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Doctor Dixon's professional background

Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor Anthony Joseph Dixon 

 

Occupation:

Melanoma and head and neck skin cancer surgery on referral only    

         

Qualifications:                 

M.B.,B.S.. University of Melbourne 1982

PhD 2008

Fellow Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine 2006

Fellow Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine 1999

Dip RACOG 1986

Certificate of completion Level “B” rural General Surgery 1996

 

Membership / activities:               

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bond University, Gold Coast

Censor and Chief Examiner, Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine

Foundation member of Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine

Member of Australian Medical Association (AMA)

Member of Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA)

Former Victorian Vice President of AMA until 1997

Former Victorian and Australian Vice President of RDAA until 1994

Member of AMA “Skin reference group” – from 1993 until April 2007.

Senior Lecturer (skin cancer) University of Queensland 2005 / 2006

Director of Research, Skin Alert skin cancer clinics, Australia

 

Positions since graduation:

Intern year 1983: Austin Hospital

1984 - 1987

Residency / Registrar training at Bendigo Base Hospital

1984 - 1988

Oculoplastic assisting 2 lists per week

1989 - 1993

Surgical practice in a partnership in Leongatha, Victoria.

Full spectrum of rural surgical workload, with an emphasis on skin cancer management.

1994 -1995

Surgical registrar, Griffith Base Hospital, Griffith NSW.

Resulted in satisfactory completion of training of rural Level “B” Surgery.

Program endorsed by the RACGP, RACS and ACRRM.

1996 – 1997

Surgery as a partner in Leongatha Medical Group. – skin cancer predominating

1998 – 2000

General Surgery as Partner with Naracoorte Medical Centre.

Spectrum included broader General Surgical work & Obstetrics (LUSCS).

Skin Cancer Surgery predominated the elective surgery

2001 – present

Solo practice - full time skin cancer surgery / research / education

 

Publications / Research:

 

February 2009

Smoking and skin cancer surgery - are outcomes worse?1

British Journal of Dermatology

February 2009

Delineating curettage as an adjunct to excision of Basal cell carcinoma: results in 334 cases2

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery

January 2009

Skin surgery to the ear faces the greatest bleeding risk – a prospective study3

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surgery

May 2008

Lets get back to the basics managing melanoma4

British Medical Journal

November 2007

Bleeding complications in skin cancer surgery are associated with warfarin but not aspirin therapy5

British Journal of Surgery

September 2007

Perceptions of skin surgery service, - prospective study6

J. Am Academy Dermatology

August 2006

Randomized clinical trial of the effect of applying ointment to surgical wounds before occlusive dressing7

British Journal of Surgery

June 2006

Prospective study of wound infections in dermatologic surgery in the absence of prophylactic antibiotics8

Dermatologic Surgery

July 2006

Reducing opposed multilobed flaps result in fewer complications than traditional repair techniques when closing medium sized defects on the leg following excision of skin tumour9

Dermatologic Surgery

August 2007

Experimental approaches to skin cancer10

Australian Family Physician

July 2007

Melanoma management in 200711

Australian Family Physician

June 2007

Managing antithrombotics for skin surgery12

Australian Family Physician

May 2007

Treating actinic keratoses with imiquimod13

Australian Family Physician

April 2007

Arc welding and the risk of skin cancer14            

Australian Family Physician

March 2007

Rare skin cancers in General Practice15

Australian Family Physician

February 2007

High risk squamous cell carcinoma16

Australian Family Physician

January 2007   

Vernier callipers in skin surgery17

Journal American Academy Derm

December 2006

Micronodular BCC18

Australian Family Physician

November 2006           

Melanoma with cutaneous secondaries19

Australian Family Physician

October 2006

Managing skin cancer below the knee20

Australian Family Physician

September 2006

Skin cancer in patients with multiple health problems21

Aust Family Physician

August 2006

Dysplastic melanocytic naevus syndrome22

Australian Family Physician

July 2006

One lump or two – infiltrating BCC on the nose23

Australian Family Physician

April 2006

The Multicenter Lymphadenectomy Trial Spells a Halt to Sentinel Node Biopsy24

CML Dermatology

February 2006

Skin cancer clinics in Australia: workload profile and performance indicators from an analysis of billing data25

Med J Aust – Secondary author

January 2006

Skin cancer medicine in primary care: towards an agenda for quality health outcomes26

Med J Aust – Secondary author

August 2005

23 Golden Rules in managing Skin Cancer27

Australian Family Physician

January 2005

Multiple superficial BCCs – Topical Imiquimod Vs curette and cryotherapy28

Australian Family Physician

November 2004

Reducing opposed multilobed flap repair, a new technique for managing medium-sized low-leg defects following skin cancer surgery29

Dermatologic Surgery

August 2004

Ultraviolet radiation from welding and possible risk of skin and ocular malignancy30

Med J Aust

 

Have been involved in teaching skin cancer surgery to medical students and doctors since 1989.

Doctors also attend my practice for preceptorship weeks to experience “hands on” skin cancer management.

Community education and “sun smart” programs to service groups, schools, parent groups, media, etc,.

 

Procedures undertaken include:

§                       Simple skin excisions                   

§                       Punch / shave / excisional / curette and incisional skin biopsies

§                       Random pattern skin flap procedures - a large array of types

§                       Island flap type procedures including

§                       Full thickness excision and repairs of lip, eyelid, ear, nose, cheek

§                       Full thickness skin grafts including punch grafts

§                       Interpolation flaps

§                       Myocutaneous flaps

§                       Supratrochlear (forehead) flap repairs

§                       Lymph node biopsies: - fine needle aspirate

§                       Partial thickness skin grafts          

§                       Margin control surgery

§                       Scar revision including dermabrasion and wound refashion

§                       Cryotherapy

§                       Skin curettage                              

§                       Surgery for all types of skin tumour including malignant melanoma, BCCs and SCCs

§                       Photodynamic therapy

§                       Regional nerve field blocks

Procedures NOT undertaken

Cosmetic procedures are not undertaken. My practice focuses exclusively on treatment of pathological skin lesions. No procedures are undertaken where there is no skin lesion, naevus or pathology present.

Laser therapies are not performed.

 

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Publications in detail:

1.            Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB, Del Mar CB. Prospective study of skin surgery in smokers vs. nonsmokers. Br J Dermatol 2009;160:365-367.

2.            Connelly T, Dixon A. Delineating curettage as an adjunct to excision of Basal cell carcinoma: results in 334 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009;123:59e-60e.

3.            Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB. Skin surgery to the ear risks increased bleeding complications--a prospective study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009;62:123-5.

4.            Dixon A. Sentinel lymph node biopsy: Let's get back to basics in managing melanoma. BMJ 2008;336:1033.

5.            Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB. Bleeding complications in skin cancer surgery are associated with warfarin but not aspirin therapy. Br J Surg 2007;94:1356-60.

6.            Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB. Prospective study of long-term patient perceptions of their skin cancer surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007;57:445-53.

7.            Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB. Randomized clinical trial of the effect of applying ointment to surgical wounds before occlusive dressing. Br J Surg 2006.

8.            Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Askew DA, Wilkinson D. Prospective study of wound infections in dermatologic surgery in the absence of prophylactic antibiotics. Dermatol Surg 2006;32:819-27.

9.            Dixon AJ, Dixon JB. Reducing opposed multilobed flaps results in fewer complications than traditional repair techniques when closing medium-sized defects on the leg after excision of skin tumor. Dermatol Surg 2006;32:935-42.

10.          Dixon A. Check Program. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:583; discussion 583-4.

11.          Dixon A. Managing melanoma in 2007. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36.

12.          Dixon A. Managing bleeding complications in skin surgery. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:435-6.

13.          Dixon A. Treating actinic keratoses with imiquimod. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:341-2.

14.          Dixon A. Arc welding and the risk of cancer. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:255-6.

15.          Dixon A. Rare skin cancers in general practice. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:141-3.

16.          Dixon A. High risk squamous cell carcinoma. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:49-50.

17.          Connelly T, Dixon A. Surgical pearl: Use of digital Vernier calipers for measurement of lesional and excisional dimensions. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007;56:146.

18.          Dixon A. Micronodular basal cell carcinomas. Aust Fam Physician 2006;35:965-6.

19.          Dixon A. Melanoma with cutaneous melanoma secondaries. Aust Fam Physician 2006;35:871-2.

20.          Dixon A. Managing skin cancer below the knee. Aust Fam Physician 2006;35:785-6.

21.          Dixon A. Skin cancer in patients with multiple health problems. Aust Fam Physician 2006;35:717-8.

22.          Dixon A. Dysplastic melanocytic naevus syndrome. Aust Fam Physician 2006;35:601-2.

23.          Dixon A. One lump or two? A case study of infiltrating BCC on the nose. Aust Fam Physician 2006;35:505-6.

24.          Dixon A. The Multicenter Lymphadenectomy Trial Spells a Halt to Sentinel Node Biopsy. CML Dermatology 2006;11:1-5.

25.          Wilkinson D, Askew DA, Dixon A. Skin cancer clinics in Australia: workload profile and performance indicators from an analysis of billing data. Med J Aust 2006;184:162-4.

26.          Wilkinson D, Bourne P, Dixon A, Kitchener S. Skin cancer medicine in primary care: towards an agenda for quality health outcomes. Med J Aust 2006;184:11-2.

27.          Dixon AJ, Hall RS. Managing skin cancer--23 golden rules. Aust Fam Physician 2005;34:669-71.

28.          Dixon AJ. Multiple superficial basal cell carcinomata--topical imiquimod versus curette and cryotherapy. Aust Fam Physician 2005;34:49-52.

29.          Dixon AJ, Dixon MP. Reducing opposed multilobed flap repair, a new technique for managing medium-sized low-leg defects following skin cancer surgery. Dermatol Surg 2004;30:1406-11.

30.          Dixon AJ, Dixon BF. Ultraviolet radiation from welding and possible risk of skin and ocular malignancy. Med J Aust 2004;181:155-7.