Dr. Dieter Weber is the Head of Department of General Surgery and Director of Trauma at Royal Perth Hospital, and engaged clinically in both Trauma and General Surgery. After graduating from the University of Western Australia, he completed his General Surgery Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and subsequently subspecialised into Trauma Surgery in Newcastle.
He also holds appointments as Clinical Professor with the University of Western Australia, as an Adjunct Professor with Curtin University, as well as an Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle in his role as a course coordinator for the Masters of Traumatology. He has authored and instructed on various trauma and emergency surgery related courses, and is engaged in research in these fields.
Dieter Weber is the Vice President for the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and is the Chair of the Post-fellowship training program in trauma surgery in Australia and New Zealand. He is also on the board of directors for the Australian and New Zealand Trauma Registry and the World Society of Emergency Surgery. He is actively involved in the Australian and New Zealand Trauma community, including RACS trauma verification program, the EMST/ATLS and DSTC courses, and others. As the Trauma Director at the single Western Australian verified Level 1 trauma centre, he is actively involved in numerous regional programs in trauma education, data management, injury prevention and research.
