Academic Surgery and Research
General Surgery | Thyroid | Parathyroid | Adrenal | Pancreas
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Research Papers PublishedActive in research
Current investigation include translational neuroendocrine tumour epigenetics, rapid clinically relevant hormone assays and the aetio-pathogenesis of pancreatitis.More than 80 published scientific and clinical research papers to explore
Milat, F., Ramchand, S., Herath, M., Gundara, J.S., Harper, S., Farrell, S., Girgis, C., Clifton-Bligh, R., Schneider, H., De Sousa, S., Gill, A.J., Serpell, J., Taubman, K., Christie, J., Carroll, R., Miller, J., Grossmann, M. (2021) Primary hyperparathyroidism in adults – (Part I) assessment and medical management: Position statement of the endocrine society of Australia, the Australian & New Zealand endocrine surgeons, and the Australian & New Zealand bone and mineral society. Clinical Endocrinology; in press.
Miller, J., Gundara, J.S., Harper, S., Herath, M., Ramchand, S., Farrell, S., Serpell, J., Taubman, K., Christie, J., Girgis, C., Schneider, H., Clifton-Bligh, R., Gill, A.J., De Sousa, S., Carroll, R., , Grossmann, M., Milat, F. (2021) Primary hyperparathyroidism in adults – (Part II) surgical management and postoperative follow-up: Position statement of the endocrine society of Australia, the Australian & New Zealand endocrine surgeons, and the Australian & New Zealand bone and mineral society. Clinical Endocrinology; in press.
COVIDSurg Collaborative (2021) Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. British Journal of Surgery; in press.
COVIDSurg Collaborative (2021) Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Oncology; in press.
COVIDSurg Collaborative (2021) Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Colorectal Disease; 23: 732-49.
Son, J., Gundara, J.S. (2021) Splenic cystadenoma; case report and review of the literature. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports; 4:1-2.
Papachristos, A., Cherry, T., Nyandoro, M., Lisewski, D., Stevenson, S., Mercer, P., Subramaniam, S., Sidhu, S.B., Sywak, M.S., Blefari, N.D.A., O’Neill, C.J., Gundara, J.S., Miller, J.A. (2021) Bi-national Review of Phaeochromocytoma Care: Is ICU Admission Always Necessary? World Journal of Surgery; 45(3):790-96.
Tourini, S., Fleming, B., Gundara, J.S. (2021) Value of thyroglobulin and anti-thyroglobulin antibody in the follow-up of thyroid cancer patients treated with hemithyroidectomy; a systematic review. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 91(4):724-29.
COVIDSurg Collaborative (2021) Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19–Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology; 39(1): 66-68.
Tabone, R., Gundara, J.S. (2021) Laparoscopic assisted fenestration of a giant splenic cyst. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 91(1-2):E45-46.
COVIDSurg Collaborative (2020) Delaying Surgery for Patients with a Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection. British Journal of Surgery; 107(12):e601-02.
Dissanayake, B., Burstow, M.J., Jeyakumar, A., Yuide, P.J., Gundara, J., Chua, T.C. (2020). A cohort study of 1241 patient to identify predictors of negative appenidcectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 90(10):1984-90.
Dissanayake, B., Burstow, M.J., Jeyakumar, A., Yuide, P.J., Gundara, J., Chua, T.C. (2020). Operative surgery is rarely required in the acute management of diverticulitis in the modern era. Am Surg.; (in press)
Tabone, R., Burstow, M.J., Vardesh, D., Yuide, P., Gundara, J.S., Chua, T.C. (2020) Anti-lipid therapy and risk factor management for triglyceridaemia induced acute pancreatitis. ANZ Journal of Surgery; in press.
Bhanuka, D., Burstow, M.J., Yuide, P., Gundara, J.S., Chua, T.C. (2020) Early outcomes in emergency ventral hernia repair in a cohort of poorly optimized patients. American Surgeon; (in press).
Nahm, C., Gundara, J.S., Gill, A.J., Samra, J., Hugh, T.J. (2019) Outcomes after resection of hepatocellular adenoma; a single institution experience. ANZ Journal of Surgery; (in press)
Eastment, J., Bloomfield, I., Burstow, M., Gundara, J.S. (2018) A case report of hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting as severe ischaemic colitis. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 89(11):E540-41
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My research reflects my holistic training in the endocrine surgical discipline spanning both adult and paediatric populations and throughout the breadth of disease of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland and pancreas.
Wong, E., Jones, J., Gundara, J.S., Nahm, C., Cho, S., Norton, I., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2017) Minimally invasive necrosectomy versus open necrosectomy approaches in a tertiary hepatopancreatobiliary unit. Journal of Pancreas; 18(5):415-19.
Wang, F., Free, J., Williams, N., Gundara, J.S., Saterkle, R., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2017) Gallbladder mucosal lesions are associated with high biliary amylase irrespective of pancreaticobiliary maljunction. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 88(6):E517-21.
Gundara, J.S., Jamal, K., Kurzawinski, T. (2017) Dictating genomic destiny; epigentic regulation of pancreatic neuroendocrione tumours. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology; 469:85-91
Saterkle, R, Gundara, J.S., Steinfort, B., Maher, R., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2017) Management of recurrent bleeding after pancreatoduodenectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 88(5):E435-39.
Kulkarni, A., Gundara, J.S., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2016) Cholangiocarcunoma following external beam radiotherapy; a report of two cases. Molecular Medicine Reports; 14(1):423-26.
Brown, K., Gundara, J.S., Mittal, A.M. (2016) Acute gastrointestinal manifestation of situs inversus. Hernia; 21(4):649-51.
Petrushnko, W., Gundara, J.S., De Reuver, P.R., O’Grady, G., Samra, J.S., Mittal, A.M. (2016) Systematic review of biomarkers in PDAC. HPB; 18(8):652-63.
DeReuver, P., Gundara, J.S., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S., Mittal, A.M. (2016) Intra-operative measured amylase level predicts pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy. HPB; 18(7):608-14.
Smith, J., Read, M., Hoffman, J., Brown, R., Bradshaw, B., Campbell, C., Cole, T., Dieguez Navas, J., Eatock, F., Gundara, J., Lian, E., McMullan, D., MacDonald, F., Morgan, N., Mulligan, L., Morrison, P.J., Robledo, M., Simpson, M., Smith, V., Stewart, S., Trembath, R., Sidhu, S., Togneri, F., Vialard, L., Wake, N., Wallis, Y., Watkinson, J., Maher, E., McCabe, E., Woodward, E. (2016) Germline ESR2 Mutation Predisposes to Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Causes Inappropriate RET Up-regulation. Human Molecular Genetics; 25(9): 1836-45.
Gundara, J.S., Samra, J.S., Mittal, A.M. (2016) Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma – optimal patient management. Medicine Today; 17(4):14-20.
Lajevardi, S.S., Gundara, J.S., Collins, S.A., Samra, J.S. (2015) Acute gastric rupture in a giant inguinoscrotal henria. J Gastrointest Surg. 19(12):2283-85.
Gundara, J.S., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2015) Is primary tumour volume a better predictor of survival than size alone in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Oncology Letters; 10(2):744-8.
Lee J.C., Zhao, J.T., Gundara J.S., Serpell J., Bach, L.A., Sidhu S.B. (2015) Papillary thyroid cancer-derived exosomes contain miRNA-146b and miRNA-222. Journal of Surgical Research; 196(1):39-48.
Gundara J.S., Zhao J., Gill A.J., Lee J.C., Delbridge L., Robinson B.G., McLean C., Serpell J., Sidhu S.B. (2014)
Noncoding RNA blockade of autophagy is therapeutic in medullary thyroid cancer. Cancer Medicine; 4(2):174-82.
Lee J.C., Gundara J.S., Glover A., Serpell J., Sidhu S.B. (2014) MicroRNA expression profiles in the management of papillary thyroid cancer. Oncologist; 19(11):1141-7.
Glover A.R., Norlén O., Gundara J.S., Morris M., Sidhu S.B. (2014) Use of the Nerve Integrity Monitor during Thyroid Surgery Aids Identification of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve. Annals of Surgical Oncology; 22(6):1768-73.
Alvarado-Bachmann, R., Smith, A., Gundara, J.S., Kuo, S., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2014) The incidene of mismatch repair gene defects in colorectal liver metastases. International Journal of Molecular Medicine; 10(2): 1003-1006.
Kentwell, J., Gundara, J.S., Sidhu, S.B. (2014) Non-coding RNAs in Endocrine Malignancy. The Oncologist; 19;1-10.
Norlen, O., Glover, A.R., Gundara, J.S., Ip, J., Sidhu, S.B. (2014) Best practice for the management of pediatric thyroid cancer. Expert Reviews in Endocrinology and Metabolism; 9(2): 175-182.
Chen, J., Gundara, J.S., Haddad, R., Schiavone, V., Meldrum, C., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2014) Clinicopathological and molecular aspects of foregut gastrointestinal stromal tumours. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 84(1):52-58.
Glover, A.R., Gundara, J.S., Lee, J.C., Norlen, O., Sidhu, S.B. (2013) The pros and cons of prophylactic central neck dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Gland Surgery; 2(4):196-205.
Gundara, J.S., Ip, J.C., Glover, A.G., Samra, J.S. (2013) Sclerosing mesenteritis; a diagnosis worth considering. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 85(4):291-292.
Gundara, J.S., Glover A.R., Sywak, M. (2013) Recurrent hyperaldosteronism following resection of adrenocortical adenoma; an indication for careful radiological and pathological re-evaluation. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 85(4):289-90.
Lee, J.C., Gundara, J.S., Ip, J., Sidhu, S.B. MicroRNA-222 and miRNA-146b are Tissue and Circulating Biomarkers of Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer. (2013) Cancer; 119;(24):4358-65.
Kalogoropoulos, G., Gundara, J.S., Samra, J.S., Hugh, T.J. (2013) Laparoscopic stapled excision of non-parasitic splenic cysts. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 85;(1-2):74-79.
Glover, A.R., Gundara, J.S., Ip, J.C., Lee, J.C., Sywak, M., Delbridge, L., Sidhu, S.B. (2013) Comparative Outcomes of Thermal Sealing Systems with and without Tissue Divider for Total Thyroidectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 84;(5): 383-385.
Glover A.R., Ip J.C., Lee J.C., Gundara J.S. (2013) The clinical importance of the non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. OA Anatomy; 30;1(2):14.
Gundara, J.S., Sidhu, S.B. (2013) Tissue Banking and its Role in Clinical and Biological Advances in Cancer Therapy. Cancer Forum; 37(1):67-70.
Gundara, J.S., Gill, A.J., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2013) Redefining the apical lymph node at right hemicolectomy. European Journal of Surgical Oncology; 39(6):662-665.
Gundara, J.S., Alvarado-Bachmann, R., Williams, N., Gananadha, S., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2013) The clinical impact of early complete pancreatic head devascularisation during pancreatoduodenectomy. American Journal of Surgery; 206(4):518-525.
Gill, P., Coatsworth, N., Gundara, J.S., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. Abdominal Tuberculosis in an Australian Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Review of the Past Two Decades. (2013) World Journal of Surgery; 37(5):984-990.
Kalogoropoulos, G., Gundara, J.S., Samra, J.S., Hugh, T.J. (2013) Laparoscopic stapled excision of non-parasitic splenic cysts. ANZ Journal of Surgery; Vol. 83, Suppl. 1: 62 (abstract).
Glover, A., Gundara, J.S., Ip, J., Sywak, M., Delbridge, L., Sidhu, S.B. (2013) Comparative outcomes of thermal sealing systems with and without tissue divider for total thyroidectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery; Vol. 83, Suppl. 1: 42 (abstract).
Gundara, J.S., Zhao, J., Robinson, B.J., Sywak, M., Delbridge, L., Sidhu, S.B. Microrna-9* targets Atg5 to block autophagy and induce cell death in medullary thyroid carcinoma. ANZ Journal of Surgery; Vol. 83, Suppl. 1: 40 (abstract).
Pozo, K., Castro-Rivera, E., Tan, C., Siegl, V., Plattner, F., Guo, A., Meyer, D., Mettlach, G., Richer, E., Guevara, J., Gundara, J., Ning, L., Tsai, L., Antich, P., Sidhu, S., Chen, H., Nwariaku, F., Pfragner, R., Richardson, J., Bibb, J. The role of Cdk5 in neuroendocrine thyroid cancer. (2012) Cancer Cell; 24;(4):499-511.
Gundara, J.S., Zhao, J., Robinson, B.J., Sidhu, S.B. (2012) Oncophagy; harnessing microRNA regulation of autophagy in cancer therapy. Endocrine Related Cancer; 19(6):281-295.
Gundara, J.S., Zhao, J., Gill, A.J., Delbridge, L., Robinson, B.J., Sidhu, S.B. (2012) Nodal metastasis miRNA expression correlates with primary tumours in MTC. ANZ Journal of Surgery; (Epub ahead of print).
Taylor, A., Gundara, J.S., Wines, M., Samra, J.S. (2012) Perineal small bowel evisceration following blunt abdominal trauma. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 83(12):992-3.
Gundara, J.S., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. Inferior Vena Cava Epithelioid Haemangioendothelioma. (2012) Journal of Vascular Surgery; 1(1):75-77.
Lee, J.C., Gundara, J.S., Ip, J., Sidhu, S.B. (2012) Papillary thyroid cancer in pregnancy – a variant of the disease? Annals of Surgical Oncology; 19(13):4210-6.
Gundara, J.S., Ip, J., Lee, J.C. (2012) An unusually complicated chest infection: colon containing intercostal hernia. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 11(2):851-2.
Williams, N., Gundara, J.S., Lopez, S., Samra, J.S. (2012) Spectrum of disease and use of cholecystolithotomy in gallstone ileus. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International; 11(5):553-7.
Gundara, J.S. (2012) Clinicians space. miRNA Users Newsletter; 2(1):2.
Gundara, J.S., Ip, J., Lee, J.C., Sidhu, S.B. (2012) Escaping the octopus pot: post thyroidectomy Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Thyroid; 22(9):975-6.
Gundara, J.S. (2012) A united states enthusiasm. Surgical News; 13(1):26-28.
Williams, N., Gundara, J.S., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2012) Many faces of pancreaticobiliary reflux. ANZ Journal of Surgery; 82(6):403-7.
Gundara, J.S., Robinson, B.J., Sidhu, S.B. (2011) Evolution of the autophagamiR. Autophagy 7(12):1553-4.
Gundara, J.S., Alvarado-Bachmann, R., Williams, N., Gananadha, S., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. (2011) Multivisceral resection of a large pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours; report of two cases. World Journal of Surgical Oncology; 9: 93-103.
Gundara, J.S., Jancewicz, S. (2011). Spontaneous biliary peritonitis; or delayed bile leak? International Journal of Surgery Case Reports; doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.05.002.
Abraham, D, Jackson, N., Gundara, J.S., Zhao, J., Gill, A.J., Delbridge, L., Robinson, B.J., Sidhu, S.B. (2011) MicroRNA profiling of sporadic and hereditary medullary thyroid cancer identifies predictors of nodal metastasis, prognosis and potential therapeutic targets. Clinical Cancer Research; 17(14): 4772-81.
Gundara, J.S., Alvarado-Bachmann, R., Williams, N., Gananadha, S., Gill, A., Hugh, T.J., Samra, J.S. Multivisceral resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. (2011) HPB; Vol. 13, Suppl. 3: P97 (abstract).
Gundara, J.S., Williams, N., Lopez, S., Samra, J.S. Cholecystolithotomy; a useful technique in gallstone ileus. (2011) HPB; Vol. 13, Suppl. 3: P55 (abstract).
Gundara, J.S., Cengia, L., Lynch C., Cass, DT., Croaker, GDH. (2006) Adrenal size in Hirschsprung’s rats is EDNRB dose dependent. ANZ Journal of Surgery; Vol. 76, Suppl. 1: A48 (abstract).
Gundara, J.S., Zhao, J., Robinson, B.J., Sywak, M., Delbridge, L., Sidhu, S.B. Microrna-9* targets Atg5 to block autophagy and induce cell death in medullary thyroid carcinoma. ANZ Journal of Surgery; Vol. 83, Suppl. 1: 40 (abstract).
Academic Prizes and Scholarships
ENETS Summer School Delegate – Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom (2016)
International Visiting Professorship Award – Association of Academic Surgery (2013)
University of Sydney Cancer Research Network Travel Grant – University of Sydney (2013)
Young Investigator Award – RACS Surgical Research Society 49th Annual Meeting (2012)
Kolling Institute of Medical Research International Travel Award (2012)
Sir Roy McCaughey Surgical Research Fellowship – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2012/13)
Northern Translational Cancer Research Unit Scholarship – Cancer Institute NSW (2012/13)
Kolling Travel Award – Kolling Institute, University of Sydney (2011)
John Buckingham Travelling Scholarship – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2011)
Sydney Medical School / Ramsay Healthcare Scholarship – Northern Clinical School (2011)
Staff Specialist Scholarship – Royal North Shore Hospital (2011)
Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship – University of Sydney (2011)
Best Registrar Teacher – Northern Clinical School – University of Sydney (2008/09)
Douglas Cohen Prize for Paediatric Surgery – University of Sydney (2005)
Graham Wilkinson Prize – top overall student on graduation at Canberra Clinical School; USyd (2005)
Best Abstract – The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons ACT Annual Scientific Meeting (2005)
Contin. Undergrad. Scholarship (awarded to top MedIII student; Canberra Clinical School; 2004)