Dr Riteesh Bookun
Vascular Surgeon
Ballarat, 3350
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15 years of experience
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Dr. Riteesh Bookun is a highly accomplished vascular and endovascular surgeon dedicated to treating patients with conditions affecting their arteries and veins. He completed his medical degree (MBBS) at the University of Melbourne in 2008, and has received comprehensive training in Geelong, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Dr. Bookun is committed to delivering exceptional patient care, and his work is driven by a passion for providing holistic treatment. He believes in the importance of actively listening to each patient's concerns, ensuring that they receive personalised care. Dr. Bookun devotes the necessary time to create custom treatment plans that consider the specific circumstances and challenges faced by each individual.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Bookun is actively involved in research. His research interests have covered a wide range of topics, but his current focus is on exploring the applications of augmented reality for patient education. By using this cutting-edge technology, he aims to empower his patients with a deeper understanding of their medical conditions and treatment options, leading to better outcomes.
Dr. Bookun's comprehensive training and ongoing research efforts demonstrate his dedication to providing the highest quality care in the field of vascular surgery.
Dr. Bookun has an in-house specialist vascular sonographer, allowing patients to undergo critical scans on the same day to minimise their number of appointments and costs.
Dr. Bookun is an author of 23 medical publications, presented at 58 international and national conferences, and received 6 research awards including Best Paper Award at ICCCS 2016 in Kyoto, Japan.
All conditions and treatments
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Tumours
- Aorto-iliac Disease
- Arm Artery Disease
- Arterial Ulcers
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Claudication
- Critical Leg Ischaemia
- AV Fistula (for Dialysis)
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Bypass Surgery for Blocked Arteries
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Surgery for Stroke Prevention
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Endovascular Stent Graft
- Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation
- Femoral Popliteal Bypass
Registered with
AHPRA
No. MED0001131889
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2008
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia, 2021
PRESENTATIONS
2022 Factors Affecting Graft Patency in Arterial Reconstruction following Sarcoma Resection in the Lower Extremity
Oral Presentation at the Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2022
2022 Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection with Concurrent COVID-19 Infection
Oral Presentation at Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2022
2022 Predictors of Infrainguinal Bypass Graft Patency and Major Limb Amputations - Ten Year Australian Single Centre Study
Oral Presentation at Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2022
2022 Factors Associated with Early Infrainguinal bypass graft failure – Binational Ten-Year Retrospective Study
Oral Presentation at RACS ASC 2022
2022 Pattern of Endovascular Intervention for Infrainguinal Bypass Graft Stenoses - Ten Year Retrospective Single-Centre Review in Australia
Oral Presentation at the Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2022
2022 3D Volumetric Rendering to Aid Intercostal Catheter Placement
WSES 2022: 9th International Congress of the World Society of Emergency Surgery RACS Queensland Abstract competition
2021 Factors Influencing Time to Surgery for Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease from Regional and Rural Victoria
Oral Presentation at 2021 World Critical Care & Anesthesiology Conference
2021 A Case Report of Hybrid Repair for a Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula
Oral Presentation at Verve
2021 Anaesthetic Options in the Management of Acute Limb Ischaemia
Oral Presentation at 2021 World Critical Care & Anesthesiology Conference
2020 Vascular Surgery on Diabetic Patients: A 10-Year institutional Experience
Australian Diabetes Congress 2020
2020 Patterns of Arterio-Venous Fistula Formation in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients
Australian Diabetes Congress 2020
2020 3D Reconstruction of Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography and its Applications
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 A Common Hepatic Artery Aneurysm at the Extremes of Size
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 Infective Endocarditis Complicated by a Brachial Artery Mycotic Aneurysm: The Importance of Clinical Examination
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 An Australian Multi-Centre Experience of Prosthetic and Biomaterial Use in Vascular Surgery
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 CT Cholangiographic 3D reconstructions in Pre-Operative Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Planning
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 A Review of Arteritis and its Associated Operations
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 Internal Carotid Artery Near-Occlusion. A comprehensive review of treatment options
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 Angiosarcoma in the context of PTFE grafts
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 An Australian Multi-Centre Experience of Intestinal Ischaemia in Vascular Surgery
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 A 10-year incidence of perioperative iatrogenic injuries following vascular procedures at 5 major Victorian hospitals
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 The Utility of Pre-operative Ultrasound Guided Vein Mapping in Arteriovenous Fistula Formation
Oral Presentation at the 2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2017 Computed Tomography angiography alone is inadequate for evaluation of the great saphenous vein conduit for infrainguinal bypass.
Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference
2017 Endovascular Repair of Bilateral Iliac Artery Aneurysms without Aortic Stent Graft: Case Series
International Conference on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Diseases and Blood Vessel Problems, Tokyo Japan
2017 Femoral Endarterectomy with the Eversion Technique
International Conference on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Diseases and Blood Vessel Problems, Tokyo Japan
2017 CT guided bone biopsies – experience at an Australian metropolitan hospital
2017 Use of a Novel Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Shoe in Reducing Lower Limb Venous Stasis
International Conference on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Diseases and Blood Vessel Problems, Tokyo Japan
2016 CTA Alone is Inadequate for the Evaluation of Great Saphenous Vein Conduits for Infrainguinal Bypass
Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2017
2016 Vertebral Artery Dissection: Comparison of Spontaneous and Traumatic Disease Outcomes at a Tertiary Melbourne Centre
ANZSVS 2016
2016 Long Term Follow-Up, Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life after Total Arterial Revascularisation versus Conventional Coronary Surgery: A Retrospective Study
ICCCS 2016: 18th International Conference on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Kyoto, Japan, November 10-11, 2016
2016 Factors Affecting Duration of In-Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair – A Retrospective Analysis. Oral presentation at ASCVTS Taipei,Taiwan 2016 (6-10 April 2016)
24th Annual Meeting of Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2016 Blood Product Transfusion Increases Risk of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Oral presentation at Surgical Research Society - 52nd Annual Meeting in Sydney, 13 November 2015
Surgical Research Society - 52nd Annual Meeting
2015 Right Anterior Thoracotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement Reduces the Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Oral presentation at Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week 27 October 2015. Shortlisted for Barwon Health HMO Research Prize Competition.
Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week
2015 ‘Electronic Cross Matching Reduces Wastage and Cost in Cardiac Surgery. Oral presentation at Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week 9-13 November 2015
Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week
2015 Mini-Thoracotomy Access Reduces the Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement: Oral Presentation at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting and Exhibition (WSCTS September 19-22, 2015)
Oral Presentation at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting and Exhibition
2015 Left Atrial Diameter is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Oral presentation at WSCTS September 19-22, 2015
Oral Presentation at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting and Exhibition
2022 Comparison of Anaesthetic Choice for Carotid Endarterectomy in an Australian Tertiary Centre
Poster Presentation at RACS ASC 2022
2022 Predictors of infrainguinal bypass graft patency and major limb amputations – Ten-year Australian single-centre study
Poster Presentation at RACS ASC 2022
2021 The Reliability of Pre-Operative Ultrasound Vein Mapping in Arterio Venous Fistula Formation
Verve 2021
2020 An Australian Tertiary Centre Experience of Regional Anaesthesia in Carotid Surgery
2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 The Harm of Hyperglycaemia upon Vasculature
2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2020 Everyday Carry For The Modern Surgical Male Registrar
2020 Online International Surgical Symposium
2015 Sutureless Bioprosthesis may increase Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement: Poster presentation at WSCTS September 19-22, 2015
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting and Exhibition
2015 Attitudes towards cosmetic surgery among university students: Poster presentation at the 12th Congress of the Asian College of Psychosomatic Medicine (November 24-25, 2006)
12th Congress of the Asian College of Psychosomatic Medicine
2015 ‘Interns' perceptions of exposure to Urology during their medical school education. Poster presentation at Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week 9-13 November 2015
Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week
2015 ‘Left Atrial Diameter is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery’. Poster presentation at Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week 9-13 November 2015
Barwon Health and Deakin University Research Week
2015 Electronic cross-matching reduces cost & wastage in cardiac surgery. Poster presentation at ANZSCTS ASM 2015 15-18 November 2015
Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting
2015 Sutureless Bioprosthesis may increase Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement. Poster presentation at ANZSCTS ASM 2015 15-18 November 2015.
Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting
2015 Undergraduate Exposure to Urology under a distributed model of medical education. USANZ section meeting
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Section Meeting
2017 Australian Multi-Centre Experience of Catheter Directed Thrombolysis
Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2017
2017 An Australian Tertiary Centre Experience of EVAR
Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2017
2017 Blood Loss as a Predictor of Length of Stay in AAA Repair
Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2017
2017 Outcomes of the Dual-Consultant Approach to Free Flap Surgery at a Victorian Tertiary Centre
Plastic Surgery Congress 2017
2017 Risk Factors for Poor Tolerance to Pneumothorax post Trans-Thoracic Needle Guided Biopsy of Lung Lesions
Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2017
2016 Percutaneous Recanalisation of a Chronically Occluded Fempop Venous Bypass as a Bailout for Critical Ischaemia: A Case Report
ANZSVS 2016
2016 Computer Tomography Angiography alone is inadequate for evaluation of the great saphenous vein conduit for infrainguinal bypass
17th Congress of the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery and the 11th Asian Venous Forum, Singapore (20-23 October 2016)
RESEARCH AWARDS
2022 Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection with Concurrent COVID-19 Infection
Oral Presentation at Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2022
2016 Best Paper Award at ICCCS 2016 : 18th International Conference on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Kyoto, Japan, November 10-11, 2016. Long Term Follow-Up, Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life after Total Arterial Revascularisation versus Conventional Coronary Surgery: A Retrospective Study. Jitendra Jain, Cassandra Hidajat, Hansraj Riteesh Bookun
ICCCS 2016 : 18th International Conference on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Kyoto, Japan, November 10-11, 2016.
2017 Best Presentation Award – JET 2017 Hidajat C, Bookun H, Feb 2017 “Computed Tomography angiography alone is inadequate for evaluation of the great saphenous vein conduit for infrainguinal bypass”
Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference 2017
2017 Best Presentation Award The Femoral Eversion Endarterectomy Technique with Transection: Safety and Efficacy. Hansraj Riteesh Bookun, Emily Maree Stevens, Jarryd Leigh Solomon, Anthony Chan
19th International Conference on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Diseases and Blood Vessel Problems
2017 Best Presentation Award Endovascular Repair of Bilateral Iliac Artery Aneurysms without Aortic Stent Graft: Case Series. Emily Stevens, Hansraj Riteesh Bookun, Jake Osbourne, Franklin Pond
19th International Conference on Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Diseases and Blood Vessel Problems
2016 Session Chair at ICCCS 2016 : 18th International Conference on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Kyoto, Japan, November 10-11, 2016.
Publications
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20 / 08 / 2017
Attitudes towards cosmetic surgery among university students
Published in The Medical Journal of Australia
08 / 01 / 2010
Symptoms of disordered eating, body shape, and mood concerns in male and female Chinese medical students - PubMed
Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
01 / 10 / 2010
Body dysmorphic disorder, social anxiety and depressive symptoms in Chinese medical students - PubMed
Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
01 / 01 / 2015
Equipment failure in varicose vein surgery leading to retained foreign body: a case report. Bookun R, Lee CS, North D. Chettinad Health City Medical Journal 2015; 4(2): 108 - 109
Published in Chettinad Health City Medical Journal
languages spoken
- English
- French
Location
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106 Drummond St, Ballarat, Australia, 3350
106 Drummond St, Ballarat, Australia, 3350
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88 Myers Street, Geelong, Australia, 3220
88 Myers Street, Geelong, Australia, 3220
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Bellerine St, Geelong, Australia, 3220
Bellerine St, Geelong, Australia, 3220
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Dr Riteesh Bookun speaks English and French
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Dr Riteesh Bookun primarily practices at Ballarat Surgical Clinic, located at 106 Drummond St, Ballarat, Australia, 3350
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