ProfessorAndrew Holland

Professor Holland has burn injury as one of his key research interests, in collaboration with A/Professor John Harvey. He has introduced and developed the role of Laser Doppler Imaging in the diagnosis and management of burn injuries in children, with his first description of the evaluation of this technology in children one of the top 10 cited articles in the burns literature published since 2000. Professor Holland continues to collaborate with international colleagues in the development of this imaging modality as a tool for the objective evaluation of burn scars.

Burns remain an injury linked to social disadvantage and indigenous status. In conjunction with Professor Rebecca Ivers and several Australian burn surgeons, Professor Holland has been evaluating the barriers to optimal care in this important group of patients. One of the key elements of success of this research has been the inclusion and involvement as researchers of colleagues of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

Long-term neurodevelopmental and functional outcomes in children following surgery remains another research focus of Professor Holland's research, in collaboration with Professor Nadia Badawi AM and Professor Natasha Nassar. This work continues to examine the potential links between early surgery, the associated anaesthesia and later neurodevelopmental outcomes in children, as well as critical linkage evaluation of current datasets to evaluate current surgical treatment models, including hypospadias and undescended testes.

Paediatric trauma remains a major cause of disability and mortality in children, with even small improvements in care likely to have a significant impact for the injured child and their family. Professor Holland has collaborated with Professor Danny Cass, Professor Kate Curtis and A/Professor Rebecca Mitchell to achieve a better understanding of current models of care with a view to developing enhanced trauma care outcomes, especially for those children that have suffered major trauma.