{"section":"player_profiles","title":"Riders and Crew","appBadge":0,"contentTitle":"The Veloroos | Riders and Crew | Michael Besser","webUrl":"https://www.teamapp.com/player_profiles/12519?id=12519","barColor":"#000C66","navTintColor":"#FFFFFF","id":12519,"cacheKey":"1426490975-","rightNavButtons":[{"icon":{"material":"more_vert"},"title":"Additional options","onClick":{"controller":"actions/optionDialog2","buttons":[{"name":"Share","onClick":{"controller":"actions/share","url":"https://theveloroos.teamapp.com/player_profiles/12519.html"}},{"name":"Cancel","cancel":true}]}}],"breadcrumbs":[{"text":"Home","onClick":{"controller":"detail/window","url":"https://theveloroos.teamapp.com?_webpage=v1"}},{"text":"Riders and Crew","onClick":{"controller":"list/window","url":"https://theveloroos.teamapp.com/player_profiles?_list=v1"}},{"text":"Michael Besser","onClick":{"controller":"detail/window","url":"https://theveloroos.teamapp.com/player_profiles/12519?_detail=v1"}}],"scrollable":false,"components":[{"type":"hamburger","scrollable":true,"components":[{"type":"imageWithTitle","title":"","subtitle":"Michael Besser","subsubtitle":"TEAM DOCTOR ","image":"https://image-assets.teamapp.com/images/player_profiles/photos/original/12519-51b93eadd2a8fb4c12015c8b7a4dc001bd51bc1f.jpg?w=640\u0026h=640\u0026Expires=1780271999\u0026Signature=bdoVaQ5R6Atgge7nmoM5j5glCGMO-KMwSanBYgHZOorXeb8HOEcgtWohTZ4BvA~86derxpisBJN7LzjzIHM0PaLCBkjMBypXQbSSi6oAzHOS5tRH-L0Uxif97qtx7LpY0J9O-Db~y4dLuyNR2WeEBkVu7VtXx-r50~gMutgssXVpVQfVy6-qnDWdUO8v0nkTZ-3NxoUrpj51buKeLXvAhv9xiCYvlo469UGwEGGp66UUFTg195KYNsNYDJjfKZUx8Y3NrCZ270yYt3dsZztm3lk-rhudbg-cIXDWoOwddWNMeLXn7Gy-UTxdKkqZEUcOqYDUtBuVtVqjiEpxbI7S~Q__\u0026Key-Pair-Id=APKAJFZWFRGCAFJEEKOA"},{"type":"html","text":"Crew"},{"type":"html","text":"Michael has a few letters to his name.. (MBBS MMedH FRACS FRCSC FACS). He is a Consultant Neurosurgeon, Lecturer in Anatomy and Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter extensive training in neurosurgery in both Australia and North America, Michael was appointed to the neurosurgery staff of both the Children's Hospital at Westmead (1979) and the Royal prince Alfred Hospital (1980). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael has held several executive and administrative positions with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Head of Department \u003ca href=\"tel:1990-2006\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e1990-2006\u003c/a\u003e), the Central Sydney Area Health Board (Chairman of Neurosciences \u003ca href=\"tel:1998-2008\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e1998-2008\u003c/a\u003e), the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (President \u003ca href=\"tel:1999-2000\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e1999-2000\u003c/a\u003e), and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Chairman of the Neurosurgical Board and Examiner in Neurosurgery \u003ca href=\"tel:1997-2005\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e1997-2005\u003c/a\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is currently the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons representative on the Bicycle Safety Committee of Standards Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2001 he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for services to medicine as a teacher, clinician and administrator in neurosurgery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael is also a triathlete and has represented Australia at 7 age group world championships (both olympic and long course) in triathlon and completed 4 full ironman triathlons as well as numerous 70.3 events (including the recent world championships in Canada).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe loves cycling! Thank you Michael for joining our team. We hope we don't have to use your surgical skills and are delighted to have you on board."}],"bottom":[{"type":"ad","purchasable":true,"units":[{"type":"dfp-adaptiveBanner","adUnitId":"/256416529/teamapp.banner.app.firstlook"},{"type":"dfp-smartBanner","adUnitId":"/256416529/teamapp.banner.app.smart"},{"type":"dfp-adaptiveBanner","adUnitId":"/256416529/teamapp.banner.app.pmp"},{"type":"dfp-banner","adUnitId":"/256416529/teamapp.banner.app.fixedsize","width":320,"height":50}],"mrec":false,"native":false,"adType":null,"clubId":53064,"id":53064,"latitude":-33.915543,"longitude":151.242303,"sport":"cycling","admin":false,"governingBodyIds":[528795],"country":"Australia","state":"NSW","targetingParams":{}}]}]}