ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN MICHAEL SVIGOS AM Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae Current Academic and Clinical Appointments Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia Member of Faculty of Medicine, University of Udayana Bali, Indonesia Senior Visiting Medical Specialist, Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit, Adelaide Women s & Children s Hospital. North Adelaide, South Australia Visiting (Overseas) Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Visiting Senior Lecturer Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Consultant and Specialist Medical Officer (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) Department of Defence, Central Area, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC) Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Women s Health Specialists, 2 nd Floor,77 King William Rd. North Adelaide, South Australia 5006. Telephone: 61.8.8239 2811 ; Fax : 61.8.8239 2727 Email: jsvigos@iprimus.com.au Academic Qualifications 1970 MB; BS (Credit) University of Adelaide 1973 Dip Obst RCOG United Kingdom (London) 1976 MRCOG United Kingdom (London) 1978 FAGO Australia (Melbourne) 1979 FRACOG Australia (Melbourne) 1988 FRCOG United Kingdom (London) 1999 FRANZCOG Australia (Melbourne)
Post Graduate Awards and Prizes 1976 T.G. Wilson Travelling Scholarship in Obstetrics University of Adelaide. South African Council Travelling Scholarship RCOG. 1985 Silver Jubilee Travelling Scholarship, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia 1990 Dr Ida S. Scudder Medal (Vellore 1870 1960), Federation of Obstetrical & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) 1996 Certificate of Bioethics, Curtin University, Western Australia 2006 Inaugural Inductee South Australian Reproductive Medicine Hall of Fame RANZCOG. 2008 President s Medal, RANZCOG The highest award presented to a Fellow by the College. 2010 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) General Division, Australian Honours System For services to Medicine in the fields of Obstetrics, Perinatology and Medical education. 2012, 2013 Recipient of Emeritus Professor Alastair MacLennan AO Citation for Clinical Teaching School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health Faculty of Health Sciences University of Adelaide Recipient of Professor Derek Frewin AO Citation for Clinical Teaching School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Adelaide Past Clinical Appointments 1970 Resident Medical Officer, Royal Adelaide Hospital, S.A.
1971 July 1972 Regimental Medical Officer (National Serviceman) RAAMC July Dec 1972 Senior Resident Medical Officer (Obst). 1973 1975 Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1976 1977 Senior Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. 1977 July 1978 Resident Obstetrician (Staff) 1978 1979 Visiting Medical Specialist (Obst) Modbury Hospital, S.A. 1978 1985 Visiting Medical Specialist (Obst. &Family Planning) 1979 1995 Visiting Medical Specialist (Obst) Flinders Medical Centre, S.A. Clinical Tutor, Dept of Obstetrics &Gynaecology Flinders University, S.A. 1985 1988 Senior Visiting Medical Specialist (Obstetric Unit Head) 1988 1995 Senior Visiting Medical Specialist (Obstetric Unit Head) Queen Victoria Hospital, S.A. 1995 2006 Senior Visiting Medical Specialist (Obstetric Unit Head) Adelaide Women s & Children s Hospital, S.A. Membership of Societies and Professional Organisations Foundation Fellow and Foundation Councillor, RANZCOG Diplomate, Member, Fellow, RCOG National Association of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (NASOG) Medical Insurance Australia Group (MIGA) Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia & New Zealand (SOMANZ) Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (USA) International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (ISPO), [Past President] Asia & Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AOFOG) Pacific Society of Reproductive Health International Federation of Gynaecology & Obstetrics (FIGO) New York Academy of Sciences Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society (AGES) Australian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons (AAVIS) Australian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association (SASMOA) Scientific Publications and Activities Publications Author of over 50 papers in refereed journals (see attachment if required) Principal author of chapters in High Risk Obstetrics Management Options
1 st 4 th Editions. Associate Editor, Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey (USA) 2002 current Editorial Board Member, Bali Medical Journal 2012 current Member of Faculty 1000 Medicine Online Scientific Literature Review Service 2007- current Current manuscript and book reviewer for Aust & NZ Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ANZJOG) and British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG) External Referee, Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group - current Presenter of over 50 papers at National and International scientific meetings Invited visiting lecturer/professor to over 40 departments of Ob/Gyn in selected perinatal centres in USA, India, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K., Indonesia, Greece and Turkey Presenter of women s health issues in local and national press, radio and television Submission of numerous reports on Obstetric and Gynaecological matters in South Australia and Australasia including maternal and perinatal mortality, perinatal care guidelines, drug and alcohol abuse in pregnancy and homebirth. Teaching Regular invited lecturer to local post graduate courses for family practitioners, specialists of multiple disciplines, midwives and midwifery trainees and registrar teaching sessions current Chairman of Weekly W&CH Obstetric Grand Round current Pre MRANZCOG Coaching sessions current Annual teaching of V Year Medical students, University of Adelaide 1978 - current Examiner Member of RANZCOG Board of Examiners 1995 - current External Examiner of Singapore College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2002 2005 External Examiner of Indonesian College of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2007 - current Examiner of medical undergraduates University of Adelaide 1978 current Visiting Examiner of medical undergraduates of Western Australia (1975) and South Africa (1976) RANZCOG Member of SA&NT RANZCOG Regional Committee 1990-1992 Chairman of SA&NT ITP Committee 1995-1999 Member of RANZCOG Expert Witness Register 2006 - current Past Chairman, Training and Accreditation Committee, RANZCOG 2002-2006 Past Chairman, Overseas Trained Specialists & Area of Need Practitioners Assessment Committee, RANZCOG 2002-2006 Past Chairman of Rapid Assessment Project, DOHA, Commonwealth of Aust. 2005 2007 Consultant Advisor to the RANZCOG ITP Reaccreditation Program 2006 current National and International Meetings/Conferences Convenor, PSANZ Annual Conference, Adelaide, S.A. 1990
Member of Organising Committee RACOG Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) Adelaide, 1995 Convenor, ISPO Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, S.A. 2002 Convenor, RANZCOG Training Supervisor Workshops, 2004 2006. Co-Convenor, 7 th Annual Meeting, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine of Indonesia, Bali 2006 Convenor, Joint ANZCA/RANZCOG Scientific Meeting, Calvary Hospital Adelaide, 2008 Member of Organising Committee, RANZCOG Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), Adelaide, 2010 Convenor, Training of the Trainers (TOT) Workshop for Maternal Fetal Medicine Training Program of The Trigonum (Surabaya, Malang, Denpasar), Bali, Indonesia 2010 Co-Convenor of TOT Workshop and MFM Symposium for the 7 Indonesian MFM Centres, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia June 2011 (First CCM) Principal Organiser and Training Supervisor of 2 month rotation through Adelaide (W&CH and Lyell McEwin Hospital) of three Indonesian MFM Trainees of The Trigonum per funding from AusAID -- Oct/Nov 2011, 2012 Member of Organising Committee and Sessional Chairman of Women s and Children s Hospitals Association of Australasia Annual Three Day Conference, Adelaide, November 2011 Co-Convenor of a Combined MFM/High Risk Obstetrics Meeting, Sanglah Hospital, Bali, Indonesia (CCM) April 2012, May 2013, May 2014 Member of Birth Master Class Faculty - Interactive Workshop on Operative Vaginal Delivery, RANZCOG ASM, Canberra, Sept. 2012, Newcastle March 2013, Adelaide Oct. 2013 31st December 2013