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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2018
Conference Publication
Renal Tumours in Australian Children: Thirty Years of Incidence, Outcome, and Second Primary Malignancy Data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry
Jones, B., Youlden, D., Cundy, T., O'Callaghan, M., Karpelowsky, J., Aitken, J. and McBride, C. (2018). Renal Tumours in Australian Children: Thirty Years of Incidence, Outcome, and Second Primary Malignancy Data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry. 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
How surgeons think about CDH and OA/TOF
McBride, Craig A. (2018). How surgeons think about CDH and OA/TOF. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Respiratory Short Course, Brisbane, Australia, 16 October 2018.
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.
2018
Conference Publication
Cohort series and systematic literature review: intentional self- and peer- inflicted aerosol skin injuries ‘frosties’
Maguire, Christopher, Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig A. (2018). Cohort series and systematic literature review: intentional self- and peer- inflicted aerosol skin injuries ‘frosties’. Australia and New Zealand Burns Association Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Congenital hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic mosaicism for paternal uniparental disomy of all chromosome 11, with the additional finding of pancreatic mosaicism for trisomy 12
Conwell, Louise S., Harroway, James, Williams, Mark, Joy, Christopher, Scurry, Bonnie, Lee, Kevin, McBride, Craig, Choo, Kelvin, Huynh, Tony and Ng, Carolyn G. L. (2018). Congenital hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic mosaicism for paternal uniparental disomy of all chromosome 11, with the additional finding of pancreatic mosaicism for trisomy 12. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meetings, Newcastle, Australia, July 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
The first cut is not the deepest: variability in split-thickness skin grafts harvested using a powered calibrated dermatome
McBride, Craig A., Kempf, Margit and Kimble, Roy M. (2018). The first cut is not the deepest: variability in split-thickness skin grafts harvested using a powered calibrated dermatome. Australia and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 16-19 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Seaweed, sheep’s wool and spider webs: randomised controlled trial of split-thickness skin graft donor site dressings in children’s burns
McBride, Craig A., Kimble, Roy M. and Stockton, Kellie A. (2018). Seaweed, sheep’s wool and spider webs: randomised controlled trial of split-thickness skin graft donor site dressings in children’s burns. Australia and New Zealand Burns Association Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2018.
2017
Journal Article
The treatment of pyloric stenosis: evolution in practice
Taghavi, Kiarash, Powell, Emma, Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig A. (2017). The treatment of pyloric stenosis: evolution in practice. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53 (11), 1105-1110. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13736
2017
Journal Article
Acutely painful scrotum: tips, traps, tricks and truths
McBride, Craig A. and Patel, Bhaveshkumar (2017). Acutely painful scrotum: tips, traps, tricks and truths. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53 (11), 1054-1059. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13766
2017
Journal Article
Innovative dressing and securement of tunneled central venous access devices in pediatrics: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Ullman, Amanda J., Kleidon, Tricia, Gibson, Victoria, McBride, Craig A., Mihala, Gabor, Cooke, Marie and Rickard, Claire M. (2017). Innovative dressing and securement of tunneled central venous access devices in pediatrics: a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 17 (1) 595, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3606-9
2017
Journal Article
Variability in split-thickness skin graft depth when using an air-powered dermatome: a paediatric cohort study
McBride, Craig A., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy M. and Stockton, Kellie (2017). Variability in split-thickness skin graft depth when using an air-powered dermatome: a paediatric cohort study. Burns, 43 (7), 1552-1560. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.02.010
2017
Journal Article
Telehealth in paediatric surgery: accuracy of clinical decisions made by videoconference
Brownlee, Grace L., Caffery, Liam J., McBride, Craig A., Patel, Bhaveshkumar and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). Telehealth in paediatric surgery: accuracy of clinical decisions made by videoconference. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53 (12), 1220-1225. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13599
2017
Journal Article
Less is more: recent evolutions in paediatric surgery
McBride, Craig A. and Patel, Bhaveshkumar (2017). Less is more: recent evolutions in paediatric surgery. Current Pediatrics Reports, 5 (2), 58-63. doi: 10.1007/s40124-017-0127-6
2017
Journal Article
Epidemiology of isolated foot burns in children presenting to a Queensland paediatric burns centre- a two-year study in warmer climate
Ngu, Florence, Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig (2017). Epidemiology of isolated foot burns in children presenting to a Queensland paediatric burns centre- a two-year study in warmer climate. Burns and Trauma, 5 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s41038-017-0070-3
2017
Conference Publication
Frosties: self inflicted cold aerosol burns
Maguire, Christopher, Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig A. (2017). Frosties: self inflicted cold aerosol burns. 17th European Burns Association Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 6-9 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Minimally invasive surgery at DFTB17, don't forget the bubbles
McBride, Craig Antony (2017). Minimally invasive surgery at DFTB17, don't forget the bubbles. DFTB17, Brisbane, Australia, 28-30 August 2017. doi: 10.31440/DFTB.16078
2017
Conference Publication
Isolated foot burns in Queensland Children
Ngu, Florence, Patel, Bhaveshkumar and McBride, Craig A. (2017). Isolated foot burns in Queensland Children. 17th European Burns Association Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 6-9 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI):- molecular and functional studies
Conwell, Louise S., Shyng, Show-Ling, Kandasamy, Balamurugan, Wu, Yi, Mcgown, Ivan, Choo, Kelvin L. and Mcbride, Craig A. (2017). Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI):- molecular and functional studies. 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington, DC, United States, 14 - 17 September 2017. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG.
2017
Conference Publication
Starchy liquids burn children no worse than hot beverage scalds
Lavigne, Jordan, Patel, Bhaveshkumar, Stockton, Kellie A. and McBride, Craig A. (2017). Starchy liquids burn children no worse than hot beverage scalds. 17th European Burns Association Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 6-9 September 2017.
Supervision
Availability
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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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