Rate My Professor Ben Dixon

As Director of the ENT, Head and Neck Surgery Department at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Prof Dixon specializes in head and neck cancer, parotid surgery, transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal and parapharyngeal tumours, thyroid cancer, rhinology and sinus surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, and snoring surgery. He chairs the Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Meetings at St Vincent’s and Epworth Hospitals. His research focuses on surgeon-computer interface design, image-guided surgery, integration of technology into the operating theatre, transoral robotic surgery for salvage cases, endoscopic and open skull base surgery, and reconstruction techniques including extended orbital exenteration. Key publications include 'Transoral robotic surgery: implementation as a tool in head and neck surgery—a single-centre Australian experience,' 'Outcomes of Craniofacial Resection in Elderly Patients: A 12-Year Review from Two Centers,' 'Surgical outcomes and longitudinal quality of life after endoscopic endonasal resection of craniopharyngioma,' 'Predictors of distress associated with altered appearance and function in people treated surgically for oral cancers—a cross-sectional study,' and 'A cross-sectional study of hybrid reconstruction of the anterior skull base following extended endoscopic transnasal resection of skull base tumours.' Prof Dixon leads academic programs advancing research in head and neck cancer and skull base surgery.