ProfessorJonathan Karpelowsky

Jonathan Karpelowsky is an academic paediatric surgeon at the Children’s hospital Westmead and Professor at the University of Sydney. He undertook both his adult and paediatric surgical training in Cape Town followed by his PhD before being recruited to Sydney in 2010.

His clinical focus is in paediatric surgical oncology and thoracic surgery. He is the principal surgical oncologist and runs a long term follow up clinic for complex surgical thoracic conditions in childhood. His surgical techniques focus on novel minimally invasive surgery and novel techniques for chest wall reconstruction.