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IntactiWiki lists all known members of this Brian Morris "enterprise" because chances are that many of them are only paper tigers or non-specialist supporters and pure [[circumfetishist|circumcision fetishists]] like Morris himself. As the [[Intactivists of Australia and New Zealand]] already found out in 2012, the website is or at least was hosted on web servers of the {{UNI|University of Sydney|USYD}}, his former employer, while he was asked by them to remove his stuff from their servers in 2011 already. It seems to be obvious that Morris still is the motor and head of the CAA, too, and just hides from the frontline by declaring to be only their "Secretary". Effectively, he seems to maintain the website, gives his contact address, and designs all "studies" which he writes himself and collects "co-authors" for from his organization.
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}}</ref> of this Brian Morris "enterprise" because chances are that many of them are only paper tigers or non-specialist supporters and pure [[circumfetishist|circumcision fetishists]] like Morris himself. As the [[Intactivists of Australia and New Zealand]] already found out in 2012, the website is or at least was hosted on web servers of the {{UNI|University of Sydney|USYD}}, his former employer, while he was asked by them to remove his stuff from their servers in 2011 already. It seems to be obvious that Morris still is the motor and head of the CAA, too, and just hides from the frontline by declaring to be only their "Secretary". Effectively, he seems to maintain the website, gives his contact address, and designs all "studies" which he writes himself and collects "co-authors" for from his organization.
  
 
They have published a ''List of Possible Circumcisers'' which promotes most of their members as circumcisers "for medical and cultural reasons". The document is stored in the IntactiWiki pool at [[File:List of Possible Circumcisers - Circumcision Foundation of Australia.pdf]].
 
They have published a ''List of Possible Circumcisers'' which promotes most of their members as circumcisers "for medical and cultural reasons". The document is stored in the IntactiWiki pool at [[File:List of Possible Circumcisers - Circumcision Foundation of Australia.pdf]].
  
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Revision as of 14:36, 20 July 2022

The Circumcision Academy of Australia (former name: Circumcision Foundation of Australia) is an alleged medical organisation which "aims to promote reliable medical research information on circumcision as a public health issue and facilitate education on good clinical practice. In addition it supports parental and individual choice in obtaining medical or religious circumcision in the Australian community. It is not aligned with any medical body nor with any particular religious faith".[1] They state to be aligned with the Circumcision Academy of America which confirms that they don't see themselves as a medical body.

Circumfetish

In fact, they also openly advertise at the same time to be "the only Australian medical organisation devoted to male circumcision".[1] All their statements and even their "meta-studies" state that they are rather "the only Australian medical organization obsessed with male circumcision". The website references the circumcision fetish site circinfo.net and quotes many papers by Brian J. Morris which (of course) reference papers of himself over and over again, too. It is obvious that his circular conclusions are driven by his obsession for circumcision and require little further attention.

The Circumcision Academy of Australia seems to have been a failure in promoting circumcision in Australia, as the incidence of non-therapeutic infant circumcision has declined rapidly to only four percent of newborn boys.

They transparently and proudly list their "board" and members, many of whom are either themselves identified as circumfetishists or have a clear financial interest in circumcision, particularly as physicians specialized in circumcision. Morris repeatedly recruits alleged co-authors for his pseudo-scientific elaborations from this very dubious "pool of experts".

Perpetuating myths

What is shocking is that this organization still claims that neonatal circumcision does not require general anaesthesia[2], instead of correctly stating that neonatal circumcision is neither medically indicated nor can it be performed under general anaesthesia without endangering the life of the child. Thus, the CAA perpetuates the myth that newborns do not feel pain.

Board and members

IntactiWiki lists all known members[3] of this Brian Morris "enterprise" because chances are that many of them are only paper tigers or non-specialist supporters and pure circumcision fetishists like Morris himself. As the Intactivists of Australia and New Zealand already found out in 2012, the website is or at least was hosted on web servers of the University of Sydney, his former employer, while he was asked by them to remove his stuff from their servers in 2011 already. It seems to be obvious that Morris still is the motor and head of the CAA, too, and just hides from the frontline by declaring to be only their "Secretary". Effectively, he seems to maintain the website, gives his contact address, and designs all "studies" which he writes himself and collects "co-authors" for from his organization.

They have published a List of Possible Circumcisers which promotes most of their members as circumcisers "for medical and cultural reasons". The document is stored in the IntactiWiki pool at File:List of Possible Circumcisers - Circumcision Foundation of Australia.pdf.

Board

Name Function Profession Interest in circumcision Remark
Phillip M. Katelaris (current alleged) President urologist income through circumcisions assumed
Brian J. Morris Secretary retired professor of molecular medical sciences proven circumcision fetishist seems to be the motor of it all
Norman J. Blumenthal Treasurer obstetrician and gynaecologist income through circumcisions only babies up to 4 weeks
Mohamed Hajoona Surgical Training Co-ordinator general practitioner income through circumcisions
Alex D. Wodak Public Health Advisor physician proven circumcision fetishist

Other current members

Name Profession Interest in circumcision Remark
Ono Alex-Ohunyon physician income through circumcisions and frenulectomies
Mojtaba Athari cosmetic physician income through circumcisions his practices are entitled "Melbourne Vasectomy & Circumcision"
Luke Bookallil general practitioner income through circumcisions
Gordon R. Campbell general practitioner obscure complex medical patients and chronic disease management
Stephen Paul Cowie male general practitioner obscure
Guy Cox botanist proven circumcision fetish former University colleague of Brian J. Morris
Karen A. Duggan nephrologist (renal specialist) obscure
Roger Fabian male GP income through circumcisions probably supports "cultural" circumcisions
John F.W. Garvey general and diagnostic surgeon income through circumcisions
Parshotam Gera neonatal and paediatric surgeon income through circumcisions openly promotes cultural circumcisions
David Golovsky urological surgeon income through circumcisions assumed
Athos Katelaris urologist income through circumcisions assumed
Tamer Kahil surgeon income through circumcisions all ages (!)
Mahomed Khatree obstetrician & gynaecologist income through circumcisions has done over 5,000 circumcisions on baby boys
David A. Kirkman general practitioner income through circumcisions over 35 years performing circumcisions (neo-natal incl.)
Sean E. Kennedy senior lecturer in paediatric nephrology circumfetish assumed former University colleague of and co-author for Brian J. Morris
Stephen R. Leeder emeritus professor of public health and community medicine circumfetish assumed former University colleague of and co-author for Brian J. Morris
Andrew Li surgeon income through circumcisions all males as of 5 years of age
Peter Lim
Michael Lowy NN NN
Eugenie R. Lumbers
Adrian Mindel NN NN
Colin Moore surgeon income through circumcisions all males as of 6 months of age
Stephen Morris
Mohammad Jacques
Adeolu O. Obatayo
Dinesh Patel physician income through circumcisions babies only between 3 and 7 weeks; other males as of 16 years
Khalid Aziz Qidwai
Samuel Raftery
Michael Read physician income through circumcisions
David Robinson ophthalmic surgeon income through circumcisions
Terry Russell physician  specialized in circumcision for boys since 1993 Immediate past President 2010–2017; has performed more circumcisions than anyone else in Australia.
Ashraf Saddik
Mohammad Salahuddin Sharier
Milton Sales physician income through circumcisions only babies between 3 and 7 weeks
Shyam Sharma
Wasfy Shahin
Adrian C. Sheen physician income through circumcisions
Leslie Schrieber
E. Jeff Tarr physician income through circumcisions
Rahul S. Tipnis
David Phillip Walkom
Roger Waterfield physician income through circumcisions
David Webb physician income through circumcisions
Peter Wein
Jennifer M. Wheatley
Frederick Ross Wilson physician income through circumcisions
Amanda B. Young general surgeon income through circumcisions openly promotes religious circumcisions

Previous members (or no longer mentioned officially)

See also

External links

References

  1. a b REFweb Circumcision Academy of Australia, Australia, Circumcision Academy of Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. REFweb About us. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. REFweb Members of the Academy. Retrieved 7 July 2022.