Prof Alistair Royse

MBBS, M.D., FRACS, FCSANZ

Contact Details

Melbourne Private
Level 1, 245 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC 3052
9035 4759
0386794445
alistair.royse@heartweb.com

Prof Alistair Royse

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor Alistair Royse is the acting Head of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Director eLearning Technologies at Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne. He is also the co-CEO of the Ultrasound Education Group and Mobile Learning Unit at the University of Melbourne. His cardiothoracic surgery practice includes Coronary Bypass surgery focusing on arterial conduit revascularisation. Professor Royse has a strong interest in total arterial coronary bypass surgery, radial artery use, echocardiography and clinical ultrasound training, epidural analgesia in cardiac surgery, valve repair, and pacemaker implantation. He has been integral in the introduction of the use of arterial coronary bypass grafts and complex arterial reconstructions in Australia.

Expertise

Professor Royse has undertaken research in:

Total arterial coronary bypass surgery
Late radial artery angiography; Late Y graft angiography; Late clinical outcome for arterial coronary surgery
PEARS (Personal external aortic root support)
Use of blood in cardiac surgery (TRICS-III, CLIP); Use of steroids in cardiac surgery (SIRS)
Left atrial occlusion in cardiac surgery (LAAOS-III, LAAOS-III SAFE)
Use of antiplatelet agents post surgery (COMPASS); Use of topical haemostatic patch (EVEREST)
Clinical ultasound utility
Postoperative quality of recovery scoring
Followup sutureless valve (Perceval registry)

Interests

Total arterial coronary bypass surgery
Radial artery use
Y (composite) grafts
Echocardiography training
Clinical ultrasound training
Epidural analgesia in Cardiac Surgery
PEARS (Personal external aortic root support)