Gillian Dunlop is a well-known senior Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon with nearly 30 years experience in rhinoseptoplasty, otoplasty (ear pinning) and general paediatric ENT surgery.

Gillian is one of the 6 Dunlop siblings from Newcastle who went on to study Medicine at the University of Sydney (1970 to 1989). In 1909 her grandmother was one of the first female graduates in Medicine from the University of Melbourne.

After graduating in 1988, Gillian initially worked at Royal North Shore Hospital. As the recipient of many scholarships , she then joined the Australian Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery training scheme as the 2^nd ever female candidate (NSW).

Her post graduate training in rhinoseptoplasty and sinus surgery was conducted in London with Dame Valerie Lund and Dr Ian Mackay (ENT Surgeon to the Royal Family).

Gillian returned to Australia in 1997 setting up her practice from scratch opposite the Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga. She also works at Hunters Hill Private Hospital.

She has received many accolades in her career but the most remarkable are:

1. Receiving the Graham Coupland Medal from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2018.
2. Delivering the Keynote Address to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2023.

Qualifications:

Fellow (ENT) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 1996. MB BS (Hons) University of Sydney, 1988. BSc (Med) Pass with Distinction, University of Sydney, 1985.

Current Appointments:

Executive Secretary, Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (2021 – )
Sydney Adventist Hospital. Hunters Hill Private Hospital.

Past Appointments:

International Rhinologic Society Congress Committee 2005. Executive Treasurer, Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (1999-2005)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Hospital, Ryde Hospital.

Professional Associations:

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Australian Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery – Executive Treasurer (1999-2005), current Executive Secretary. Australian Medical Association.

Publications:

1. Dunlop G “Bronzino and the Evolution of a Portrait, Barbara Williams” JAMA Facial Plast Surg (2014) 16, 4: 237-239.
2. Dunlop G “ The 11th Congress of the International Rhinologic Society combined with the 55th Australian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting” ENT News (2006) 14;6:24
3. Dunlop G “Management of patients with rhinitis” Mod. Med. (2003) 5; 41-46
4. Dunlop G “Management of patients with rhinitis” Med. Today (2001) 2, 10:61-67
5. Dunlop GM, Scadding G and Lund V: “The effect of functional endoscopic sinus surgery on asthma management in patients with chronic sinusitis, nasal polyposis and asthma” (1999) 13, 4:261-265
6. Dunlop G “Latest Advances in Nose Corrections” Aust. Cosmetic Surg(1999) 7;63
7. Dunlop G: “The pathogenesis and investigation of sinusitis”. Aust. Endodontic J. (1999) 25, 1:39
8. Mendelsohn M and Dunlop G: “Goretex augmentation grafting in rhinoplasty – is it safe?” J. Otolaryngol. (1998) 27, 6:337-341
9. Dunlop GM and Carter PR: “Surgical intervention for Drooling”. Aust. J. Otolaryngol. (1997) 2,5:475-477
10. Dunlop GM: “Foreign bodies in the paediatric upper aerodigestive tract” Aust. J. Otolaryng. (1995) 2,2:162-164
11. Dunlop GM: “A study of the relative frequency and importance of gastrointestinal symptoms and weakness in patients with far advanced cancer”. Palliative Medicine (1989) 4:37-43
12. Dunlop GM and McCredie J: “Thalidomide, tibial nerves and the threshold concept”. “Regeneration and Development – the Proceedings of the 6th International Marcus Singer symposium” eds S Inoue et al Okada Printing and Publishing Co (1988) 233-250

Awards:

1. Gene Tardy Scholar, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2023)
2. Graham Coupland Medal – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2018)
3. International prize for best student research paper by British Journal of Palliative Medicine (1989)
4. Postgraduate Committee in Medicine – Sydney Tapping Bequest (1987) travel grant and living allowance for “A study of the relative frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms and weakness in patients with far advanced cancer” London, UK

Projects:

Patent: A surgical device to improve safety during tonsillectomy. Patent granted – USA, UK, Australia and Canada. Garnett Passe Grants-in-Aid (2000) Investigation of Allergic Rhinitis