Overview
Background
Associate Professor David Cavallucci is an Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgical oncologist. He is a graduate of the two-year ANZHPBA post-fellowship program in HPB surgery as well as the surgical oncology and abdominal transplantation Fellowship at the University of Toronto.
He has a special interest in minimally invasive pancreatic and liver surgery with a broad experience of laparoscopic surgery and developing robotic surgery. Outside of oncology, he manages benign biliary disease including the laparoscopic management of bile duct stones and the surgical management of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Having completed a Masters degree in Biostatistics, he has published on the use of Propensity Scores and novel weighting techniques in observational surgical research and is an editor for HPB Journal. He is active in teaching and maintains a strong interest in clinical and translational research. A/Prof Cavallucci is the Past-President of the Australian and New Zealand Hepatic pancreatic and biliary association (ANZHPBA).
Availability
- Dr David Cavallucci is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Long-term follow-up of biliary complications after adult right-lobe living donor liver transplantation
Kim, Peter T.W., Marquez, Max, Jung, James, Cavallucci, David, Renner, Eberhard L., Cattral, Mark, Greig, Paul D., Mcgilvray, Ian D., Selzner, Markus, Ghanekar, Anand and Grant, David R. (2015). Long-term follow-up of biliary complications after adult right-lobe living donor liver transplantation. Clinical Transplantation, 29 (5), 465-474. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12538
2015
Journal Article
Intercostal and transthoracic trocars enable easier laparoscopic resection of dome liver lesions
Chiow, Adrian K. H., Lewin, Joel, Manoharan, Bavahuna, Cavallucci, David, Bryant, Richard and O'Rourke, Nicholas (2015). Intercostal and transthoracic trocars enable easier laparoscopic resection of dome liver lesions. HPB, 17 (4), 299-303. doi: 10.1111/hpb.12336
2014
Conference Publication
Long Term Incidence and Impact of Biliary Complications after Adult Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Kim, Peter, Marquez, Max, Jung, James, Cavallucci, David, Cattral, Mark, Greig, Paul, McGilvray, Ian, Selzner, Markus, Ghanekar, Anand and Grant, David (2014). Long Term Incidence and Impact of Biliary Complications after Adult Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation. 14th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), Miami, FL United States, 23-26 January 2014. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2013
Journal Article
Planned versus unplanned portal vein resections during pancreaticoduodenectomy for adenocarcinoma
Kim, P. T. W., Wei, A. C., Atenafu, E. G., Cavallucci, D., Cleary, S. P., Moulton, C. -A., Greig, P. D., Gallinger, S., Serra, S. and McGilvray, I. D. (2013). Planned versus unplanned portal vein resections during pancreaticoduodenectomy for adenocarcinoma. British Journal of Surgery, 100 (10), 1349-1356. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9222
2012
Journal Article
Adult esophagogastric junction distensibility during general anesthesia assessed with an endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP®)
Nathanson, Leslie K., Brunott, Nathan and Cavallucci, David (2012). Adult esophagogastric junction distensibility during general anesthesia assessed with an endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP®). Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, 26 (4), 1051-1055. doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1996-3
2012
Conference Publication
Partial versus Sleeve Portal Vein Resection in Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreas Cancer: Morbidity Does Not Trump Margins
Kim, P. T., Wei, A., Black, S. M., Cavallucci, D., Gallinger, S. and McGilvray, I. M. (2012). Partial versus Sleeve Portal Vein Resection in Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreas Cancer: Morbidity Does Not Trump Margins. 65th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society-of-Surgical-Oncology (SSO), Orlando Fl, Mar 21-24, 2012. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
2011
Journal Article
Traumatic abdominal intercostal hernia without diaphragmatic injury
Ryan, Geoffrey and Cavallucci, David (2011). Traumatic abdominal intercostal hernia without diaphragmatic injury. Trauma, 13 (4), 364-367. doi: 10.1177/1460408611413847
2011
Journal Article
On the road to single-site laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: Lessons learned from 60 cases
Koh, Cherry E., Martin, David J., Cavallucci, David J., Becerril-Martinez, Guillermo and Taylor, Craig J. (2011). On the road to single-site laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: Lessons learned from 60 cases. Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, 25 (3), 947-953. doi: 10.1007/s00464-010-1259-8
1998
Conference Publication
Genetic analysis of an indigenous Australian pedigree with NIDDM
Lovelock, PK, Kishimoto-Hashiramoto, M, Kesting, JB, Marczak, M, Cavallucci, DJ, Cardinal, J, Berkholz, JR and Shaw, JTE (1998). Genetic analysis of an indigenous Australian pedigree with NIDDM. NEW YORK: SPRINGER VERLAG.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
New tools for the multi-modal evaluation of pancreatic cancer and its precursor neoplasms.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Smithers
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr David Cavallucci directly for media enquiries about:
- bile duct and gallbladder cancer
- bile duct and gallbladder surgery
- liver cancer
- liver surgery
- pancreas cancer
- pancreas surgery
- robotic surgery
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