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Biography

Dr Liesel Porrett is a Specialist Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon.

Originally from Cairns, North Queensland, Liesel obtained her medical degree from James Cook University in 2010. Following graduation, she remained in Townsville to complete her junior medical training and commenced Adult General Surgical training. After discovering her passion for Paediatric Surgery, Liesel went on to train as a Paediatric Surgeon, passing her Fellowship Examinations in 2021. Liesel’s extensive training included rotations to major centres within Australia, including the Queensland Children’s Hospital and The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.

Liesel has gone on to complete post-fellowship training with the Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstructive Service at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne and a Paediatric, Neonatal and Burns Surgery Fellowship (with a focus on Colorectal and Genitourinary surgery) at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

She has recently returned from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio where she was an International Scholar, in the Centre for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction.

She holds a post-graduate degree in Anatomy and is undertaking a Masters of Philosophy with the University of Melbourne, focusing on the development of multi-disciplinary care for children with complex colorectal and urological conditions.

Liesel was awarded the Murray and Unity Pheils Colorectal travel Grant, in 2022 and the Hugh Johnson ANZ ACS Travel Fellowship for 2024, from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS).

She is also employed by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne and The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

She is a Fellow of RACS, a member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons, and a member of the Society of Paediatric Urology of New Zealand and Australia.