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Email

v.muralidharan@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor of Surgery at Austin Health
Department of Surgery
Education
Masters (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
University of Colombo
ORCID

0000-0001-8247-8937

Prof Vijayaragavan Muralidharan

Professor of Surgery at Austin Health
Department of Surgery

233 Scholarly works
14 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study
    DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00476-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Surgeon Regret and Shared Decision-Making for Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer: A Survey of Australia and New Zealand.
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.70484
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dual inhibition of ACLY and ACSS2 by EVT0185 reduces steatosis, hepatic stellate cell activation, and fibrosis in mouse models of MASH
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.11.015
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Biodegradable Polymeric Sealant Applied to Transected Margin Following Stapled Distal Pancreatectomy Reduces Overall Complication: A Randomised Controlled Trial
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.70419
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Novel Liver-Targeted Therapy in Liver Cancer
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Precision Medicine in Liver Transplantation: Harnessing Graft-Specific Epigenetics to Personalise Immunosuppressive Care.
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    A Personalised Therapeutic Approach for HBV Associated Liver Cancer
Vijayaragavan Muralidharan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2002
Paul McMaster Fellowship in HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation in Birmingham, UK Australia & New Zealand HPB Association
2001
Paul McMaster Fellowship in HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation in Birmingham, UK Australia & New Zealand HPB Association
2000
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Predicting opioid consumption after surgical discharge: a multinational derivation and validation study using a foundation model
    DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01798-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Enables Successful Downstaging and Resection of Borderline Resectable MSI-H/dMMR Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
    DOI: 10.1007/s12029-025-01237-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    SAT-115-YI A novel panel of Methylated DNA markers for hepatocellular carcinoma
    DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(25)01309-1
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Needs assessment of surgical skills of interns: a qualitative study in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.70046
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Pathological response guides adjuvant 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) chemotherapy in surgically resected gastro-oesophageal cancer (SPACE-FLOT): international cohort study
    DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaf056
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Negative Pressure Dressings to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Emergency Laparotomy: The SUNRRISE Randomized Clinical Trial.
    DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.24764

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    BEACON Biobank
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Unlocking the Organ Viability Code – mtDNA, FMN, and EVs in Normothermic Perfusion

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