ASOHNS News

29 May

Best wishes

The RACS Fellowship Clinical/Viva examinations will be held in Brisbane 31 May – 1 June 2025. The Fellowship exam is a summative assessment taken at the end of specialist/specialty training. Years of study and training ... Read more >>>

28 March

ASM 2025

On behalf of ASOHNS , it is my pleasure to iwelcome you to the 75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery to be held at the iconic International ... Read more >>>

24 February

Congratulations

Congratulations to Professor Ray Sacks on his election as RACS’ next Vice President. His leadership alongside Professor Owen Ung as President will undoubtedly contribute to the advancement of the College. Read more >>>

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Order of Australia Medal 2024

Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division

Dr George Patrick Bridger, NSW

For significant service to medicine through otolaryngology head and neck surgery.

Clinical

• Visiting Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Oncology Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, 1970-2006.

• Visiting Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Oncology Unit, Bankstown Hospital, 1970-2006.

Academic

• Conjoint Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, 2002-2007.

• Examiner, University of Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2001.

• Visiting Professor (RACS), Malaysian College of Surgeons meeting in Kuala Lumpur, 1992.

• Visiting Professor, Memorial Hospital New York, 1977.

Australian Society Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

• President, 1997.

• Past Chairman, New South Wales Section.

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

• Fellow / Senior Examiner, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, since 1965.

• Former Member, Surgical Oncology Committee.

• Fellow, since 1995.

Professional Affiliations

• Former Inaugural President, Australia and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society.

• Faculty Member, Vanderbilt University Head and Neck Meeting, Colorado, 17 years.

• Editorial Board Member, Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Journal.

• Co-Organiser, 2nd World Congress on Laryngeal Cancer, Sydney, 1994.

• Guest Speaker, New Zealand Otolaryngological Society, Fiji, 1986.

• Panel Member on Laryngeal Cancer, International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies, Buenos Aires, 1978.

• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England, since 1966.

• Developed operations for septal perforations and hereditary nasal telangiectasia.

• Contributed to over 70 scientific papers.

Awards and Recognition include:

• George Syme Medal, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

• ESR Hughes Award, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2008.

• Doctor of Medical Science (Honoris Causa), University of New South Wales, 1995.

• The Garnet Halloran Award, 1974 (for research in Head and Neck Cancer).

• Bertha Sudholtz Award, University of Adelaide, 1971 (for research in Otolaryngology)

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About Our Company

ASOHNS is the representative organisation for Ear Nose and Throat Head and Neck Surgeons in Australia, and dates from 1950. ASOHNS members are Specialist Surgeons who investigate and treat conditions of the ear, nose, throat and neck.

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