Dr Chiara Chadwick

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Dr Chiara Chadwick

Upper Gastrointestinal and General Surgeon, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

Dr Chiara Chadwick is an Upper Gastrointestinal and General Surgeon, specialising in disorders of the stomach and oesophagus as well as metabolic bariatric surgery. She is also accredited to perform Upper GI endoscopy through the Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CCRTGE). Dr Chadwick completed her General Surgical Training through Alfred Health, obtaining her Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2018. Dr Chadwick then undertook a full-time PhD at Monash University, completing her Thesis, “Identifying factors for patient selection to improve health resource utilisation in bariatric surgery within the public health system,” in 2023. During this time, she was also employed as a General Surgery and Oesophagogastric Surgical fellow at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Vic. Dr Chadwick was accepted to the highly competitive Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association (AANZGOSA) post-fellowship training program commencing in 2023. She undertook her 2-year subspecialty post fellowship training at The Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Sydney, NSW and The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, QLD. Dr Chadwick’s research interests focus on public health and health economics in bariatric and metabolic surgery, improving patient outcomes and the efficacy of health system resource use. She is currently employed as a senior research fellow with the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Bariatric Surgery Registry. Her public clinical consultant practice is located at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, attached to the Oesophagogastric and Bariatric Surgery Unit. She has been a Medical School Examiner for Monash University and the University of Qld and a Selection Panellist for the General Surgery Surgical Education and Training Program. BSc, MBBS, FRACS, PhD, FAANZGOSA

GERD: Identifying symptoms and referral pathways

Upper GI surgeon Dr Chiara Chadwick unpacks practical, evidence-based management of GERD in general practice - from recognising red flags and differentiating reflux from dyspepsia, identifying functional heartburn and knowing when to investigate, refer or consider surgery.

GERD: Identifying symptoms and referral pathways

Upper GI surgeon Dr Chiara Chadwick unpacks practical, evidence-based management of GERD in general practice - from recognising red flags and differentiating reflux from dyspepsia, identifying functional heartburn and knowing when to investigate, refer or consider surgery.

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