Mr. Damien Holdaway  M.B. B.S. FRACS (Vasc) FRACS (Gen)

Sub specialty training in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

 The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, focusing on open vascular surgery and management of vascular trauma.

 Frankston and Box Hill Hospitals with the focus on endoluminal aortic stent grafting, carotid stenting and lower leg revascularization.

 Princess Alexander Hospital, Brisbane, the largest vascular unit in Australia with the focus on major vascular trauma, renal transplantation, dialysis access and open aortic surgery.

 The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, further renal transplantation, peripheral endovascular interventions and Paediatric vascular surgery.

Other sub specialty training at the Alfred Hospital in cardiothoracic surgery including heart and lung transplantation. Exposure to cardio pulmonary bypass procedures and great vessel exposure in the chest. Preceding 4 year fellowship in abdominal, breast and cancer surgery including 6 months in Somerset England.

Undergraduate training through the Alfred Hospital.

Medical school done through the University of Melbourne with clinical rotations through the Austin and Repatriation hospitals.

Awarded the Geoffrey Royal prize for top student in surgery for University of Melbourne.

Currently operating at the following hospitals:

 Geelong Public Hospital

 St John of God Hospital, Geelong

 Geelong Private Hospital

 Epworth Melbourne

Currently working in the following Catheter Laboratories:

 Geelong Public Hospital

 St John of God Hospital, Geelong

 St John of God Hospital, Ballarat

Professional Associations:

 Member of the Geelong Vascular Unit, participating in multi disciplinary meetings with the Dept. of Radiology in interventional procedures and dialysis access meetings with the Dept. of Renal Medicine.

 Member of the Melbourne Vascular Surgical Association

 Member of the International Society of Vascular Surgeons

Professional Qualifications:

 MBBS, University of Melbourne

 Royal College of Surgeons, General Surgery

 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Professional Assistants:

 Mr. Matthew Claydon, consultant Vascular Surgeon, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne and Epworth Eastern Hospital, Melbourne.  Matthew Claydon and I collaborate on complex vascular surgical problems.

 Dr Sophie Roberts, General Practitioner.

 Dr Sanjiv Nidu, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, advanced trainee in vascular surgery based at the Geelong Public Hospital.