Professor Stan Sidhu
Clinical Practice
As an Endocrine (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal) surgeon, Professor Stan Sidhu performs more than 600 elective thyroid, parathyroid, salivary gland, adrenal and salivary operations per year. He is a thyroid surgeon who offers total thyroidectomy for patients with multinodular goitre and Graves’ disease, total thyroidectomy and central and lateral neck dissection for patients with papillary and medullary thyroid cancer, and minimally invasive thyroidectomy for patients with atypical nodules and toxic nodules. All patients undergoing thyroidectomy will routinely have neuro- monitoring of the recurrent and external laryngeal nerves. Currently 1/1000 patients only have permanent voice change following thyroid surgery (published data) due to meticulous technique and advanced neuromonitoring technology. This is a significant advance for singers, teachers, corporate speakers and other voice professionals.
Professor Sidhu performs minimally invasive (keyhole) parathyroidectomy for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and keyhole adrenal surgery utilising either laparoscopic or retroperitoneal endoscopic access for patients with small functional adrenal tumours. Open adrenalectomy and retroperitoneal lymph node surgery is undertaken for adrenal cancers and malignant phaeochromocytoma. Patients with salivary gland tumours are offered parotidectomy and submandibular gland resection plus neck dissection if required.
Professor Sidhu works as a Visiting Medical Officer surgeon at Royal North Shore and Hornsby hospitals.
Education
After obtaining his medical degree with Honours at Sydney University, he completed his General Surgery Fellowship in Sydney and then undertook his International Endocrine Surgery Fellowship in Belfast, Northern Ireland. On return to Sydney, he completed a doctoral thesis examining the molecular genetics of Adrenocortical Tumours. His extensive research and practice has made him a world recognised Academic Endocrine Surgeon (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal specialist). Following the completion of his PhD he was appointed to Royal North Shore and Hornsby Hospitals.
Mentorship
As an eminent endocrine specialist, Professor Sidhu trains and educates medical students and residents. He has also mentored over 40 surgeons as Fellows in Endocrine Surgery, as surgeons obtaining their General Surgery Fellowship and as surgeons undertaking a doctoral thesis in Thyroid and Adrenal molecular biology research.
Research and Publications
Professor Stan Sidhu is a Senior researcher within the Thyroid and Adrenal research group, Cancer Genetics within the Kolling Institute of Medical Research. He is a former holder of a NSW Cancer Institute Clinical Research Fellowship and current holder of a Sydney Medical School Foundation Fellowship. He and his post-doctoral scientists and doctoral students have been successful at obtaining National Health and Medical Research Council, NSW Cancer Institute, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Endeavour Foundation and University of Sydney scholarships and grants.
He has senior or co-authored over 170 original peer reviewed publications in clinical and scientific journals and invited book chapters. He and his trainees have given more than 200 presentations at state, national and international meetings focusing on surgical education, clinical outcomes research and the molecular biology of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal cancer.
Professor Sidhu in the News
Academic Serendipity
Professor Sidhu speaks at Yale University – Read article
Press Release
EnGeneIC begins Phase 1 tailored-EDV trial for advanced solid tumour – Read article
Special Interests and Appointments:
- Professor University of Sydney Endocrine Surgical Unit
- President, Section of Endocrine Surgery Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- President, Australian and New Zealand Endocrine Surgeons
- Council, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- Member, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- Member, American Association of Academic Surgeons
- Charter member, Society of Translational Oncology
- Endocrine Section Editor, The Oncologist
- Editorial Board Member, Annals of Surgery
- Former NSW Cancer Institute Clinical Research Fellow
- Sydney Medical School Foundation Research Fellow
Social
Professor Stan Sidhu is married with 4 children. Stan is not just a thyroid specialist, he is also a cricket enthuasist! He is a Cricket Australia level 2 coach and is immensely proud of his three sons who have all played high level underage cricket and now play NBL1 Basketball and Grade cricket in Sydney alongside their University studies. Furthermore, at the 2023 United Nations conference on the Conventions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York City, Stan's daughter Olivia who has Down Syndrome was invited to attend and presented off the floor at the UN General Assembly, as part of the Australian delegation. Stan is immensely proud of Olivia's work in her role as the Health Ambassador for Down Syndrome Australia.