Professor William Coman

AMA5

Professor William Coman

Professor William Coman

AMA5

Roles (Current & Past)

  • ENT Registrar, Mater Hospital, Brisbane
  • ENT Registrar, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
  • Senior Registrar, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
  • Consultant ENT Surgeon, No. 1 Military Hospital, Yeronga, Brisbane
  • Consultant ENT Surgeon – ENT Unit, Repatriation Department, Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital, Brisbane
  • Consultant ENT Surgeon – ENT Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
  • Chairman and Clinical Professor – Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgeon, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
  • Professor – Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Foundation – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
  • Visiting Professor – Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tianjin, China
  • Visiting Professor, Cleveland Clinic, Brisbane
  • Honorary Membership, Sth. African Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • Trustee and Board Chairman, Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
  • Trustee and Chairman of the Foundation, Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
  • Visiting Professor – Iranian ENT Head and Neck Society, Tehran University, Iran
  • Emeritus Professor. University of Queensland
  • Member – Medical Board of Queensland (AHPRA), Queensland, Australia
  • Visiting Professor, Tian Jing University, X’lan, China

Qualifications

  • MBBS, University of Queensland, Brisbane
  • F.R.C.S.(Otol), Edinburgh, Scotland
  • F.R.C.S.(Otol), England
  • F.R.A.C.S.(Otol), Australia
  • F.A.C.S., USA
  • MD, University of Queensland, Brisbane
  • F.R.C.S. Hon, England
  • F.A.C.S. Hon, USA

Training, Memberships & Certifications

Publications and Others
  • Text Book Chapters 10
  • Journal Papers 80
  • Research Projects 20
  • Research Grant Funding $30M (in excess of)
  • Scientific presentations
  • Invited International
  • Numerous worldwide presentations including in Germany, Italy, USA, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, NZ, Sweden, South Africa, Iran, Greece, China
  • 2011 – $20M for Queensland Head and Neck Cancer Centre
  • 1999 – $2M GPRWMF Chair in Otolaryngology
  • PHD & Masters Supervisor – 11 successful candidates
Editorial Boards and Journal Referees
  • Member of the Editorial Board for the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology
  • Member of the Editorial Board for the Laryngoscope
  • Member of the Editorial Board for the American Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • Journal referee for the Australian Medical Journal
  • Journal referee for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
Honours and Awards
  • Signum Fidae Award, Nudgee College, Brisbane – For loyalty to the College and Services to Medicine
  • Honorary Membership – Visiting Professor New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Society
  • Cartesian Society (President 1994)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons
  • Overseas Fellow, American Society for Head and Neck Surgery
  • Honorary and Associate Fellow – Triologic Society, American Laryngology, Rhinology & Otology Society
  • Honorary Overseas Fellow, American Laryngological Association, Arizona
  • Visiting Professor – University of Lisbon
  • Member and Honorary Fellow – American Triologic Society
  • Honorary Membership – The Royal Society of Medicine – Section of laryngology and rhinology, London
  • Guest Professor – University of Goettingen, Germany (Invited by Professor Wolfgang Steiner)
  • Sir William Wilde Medal – Irish Otolaryngological Society
  • Patron – Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Nurses Association
  • Visiting Professor – Cleveland Clinic, USA
  • Member of Laryngology Committee – International Federation of Otorhinolarynological Societies
  • Member of the Order of Australia – For services to medical research in the area of Head and Neck Cancer
  • ESR Hughes Award for Services to Surgery, RACS
  • IVO Vellar Medal – St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne
  • William Harkins Medal – St Louis University, USA
  • FRCS Eng Hon
  • Life Member – Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • FACS Hon
  • Gunnar Holmgren Medal – Nordic ENT Society Gothenburg
  • Trustee and Foundation Chair – Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
  • Trustee and Board Chair – Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
  • Honorary Member – German ENT Society
Professional Associations – Memberships and Functions
  • Member – Queensland State Committee – ASOHNS
  • Convenor – Head and Neck Section, Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane
  • Member – Court of Examiners – RACS
  • Executive Member – Head and Neck Group, Member, Board of Otolaryngology, RACS
  • Chairman – Regional Training Committee in Otolaryngology – RACS
  • Chairman, Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
  • Chief Examiner – Otolaryngology – RACS
  • President, ASOHNS
  • Member of the Federal Council R.A.C.S.
  • Convenor, 1st Australian Cadaver Dissection – Course in Head and Neck Surgery (Continued annually to the present time)
  • Upover/Downunder ENT Meeting, Italy
  • Professional Services Review Committee
  • NHMRC Grant Application Approval, Board Member
  • Member of the Board and Committee of Academic Surgical Educators RACS
  • Royal Australia College of Surgeons, England- Honorary Fellowship

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