Dr.Nicole Organ

Dr Nicole Organ is a Vascular and Endovascular surgeon in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie area. She is a senior staff specialist at John Hunter Hospital with an active interest in improving quality of care and education in vascular surgeon and medicine. Dr Nicole Organ is a senior member of the Vascular Healthcare Team providing consultation in vascular conditions and supervising vascular ultrasound services.

Dr Organ was the Director of Vascular Surgery at John Hunter Hospital for 5 years and is now the Deputy Director of Surgery. Dr Organ is passionate about improving medical education and patient care. As well as the teaching of local Newcastle doctors and nurses Dr Organ has furthered this interest by being involved in teaching at national vascular surgery skills and exam preparation courses, working as clinical lead for Hunter New England; Venous Thrombosis prevention programme and Wound stream and working as a Board member on the Royal Australasian college of Surgeons Board of Vascular Surgery. 

Dr Organ is an experienced surgeon and clinician working as a vascular surgeon in Newcastle since 2007.   Her interests include the surgical and non surgical management of vascular disease using both open and minimally invasive (endovascular) techniques. Dr Organ has been a full member of the Australian Vascular Audit since its inception in 2009 contributing all her major cases and outcomes for review against Australian standards. Dr Organ collaborates with other specialties to ensure comprehensive patient care. She offers vascular surgery using minimally invasive techniques such as endovascular surgery where appropriate.

Dr Organ stays at the forefront of vascular surgery innovations through attendance and presentations at conferences and workshops, as well as working closely with specialized vascular ultrasonographers and medical specialists. She provides diagnosis of vascular conditions and advice about preventative care and non-operative therapies. Dr Organ performs a wide range of operative vascular surgeries and minimally invasive endovascular procedures and enters her operative results for analysis by the national Australian Vascular Audit.

Dr Organ has published research on the topics of Carotid Endarterectomy, Vascular Examination and Vascular surgery Cases. She has also supervised research for post graduate studies for junior doctors and senior nurses.