Prof Sandeep Bhuta Wins Second Prestigious American Award

Professor Sandeep Bhuta Wins Second Prestigious American Award

Prof Sandeep Bhuta

The College congratulates neuroradiologist Professor Sandeep Bhuta on being awarded an International Recognition Award from Symposium Neuroradiologicum (SNR) 2022, in recognition of his collaboration with other clinicians to conduct research and promote education to advance clinical care of head and neck cancers.

Prof Bhuta recently returned from New York from Symposium Neuroradiologicum (SNR) 2022 which was combined with the American Society of Neuroradiology’s (ASNR) annual conference.

More than 2,000 delegates from 56 countries attended the conference, where three academic papers by Prof Bhuta were displayed alongside researchers from John Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, and other leading research institutions. Prof Bhuta also gave a faculty lecture on 'Trends in Head and Neck Oncology over a Decade in Australasia'.

The educational and research paper awarded in New York was entitled Sinonasal and Anterior Skull Base Tumours: Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment.

“We see a lot of these cancers with anterior skull base involvement, and this was the motivation to work in this area so that our imaging and surgical approaches can be streamlined to have good surgical outcomes and help the patients.

The scientific paper had valuable contributions from co-author Karen Huang, radiology registrar (now at Townsville Hospital and Health Service), Emily Guazzo, head and neck surgeon, Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH).

Getting an award on the world stage and getting recognised for the work we do here at Gold Coast University Hospital and through an affiliation with Griffith University made this trip worth it,Prof Bhuta said.

Throughout the pandemic, Prof Bhuta who sits on two ASNR committees, attended symposiums virtually, often getting up at 3 am to present papers to a northern hemisphere audience, like many clinicians. This was the first international event he has attended since the pandemic.

This has definitely put our institute on the world map, and I had a lot of enquires from junior doctors for training opportunities and sabbaticals here.

Prof Bhuta, who is from GCUH’s Department of Medical Imaging, is also Director of Research and MRI Supervisor and holds academic titles with Griffith University’s School of Medicine and the Menzies Health Institute.

Prof Sandeep Bhuta with Prof Christine Glastonbury (neuroradiologist, UCSF, USA), from ASNR 2022