
Overview
Background
Professor Craig A McBride PhD, FRACS, FACS is a full-time Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Surgeon at Children's Health Queensland. He is also an educator, a researcher, and a father to two boys. In addition to his public work, he has a private practice at www.betterkids.com.au.
Professor McBride is originally from Aotearoa/New Zealand and worked in three of the four Paediatric Surgical units in that country, before moving to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne for the final two years of his surgical training. Following Fellowship in 2007, he moved to Brisbane and has been here ever since.
He has specialised interest and expertise in thoracic, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, burns and trauma. He is also a member of both the Children's Health Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee and the Clinical Ethics Response Group at Queensland Children's Hospital, as well as being involved in the Queenslannd Children's Critical Incident Panel and the Clinical Incident Subcommittee of the Queensland Paediatric Quality Council.
Craig has published research in many areas related to children's health.
Availability
- Dr Craig McBride is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Human Biology, The University of Auckland
- Bachelor of Medicine Surgery, The University of Auckland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Paediatric, Child and Youth Health, The University of Queensland
- Foreign Fellow, American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- Honorary Academic, Bond University, Bond University
- Honorary Academic, Griffith University, Griffith University
- Honorary Academic, Queen Mary University of London, Queen Mary University of London
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Research interests
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Vascular Access
Vascular access, particularly as it pertains to children and particularly long-term vascular access
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic
Congenital Hyperinsulinism Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Meso-Rex Shunts Choledochal Cysts Registries for rare conditions such as the above
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Incidence and outcomes of neuroblastoma in Australian children: A population-based study (1983-2015)
Youlden, Danny R., Jones, Brendan C., Cundy, Thomas P., Karpelowsky, Jonathan, Aitken, Joanne F. and McBride, Craig A. (2020). Incidence and outcomes of neuroblastoma in Australian children: A population-based study (1983-2015). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (7) jpc.14810, 1046-1052. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14810
2020
Journal Article
Development of a paediatric central venous access device database: a retrospective cohort study of practice evolution and risk factors for device failure
Kleidon, Tricia M., Rickard, Claire M., Schults, Jessica A., Mihala, Gabor, McBride, Craig A., Rudkin, John, Chaseling, Brett and Ullman, Amanda J. (2020). Development of a paediatric central venous access device database: a retrospective cohort study of practice evolution and risk factors for device failure. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (2), 289-297. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14600
2020
Conference Publication
Do caudal blocks influence revision surgery rates following hypospadias repair?
Ngoo, Alexander, Winkle, David, Borzi, Peter, Kimble, Roy, McBride, Craig and Patel, Bhavesh (2020). Do caudal blocks influence revision surgery rates following hypospadias repair?. Asia-Pacific Association of Pediatric Urologists (APAPU) Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 8-10 November 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.05.085
2020
Conference Publication
CHALLENGES TO PROSPECTIVE CONSENT IN AN INTERVENTIONAL CLINICAL TRIAL IN A PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Doyle, Rebecca, Williams, Tara, Schibler, Andreas, McBride, Craig, Forster, Elizabeth and Petsky, Helen (2020). CHALLENGES TO PROSPECTIVE CONSENT IN AN INTERVENTIONAL CLINICAL TRIAL IN A PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.04.015
2020
Conference Publication
Revision surgery rates between high and low volume paediatric surgeons are similar in distal hypospadias
Ngoo, Alexander, Winkle, David, Borzi, Peter, Kimble, Roy, McBride, Craig and Patel, Bhavesh (2020). Revision surgery rates between high and low volume paediatric surgeons are similar in distal hypospadias. Asia-Pacific Association of Pediatric Urologists (APAPU) Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 8-10 November 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.05.084
2020
Conference Publication
Unplanned emergency department presentations in the first 30 days post hypospadias repair – the patient and familial experience of care
Ngoo, Alexander, Winkle, David, Borzi, Peter, McBride, Craig, Kimble, Roy, McBride, Craig and Patel, Bhavesh (2020). Unplanned emergency department presentations in the first 30 days post hypospadias repair – the patient and familial experience of care. Asia-Pacific Association of Pediatric Urologists (APAPU) Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 8-10 November 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.05.082
2019
Conference Publication
Congenital hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic mosaicism for paternal uniparental disomy of all chromosome 11, with the additional funding of pancreatic mosaicism for trisomy 12
Conwell, Louise S., Harraway, James R., Williams, Mark G., Joy, Christopher, Scurry, Bonnie M., Lee, Kevin, McBride, Craig A., Choo, Kelvin, Huynh, Tony, Ng, Carolyn G.L. and Flanagan, Sarah E. (2019). Congenital hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic mosaicism for paternal uniparental disomy of all chromosome 11, with the additional funding of pancreatic mosaicism for trisomy 12. The European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 19-21 September 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Refractory Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome due to Imprinting Region 1 Gain of Methylation: severity discordant to genotype
Conwell, Louise S., McBride, Craig A., Choo, Kelvin , Tadgell, Shawn C., Fuery, Michelle E. and Davies, Janene R. (2019). Refractory Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome due to Imprinting Region 1 Gain of Methylation: severity discordant to genotype. Updates in Diagnosis and Management of Hyperinsulinism and Neonatal Hypoglycemia Conference, Philadelphia, PA United States, 5-6 September 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Congenital hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic mosaicism for paternal uniparental disomy of all chromosome 11, with the additional funding of pancreatic mosaicism for trisomy 12
Conwell, Louise S., Harraway, James R., Williams, Mark G., Joy, Christopher, Scurry, Bonnie M., Lee, Kevin, McBride, Craig A., Choo, Kelvin, Huynh, Tony, Ng, Carolyn G.L. and Flanagan, Sarah E. (2019). Congenital hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic mosaicism for paternal uniparental disomy of all chromosome 11, with the additional funding of pancreatic mosaicism for trisomy 12. Updates in Diagnosis and Management of Hyperinsulinism and Neonatal Hypoglycemia Conference, Philadelphia, PA United States, 5-6 September 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Refractory hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome due to imprinting centre 1 gain of methylation: severity discordant to genotype
Conwell, Louise, McBride, Craig, Choo, Kelvin, Tadgell, Shawn, Fuery, Michelle and Davies, Janene (2019). Refractory hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome due to imprinting centre 1 gain of methylation: severity discordant to genotype. 58th Annual Meeting of the ESPE, Vienna, Austria, 19-21 September 2019. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger.
2019
Conference Publication
The underestimated morbidity of a negative appendicectomy in a paediatric population – comparison of post-operative complications following removal of a normal appendix vs early appenditicis
Campbell, Holly, Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig A. (2019). The underestimated morbidity of a negative appendicectomy in a paediatric population – comparison of post-operative complications following removal of a normal appendix vs early appenditicis. Pacific Association of Paediatric Surgeon 52nd meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand, 10-14 March 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
They swallowed what? The hidden danger of carabiners
Chen, Michelle, Short, Mel M. and McBride, Craig A. (2019). They swallowed what? The hidden danger of carabiners. Pacific Association of Paediatric Surgeons 52nd meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand, 10-14 March 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Prospective randomised controlled trial of Algisite™ M, Cuticerin™, and Sorbact® as donor site dressings in paediatric split-thickness skin grafts
McBride, Craig A., Kimble, Roy M. and Stockton, Kellie A. (2018). Prospective randomised controlled trial of Algisite™ M, Cuticerin™, and Sorbact® as donor site dressings in paediatric split-thickness skin grafts. Burns & Trauma, 6 (1) 33, 33. doi: 10.1186/s41038-018-0135-y
2018
Journal Article
Creating consumer generated health data: interviews and a pilot trial exploring how and why patients engage (Preprint)
Burns, Kara, McBride, Craig A., Patel, Bhaveshkumar, FitzGerald, Gerard, Mathews, Shane and Drennan, Judy (2018). Creating consumer generated health data: interviews and a pilot trial exploring how and why patients engage (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (6) e12367, e12367. doi: 10.2196/12367
2018
Journal Article
Intentional self-inflicted and peer-inflicted aerosol skin injuries called 'frosties' Cohort series and systematic literature review
Maguire, Christopher R., Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig A. (2018). Intentional self-inflicted and peer-inflicted aerosol skin injuries called 'frosties' Cohort series and systematic literature review. Australian Journal of General Practice, 47 (7), 477-482. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-17-4372
2018
Journal Article
Alginate dressings for donor sites of split-thickness skin grafts
Mcbride, Craig A, Patel, Bhaveshkumar, Stockton, Kellie A., Kapoor, Vishal and Kimble, Roy M. (2018). Alginate dressings for donor sites of split-thickness skin grafts. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (6) CD013048. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013048
2018
Journal Article
Does dexmedetomidine given as a premedication or intraoperatively reduce post-hospitalisation behaviour change in children? A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in a tertiary paediatric hospital
Lee-Archer, Paul, McBride, Craig, Paterson, Rebecca, Reade, Michael, Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta and Long, Deborah (2018). Does dexmedetomidine given as a premedication or intraoperatively reduce post-hospitalisation behaviour change in children? A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in a tertiary paediatric hospital. BMJ Open, 8 (4) e019915, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019915
2018
Journal Article
Neurological injuries from skateboards in paediatric and adolescent populations: injury types and severity
Ma, Norman, Mills, Sarah, McBride, Craig, Kimble, Roy and Redmond, Michael (2018). Neurological injuries from skateboards in paediatric and adolescent populations: injury types and severity. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88 (4), 337-340. doi: 10.1111/ans.14288
2018
Conference Publication
National Registry-based Incidence and Outcome Data on Rhabdomyosarcoma in Australian Children: Stable Incidence, Improving Survival, and High Risk of Second Primary Malignancy
Jones, B., Youlden, D., Cundy, T., Karpelowsky, J., Aitken, J. and McBride, C. (2018). National Registry-based Incidence and Outcome Data on Rhabdomyosarcoma in Australian Children: Stable Incidence, Improving Survival, and High Risk of Second Primary Malignancy. 50th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Kyoto, Japan , 16–19 November 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2018
Conference Publication
Groin pathology in children
McBride, Craig A. and Patel, Bhaveshkumar (2018). Groin pathology in children. GP Masterclass, Brisbane, Australia, 13 October 2018.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Craig McBride is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of nitric oxide on inflammation and coagulation in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Antje Blumenthal
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Doctor Philosophy
Multimedia informed consent for paediatric research: a mixed methods exploration of perspectives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Amanda Ullman
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