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kjd@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor Surgery
Department of Surgery
Education
Doctorate
The University of Melbourne
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Graduate Certificate
Moore Theological College
Bachelors Degree
University of Sydney
ORCID

0000-0002-8152-2120

Prof Kate Drummond

Professor Surgery
Department of Surgery

318 Scholarly works
14 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Shape features of white matter tracts associated with post-surgical speech production outcomes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2026.105753
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Perioperative IDH inhibition in treatment-naive IDH-mutant glioma: a pilot trial
    DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03884-4
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Australian genome-wide association study confirms higher female risk for adult glioma associated with variants in the region of CCDC26
    DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac279
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Responding to Need: Technology-Enhanced Brain Cancer Survivorship
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    The Cellular Basis of Synaptic Integration and Modulation in Human Pyramidal Neurons
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Centre of Research Excellence in Neuroimaging
  • 2012

    Journal article

    Glutamate is associated with a higher risk of seizures in patients with gliomas
    DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318266fa89
Kate Drummond

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2015
Distinguished service to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons RACS medal
2013
University of Melbourne awarded Fellowship Melbourne Medical School Academy of Clinical teachers
2011
Victorian Clinical Educator of the Year Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
1999
Fellowship RACS Morson Travelling Fellowship in Neurosurgery

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spinal infection: an evolving clinical and public health challenge
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2026.111949
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Prenatal phthalate mixture exposure increases early childhood internalising problems via maternal oxidative stress
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110237
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Patient-derived organoids and neurospheres recapitulate salient features of primary tumor heterogeneity
    DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf247
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Prenatal and birth factors associated with child autism diagnosis: a birth cohort perspective
    DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04747-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Correction: Prenatal and birth factors associated with child autism diagnosis: a birth cohort perspective (Pediatric Research, (2026), 10.1038/s41390-025-04747-x)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41390-026-04831-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Characterisation of the expression of P2X7 receptor, cancer stem cell markers and immunological mediators in human high-grade gliomas
    DOI: 10.1186/s12868-025-00973-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Identification of Clinical Variation of Interest in Standard of Care Practice in a Statewide Bench Marking Audit of Brain Tumor Patient Care
    DOI: 10.1111/ajco.14197
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Primary Intracranial Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: Systematic Review.
    DOI: 10.12669/pjms.41.13(PINS-NNOS).13472

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