Summary Of Details
Curricular Vitae Of Dr Marcus P. Carey, MB BS, FRANZCOG, CU.
| Title: | Dr Marcus P. Carey, MB BS, FRANZCOG, CU. |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Country of Birth: | Australian |
| Civil Status: | Married, three children |
| Contact Details: | Suite B, Level 2 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic. 3052 AUSTRALIA |
| Phone: | (03) 83837977 |
| Facsimile: | (03) 93472863 |
| Pager: | (03) 93871000 |
| Qualifications: | MB BS, Melbourne. 1982 FRANZCOG, 1994 Certified Urogynaecologist, 1996 |
| Tertiary Education: | University of Melbourne |
Current Appointments
Director of the Pelvic Floor Centre of Excellence at Epworth.
An Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne Medical School.
Private Practice in Urogynaecology at the Epworth Freemasons Hospital, East Melbourne.
Consultant Urogynaecologist, Urogynaecology and Gynaecology 3 Units at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville.
Undergraduate training at the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital; Specialist training at The Royal Women’s Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women, obtaining FRANZCOG in 1994 and Certificate of Urogynaecology in 1996.
Current Research
Research is aimed towards the development of improved conservative and surgical methods for treating pelvic organ prolapse. The new surgical methods include mesh-free vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.
Medical Experience In Developing Countries
The Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where clinical and urodynamic assessment of women with severe stress incontinence following obstetric fistula repair was undertaken. (Details published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2002, July 828-832). A new operation to manage stress incontinence following obstetric fistula repair was developed. (Details published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2002 May 948-53). Performing and teaching pelvic floor surgery teaching in Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal 2013.
Committee Memberships
Current vice-chair of Urogynaecology Society of Australasia (UGSA). Member of the International Continence Society (ICS) Sacral Neuromodulation consensus panel. Member of RANZCOG research grants committee. Former elected member of the RANZCOG Urogynaecology Subspecialty Committee. Member of the International Urogynaecology Association Scientific Committee and a member of the International Urogynaecology Association Organising Committee 2000-2001. Member of the Medical Services Advisory Committee on Sacral Nerve Neuromodulation, April 2002. A past member of the Federal Government Urogenital Prostheses Advisory Committee.
Professional Affiliations
- Australian Medical Association (AMA). :
- International Urogynecology Association (IUGA).
- Urogynaecology Society of Australasia (UGSA).
- International Continence Society (ICS).
- Australian Gynaecology Endoscopy Society (AGES).
Grants & Awards
2022 Epworth Medical Foundation Innovation Grant of $100,000 for project entitled: Expand and implant autologous fascia lata for female pelvic floor surgery
2021 Audrey Voss Gynaecological Research Grant for study tilted “EXPANDED AUTOLOGOUS FASCIA LATA AUGMENTED ANTERIOR VAGINAL REPAIR: FLAiR STUDY” for $115,000
2020 Perpetual Trustees annual grant round to support a project entitled the Establishment of a Female Pelvic Floor Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Centre for $105,150.
In 1995 awarded the Mayne Nickless Women’s Health Fellowship by RANZCOG to undertake electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry research on detrusor smooth muscle for $45,000.
In 1990 awarded best research presentation by a trainee by RANZCOG.