The University of Western Australia

W/Prof John Charles Hall

Head of Unit/Winthrop Professor
Surgery (Royal Perth Hospital)

Contact details

Address

Surgery (Royal Perth Hospital)
The University of Western Australia (M572)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

9224 0228

Fax

9224 0204

Email

john.hall@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

MB BS MS Melb., DS W.Aust., FRACS

Biography

Winthrop Professor John Hall is a surgeon with clinical interests in general surgery and trauma. He is head of The University of Western Australia’s surgery unit at Royal Perth Hospital and has held National Health and Medical Research Council grants for both clinical and laboratory-based research. W/Professor Hall was the Interim Dean of Education for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the ANZ Journal of Surgery. He has been head of the Division of Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, and Head of Surgery, The University of Western Australia.

Key research

Critical evaluation of the surgical literature: The main emphasis is on the publication of a textbook aimed at surgical trainees and junior surgeons. Its contents are to be based on a review of more than 1300 original articles published in 20 surgical journals which cover a full range of specialty interests. Literature reviews are being performed to document specific issues – and these are being published as original articles, editorials and media reviews within the ANZ Journal of Surgery. Recent manuscripts have addressed the use of comparative statistics, the nature of surgical review articles, the use of minimal, useful differences when estimating sample size, and the rise of ‘RetroPro studies’ – studies that prospectively collect clinical data and then analyze the contents retrospectively. It is anticipated that the book will be published in both paper and electronic formats. Jane Hall is the research assistant on this project.

Publications

Select publications:

Hall, JC & Hall, JL 2008, ‘The emergence of ‘RetroPro Studies’ in the surgical literature’, ANZ J Surg, 78, pp. 41–3.

Platell, C & Hall, JC 2007, ‘Mechanical bowel preparation before colorectal surgery?’, Lancet, 370, pp. 2073–5.

Hall, JC, Willsher, P & Hall, JL 2006, ‘A clinical trial evaluating the use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing non-reconstructive breast surgery’, Br J Surg, 93, pp. 1342–6.

Yao, V, Platell, C & Hall, J 2005, ‘Lavage promotes the production of pro-inflammatory mediators by peritoneal mesothelial cells in an experimental model’, Dis Colon Rectum, 48, pp. 560–6.

Hall, JC 2004, ‘One surgeon’s philosophy of surgical education’, Am J Surg, 187, pp. 486–90.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

MB BS MS Melb., DS W.Aust., FRACS

Memberships

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Current external positions

Editor-in-Chief, ANZ Journal of Surgery

RFCD

FOR 110323, SEO 920118

Research profile

Research profile and publications