Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  EFORT Open Reviews

Despite additional costs associated with the use of computer navigation technology in total knee replacement (TKR), its impact on ..

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Low grade of radiographic osteoarthritis predicts unsatisfactory response of the contralateral knee replacement in two-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty

Sina Babazadeh, Tim D Spelman, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

PURPOSE: It is difficult to counsel patients with bilateral osteoarthritis who are unsatisfied with their first knee replacement a..

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Planned combined onco-plastic (COP) surgical approach improves oncologic outcomes in soft tissue sarcomas

A Brown, B Spazzoli, E Mah, D May, J Chu, T Spelman, P Choong, C Di Bella

Journal article  |  2021  |  European Journal of Surgical Oncology

BACKGROUND: Combined modality of radiotherapy and surgery is the standard of treatment of soft tissue sarcomas (STS). The goal of ..

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Addressing surgical inequity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's universal health care system: a call to action

Penny O'Brien, Samantha Bunzli, Ivan Lin, Dawn Bessarab, Juli Coffin, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to experience health inequity within the Australian health care system. Litt..

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How Do People Communicate about Knee Osteoarthritis? A Discourse Analysis.

Samantha Bunzli, Nicholas Taylor, Penny O'Brien, Michelle Dowsey, Jason Wallis, Peter Choong, Nora Shields

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pain Medicine

OBJECTIVE: To explore the ways in which people talk about knee osteoarthritis and how this may influence engagement in physical ac..

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Control Barrier Functions for Mechanical Systems: Theory and Application to Robotic Grasping

Wenceslao Shaw Cortez, Denny Oetomo, Chris Manzie, Peter Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Control barrier functions have been demonstrated to be a useful method of ensuring constraint satisfaction for a wide class of con..

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Centre-Based Care for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Olivia Imkyeong Jo, Peter FM Choong

Book Chapter  |  2021

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Biopsy

Peter FM Choong

Book Chapter  |  2021

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Clinical Sciences
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Health and Support Services
Expanding Knowledge
Biomedical Engineering
Public Health and Health Services
Other Health
Medical Biotechnology

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

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SVHA Award for Excellence & Reputation
2019

NHMRC Research Excellence Award
2019

NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship
2018

NHMRC Award for Research Excellence
2015

Melbourne Award
2015

Jepson Lecturer, Surgical Research Society
2015

CSIRO Award
2015

AOA Research Excellence Award
2015

Mayo Clinic Mark Coventry Visiting Professor
2008

Chinese University Hong Kong Visiting Professor
2008

RACS John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship
2007

Paul Harris Fellow for Services to the community in the field of Cancer Surgery

Rotary International
2005

Sam Sciacca Foundation Fellowship
2005

Inaugural Award For Leadership by the AOA
2004

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Award for Compassion
2003

Mayo Clinic Ivins Visiting Professor
1996

AOA Ambassadorial Fellow
2017

MAICD - Unknown

2015

NOTINLIST - Not in List

1996

FAOA - Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association

1991

FRACS - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Hugh Devine Chair Of Surgery

Surgery - St Vincent's Hospital

Committee Member

St Vincent’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee

Fellow

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Steering Committee Member

Hallmark Materials Research Initiative Steering Committee, UoM

Education

Member Australian Institute of Company Directors

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Doctor of Medicine

University of Melbourne

Bachelor in Medicine and Bachelor in Surgery

University of Melbourne

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Certificates & Licences

Bachelor of Medicine

University of Melbourne

Awarded: Jan 02, 1984

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Melbourne

Awarded: Jan 02, 1984

Fellow

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Awarded: Jan 01, 1992

Doctor of Medicine

University of Melbourne

Awarded: Jan 01, 1993