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mafink@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Principal Fellow
Department of Surgery
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-9684-4691

A/Prof Michael Fink

Honorary Principal Fellow
Department of Surgery

147 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Perioperative Dextran-40 Infusion and Early Allograft Outcomes After Adult Liver Transplantation: An Overlap-Weighted Cohort Study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.083
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Liver Transplantation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: 30 Years of Experience in Australia and New Zealand
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.70664
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effects of massive transfusion (10-20 litres) versus ultramassive transfusion (≥20 litres) on mortality in adult liver transplant recipients: A propensity-score matched study
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349795
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Different Knots, Same Outcome: Evaluating the Role of Surgical Technique on Biliary Anastomotic Strictures After Liver Transplantation
    DOI: 10.1002/wjs.70288
  • 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
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evaluation of human leukocyte antigen histocompatibility and its impact on liver transplant graft outcomes
    DOI: 10.1177/17562848261447157
  • 2019

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Optimising Deceased-Donor Liver Allocation for Transplantation
Michael Fink

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


1997
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
1994
Davis and Geck Prize for research by surgical registrars at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
1992
Best paper on luminal disease by young investigator American Gastroenterological Association
1991
Young investigator award, St Vincent's Hospital research week St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    To Stent or Not to Stent: Is It a Question? Routine Trans-Cystic Stenting Does Not Reduce Biliary Anastomotic Strictures Post-Liver Transplantation
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.70224
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Dextrans as anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents: protocol for a scoping review
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092284
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Ultra-massive fluid transfusion in adult liver transplant recipients: A single center observational study
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325829
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Perfusate hemoglobin during normothermic liver machine perfusion as biomarker of early allograft dysfunction: A pilot study
    DOI: 10.1111/aor.14862

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