Dr Simon Grodski

Current Appointments

• Public Hospital appointments
  
  The Alfred Hospital- St. Kilda Rd. Melbourne
  Southern Health- Dandenong Hospital David St. Dandenong

• Private Hospital Accreditation
  Cabrini Hospital- Malvern
  Cabrini Hospital- Brighton
  The Avenue Private Hospital- Windsor
  The Valley Private Hospital- Mulgrave

• Academic appointments
  Monash University Endocrine Surgery Unit,
  Honorary Senior Lecture, Monash University Department of Surgery.

Education and Clinical Experience

Qualifications

Prizes

• TS Reeve AES Prize 2006 – Best presentation by trainee, Endocrine Section RACS ASC, Sydney 2006
• Finalist, Sir Edward Hughes Memorial Clinical Research Prize in Surgery, October 2005
• Runner up, D.S. Rosengarten Surgical Research Prize, The Alfred Hospital. November 2001
• Prize for medicine and research project. 1995 - 4th year medicine, Monash University

Member

• ANZ Endocrine Surgeons
• International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
• International Surgical Society
• Monash University Department of Surgery
• Monash University Endocrine Surgery Unit

Publications

Moreira A, Forrest E, Lee JC, Paul E, Yeung M, Grodski S, Serpell JW. Investigation of Recurrent Laryngeal Palsy Rates for Potential Associations During Thyroidectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery. July 2020

Stewart R, Leang YJ, Bhatt CR, Grodski S, Serpell J, Lee JC. Quantifying the differences in surgical management of patients with definitive and indeterminate thyroid nodule cytology. Eur J Surg Onc. 2020. 46(2): 252-7

Adhami M, Michail P, Rao A, Bhatt CR, Grodski S, Serpell J, Lee JC. Anti-thyroid antibodies and TSH as potential markers of thyroid carcinoma and aggressive behavior in patients with indeterminate fine needle aspiration cytology. World J Surg, 2019

Lam KJ, Grodski S. A rare case of idiopathic adrenal haematoma. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2020. 90(5): 921-2

Maher DI, Goare S, Forrest E, Grodski S, Serpell JW, Lee JC. Routine Pre-operative Laryngoscopy for Thyroid Surgery is not Necessary Without Risk Factors. Thyroid 2019. 29(11): 1646-52

Narasimhan V, Grodski S. Rare finding of a fourth branchial cleft anomaly. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2018. 88(12): E853-4.

Britto MM, Kang M, Hong JT, Goare S, Pham A, Grodski S. A case of an incidental primary adrenal lymphoma in a patient with newly dignosed HIV. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2019. 89(3): E106-8

Lee JC, Chang P, Grodski S, Yeung M, Johnson W, Serpell J. Temporal analysis of thyroid cancer management in a Melbourne tertiary centre. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2019. 89(1-2): 38-42

Maher DI, Williams E, Grodski S, Serpell JW, Lee JC. Adrenal incidentaloma follow-up is influenced by patient, radiologic, and medical provider factors: A review of 804 cases. Surgery 2018. 164(6): 1360-5

Heggie K, Yeung M, Grodski S, Lee J, Serpell J. Total thyroidectomy for pressure symptoms in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2018. 88(4): 359-62

Glick R, Chang P, Michail P, Serpell JW, Grodski S, Lee JC. Body weight change is unpredictable after total thyroidectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2018. 88(3): 162-6

Preece J, Grodski S, Yeung M, Bailey M, Serpell J. Thyrotoxicosis does not protect against incidental papillary thyroid cancer. Surgery 2014. 156(5): 1153-6

Alter M, Peake B, Grodski S, Weinberg L. Massive haemoptysis from a bougie intubating catheter in a patient with endobronchial sarcoid. BMJ Case Reports. 2016 Jun 14.

Suter KJL, Johnson W, Yeung M, Serpell J, Lee JC, Grodski S. Surgery for parathyroid microadenomas: Patient charecteristics, localization success and operative cures. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2018. 88(1-2). E21-4

Lee JC, Grodski S, Yeung M, Serpell J. Response to the letter to the editor regarding “Quantitative study of voice dysfunction after thyroidectomy”. Surgery 2017. 162(3):692-3

Lee JC, Breen D, Scott A, Grodski S, Yeung M, Johnson W, Serpell J. Quantitative study of voice dysfunction after thyroidectomy. Surgery 2016. 160(6): 1576-81

Wong SL, Grodski S, Yeung MJ, Serpell JW. Anti-thyroid antibodies as a predictor of thyroid cancer. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2015. 85(11): 849-53

Norlen O, Wang KC, Tay YK, Johnson WR, Grodski S, Yeung M, Serpell J, Sidhu S, Sywak M, Delbridge L. No need to abandon focused parathyroidectomy: a multicenter study of long-term outcome after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism. Annals of Surgery 2015. 261(5): 991-6

Serpell JW, Lee JC, Yeung MJ, Grodski S, Johnson W, Bailey M. Differential Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy Rates After Thyroidectomy. Surgery 2014. 156(5): 1157-66

Baynes AL, Del Rio A, McLean C, Grodski S, Yeung MJ, Johnson WR, Serpell JW. Fine-Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid: Correlating Suspicious Cytology Results with Histological Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 2014. 21(5): 1653-8

Sim IW, Farrell S, Grodski S, Jung C, Ng KW. Parathyromatosis following spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma: natural history and the challenge of management. Internal Medicine Journal 2013. 43(7): 819-22

Hayward N, Grodski S, Yeung M, Johnson W, Serpell J. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury in Thyroid Surgery: a review. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2013. 83(1-2): 15-21

Slater J, Serpell J, Woodruff S, Grodski S. Response to Re: Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Preoperative Investigation of Branchial Cysts. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2012. 82(7-8): 569-570

Ban EJ, Andrabi A, Grodski S, Yeung M, McLean C, Serpell J. Follicular thyroid cancer: minimally invasive tumours can give rise to metastases. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2012. 82(3): 136-9

Raj M, Grodski S, Woodruff S, Yeung M, Paul E, Serpell JW. Diagnostic lobectomy is not routinely required to exclude malignancy in thyroid nodules greater than four centimetres. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2012. 82(1-2): 73-77

Slater J, Serpell J, Woodruff S, Grodski S. Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Preoperative Investigation of Branchial Cysts. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2012. 82(1-2): 42-45

Seifman MA, Grodski SF, Bailey M, Yeung MJ, Serpell JW. Surgery in the setting of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2011. 81(7-8): 519-23

Serpell JW, Woodruff S, Bailey M, Grodski S, Yeung M. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Diameter Increases During Thyroidectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2011. 18(6): 1742-7

Yates CJ, McAuley SA, Grodski S, Hamblin PS, Ebeling PR. An Elusive Phaeochromocytoma. Medical Journal of Australia 2011. 194(1): 44-5

Abraham D, Delbridge L, Clifton-Bligh R, Clifton-Bligh P, Grodski S, Robinson B, Messina M, Sidhu S. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma presenting with an initial CEA elevation. ANZ J Surg 2010. 80(11): 831-833

Raj MD, Grodski S, Martin SA, Yeung M, Serpell JW. The role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the surgical management of thyroid cancer. ANZ J Surg 2010. 80(11): 827-830

Su S, Grodski S, Serpell JW. Hypothyroidism following Hemithyroidectomy. Annals of Surgery 2009. 250(6): 991-994

Serpell J, Grodski S, Yeung M. The Motor Fibres of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve are Located in the Anterior Extra-laryngeal Branch. Annals of Surgery 2009. 249(4): 648-652

Grodski S, Delbridge L. An Update on Papillary Microcarcinoma. Current Opinion in Oncology. 2008, 21:1-4

Serpell JW, Grodski S, Yeung M, Swann J, Kemp S, Johnson W. Hemithyroidectomy – A Heuristics Perspective. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2008. 78(12): 1122-1127

Grodski S, Lundgren CI, Sidhu S, Sywak M, Delbridge L. Postoperative PTH Measurement Facilitates Day 1 Discharge after Total Thyoridectomy. Clinical Endocrinology. 2009. 70(2): 322-5.

Grodski S, Brown T, Sidhu S, Gill A, Robinson B, Learoyd D, Sywak M, Reeve T, Delbridge L. Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer is due to increased pathologic detection. Surgery 2008. 144(6):1038-43.

Grodski S, Serpell J. Evidence for the role of perioperative PTH measurement after total thyroidectomy as a predictor of hypocalcemia. World Journal of Surgery 2008. 32(7): 1367-1373.

Grodski S, Gill A, Robinson BG, Sidhu S. Non-functioning Parathyroid Cancer presenting as a Cervical Mass. Thyroid 2008. 18(4): 473-474.

Grodski S, Cornford L, Sywak M, Sidhu S, Delbridge L. Routine Level VI Lymph Node Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Review and Surgical Technique. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2007; 77: 203-208

Lundgren C, Stalberg P, Grodski S, Sidhu S, Sywak M, Delbridge L. Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery (MITS) for Diagnostic Excision of Solitary Thyroid Nodules. Asian Journal of Surgery. 2007; 30: 250-254

Stalberg P, Grodski S, Sidhu S, Sywak M, Delbridge L. Cervical Thymectomy for Intrathymic Parathyroid Adenomas during Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy. Surgery. 2007; 141(5): 626-629

Grodski S, Stalberg P, Robinson BG, Delbridge LW. Surgery vs radioiodine therapy as definitive management for Graves’ Disease: the role of patient preference. Thyroid. 2007; 17(2): 157-160.

Grodski S, Farrell S. Early post-operative PTH levels as a predictor of hypocalcemia and facilitating safe early discharge after total thyroidectomy. Asian Journal of Surgery. 2007; 30(3): 178-182.

Grodski S, Campbell P, Cook MJ, Delbridge L, Farrell S, Gough I, Jalaludin B, Magarey C, Palazzo C, Serpell J, Sidhu S, Soon P, Sywak M, Yeh M. Australian Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines AES06/01: Post-operative PTH measurement and early discharge after total thyroidectomy –analysis of Australian data and management recommendations. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2007; 77: 199-202.

Grodski S, Jung C, Kertes P, Davies M, Banting S. Phaeochromocytoma in Pregnancy. Internal Medicine Journal. 2006; 36: 604-606

Polglase AL, Grodski S, Tremayne AB, Chee JBL, Bhathal PS. Local recurrence following surgical treatment for carcinoma of the lower rectum. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2004; 74: 745-750

Serpell JW, Grodski S, O’Donell C. Does neck extension elevate the thyroid gland cephalad to potentially improve access during thyroidectomy? ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2003; 73: 887-889

Grodski S, Christophi C. Distal pancreatectomy with preservation of the spleen and splenic vessels. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2001; 71: 763-764

Presentations

Grodski S. Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Alfred Hospital General Surgery Meeting. Melbourne 2013

Grodski S. Trans-peritoneal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. RACS ASC. Auckland 2013

Grodski S. Thyroid Disease. General Surgery Trainee Weekend. Daylesford. 2012

Grodski S. Benign thyroid Disease. Faculty member, 4th Postgraduate course: Techniques in Endocrine Surgery. Brisbane 2012

Grodski S. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. RACS ASC. Kuala Lumpur 2012

Grodski S. Sutureless Thyroidectomy. Alfred Hospital General Surgery Meeting. Melbourne 2011

Grodski S. Synoptic cytology reporting of thyroid nodules and managing the indeterminate follicular aspirate. Faculty member, 3rd Postgraduate course: Techniques in Endocrine Surgery. Melbourne 2010

Grodski S. Minimally Invasive Techniques in Endocrine Surgery. RACS ASC. Perth 2010

Grodski S. How I perform a hemithyroidectomy. Alfred Hospital General Surgery Meeting. Melbourne 2009

Grodski S. Update on Current Recommendations for the Surgical Management of PTC. Endocrine Society of Australia, Melbourne 2008

Grodski S. Prophylactic central neck dissection. Faculty member, 2nd Postgraduate course: Techniques in Endocrine Surgery. Sydney 2008

Grodski S. Increasing Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Retrosternal Goitre. American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. Monteray, CA, USA, 2008

Grodski S, Stalberg P, Delbridge L. Nerve Stimulation In Thyroid Surgery – Is It Necessary? Australian Endocrine Surgeons (Victorian Section) Meeting. Melbourne, October 2007

Grodski S. The utility of PTH in predicting hypocalcaemia post total thyroidectomy. Australian Endocrine Surgeons (Victorian Section) Meeting. Melbourne, July 2007

Grodski S. Approach to adrenal incidentalomas. Faculty member, Postgraduate course: Techniques in Endocrine Surgery. Hunter Valley 2007

Grodski S, Lundgren C, Sywak M, Sidhu S, Delbridge L. iPTH facilitates Day 1 Discharge after Total Thyoridectomy: The first 50 cases. RACS ASC, Christchurch NZ, 2007

Grodski S. American Guidelines and Overall Evidence for Management of Papillary Cancer of the Thyroid. Australian Endocrine Surgeons (Victorian Section) Meeting. Melbourne, February 2007

Grodski S. A meta-analysis of recently published Australian trials on the use of iPTH to predict hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. RACS ASC, Sydney, 2006 (Winner TS Reeve AES Prize)

Grodski S, Stalberg P, Robinson BG, Delbridge LW. Surgery vs radioiodine therapy as definitive management for Graves’ Disease: the role of patient preference. RACS ASC, Sydney, 2006

Grodski S. Development of a thyroid cancer multidisciplinary team: The St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne experience. RACS ASC, Sydney, 2006

Grodski S, Farrell S. The Inter-cricothyroid parathyroid adenoma (Poster). RACS ASC, Sydney, 2006

Grodski S, Farrell S. Early post-operative PTH levels as a predictor of hypocalcemia and facilitating safe early discharge after total thyroidectomy. RACS ASC, Sydney, Australia 2006

Sir Edward Hughes Memorial Clinical Research Prize in Surgery. Cabrini, Melbourne, 2005

Grodski S. Papillary Microcarcinoma. Australian Endocrine Surgeons (Victorian Section) Meeting. Melbourne, July 2005

Grodski S, Incani F, Jung C, Ng KW, Williams R, Farrell S. Spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma – A surgical odyssey with ultimate calcimimetic control. Australian Endocrine Surgeons (Victorian Section) Meeting. Melbourne, February 2005

Grodski S, Serpell JW. CT evaluation of the retrosternal thyroid. RACS ASC, Canberra, 2001.
D.S. Rosengarten Surgical Research Prize. The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 2001