Alan De Costa

Alan De Costa is a Researcher at James Cook University, focusing on General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, and Medical Education. His work includes developing predictive models for surgical outcomes and cadaveric simulation for surgical training.

Research interests include:

• Gastrointestinal Surgery (appendicitis, open abdomen management)
• Rural Health (breast cancer outcomes, regional surgical training)
• Medical Education (simulation training, informed consent challenges)
• Critical Care (sepsis modeling, trauma surgery)
• Colorectal Disease (megacolon, diverticulosis)
• Predictive Modeling (cholecystectomy conversion, fistula risk)

His recent articles analyze emergency surgical techniques, sepsis mortality, and cadaveric training models. Collaborations with Ronny Gunnarsson, Adam Cristaudo, and Josephine de Costa highlight interdisciplinary and regional healthcare focus.

Additional contributions include public health research for rural cancer survival, trauma simulation development, and medical ethics studies on informed consent.