Rate My Professor Jillian Orford

Dr. Jillian Orford is a consultant paediatric surgeon offering medical services at Perth Children's Hospital, Midland Public Hospital, and multiple private hospitals in Perth, Western Australia. She earned her medical degree from the University of Western Australia in 1985, a PhD, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Health from Curtin University. Early in her career, she served as a medical professional in the Department of Academic Surgery at Children's Hospital at Westmead from January 1996 to June 2000. Orford is actively engaged in teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates, with a focus on evidence-based best practice and quality assurance in medicine. Her expertise spans areas such as telehealth, medicolegal aspects of surgery, congenital anomalies, antenatal counseling, inguinal and umbilical hernias, infantile hydroceles, circumcision, undescended testes, and trauma.

Orford's research specializations and academic interests in paediatric surgery include oesophageal atresia, urinary bladder augmentation, fetal bowel outcomes, bicycle handlebar injuries, primary sternal osteomyelitis, cystic hygromas, and tissue glue applications in surgery. Current clinical research examines the efficacy of health literacy programs prior to bariatric surgery for adolescent obesity, as well as the role of digital health platforms in raising awareness of chronic preventable diseases and enhancing access to healthcare services. Notable publications include 'Advances in the treatment of oesophageal atresia over three decades: the 1970s and the 1990s' (2004), 'Bicycle handlebar injuries in Western Australia: from imprints to abdominal wall hernias' (2008), 'Bleomycin therapy for cystic hygroma' (1995), 'Dilated and Echogenic Fetal Bowel and Postnatal Outcomes: A Surgical Perspective. Case Series and Literature Review' (2010), 'A prospective comparison of tissue glue versus sutures for circumcision' (2003), 'Laryngotracheoplasty as an alternative to tracheostomy in infants under six months of age' (2009), 'Primary sternal osteomyelitis: a case series and review of the literature' (2005), 'Oesophageal atresia in twins' (2000), and 'Scar formation after breast-conserving surgery for cancer' (1993). Her skills encompass evidence-based medicine, laparoscopic surgery, medical education, quality improvement, healthcare quality, abdominal surgery, surgical oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, clinical studies, and quality management.