Professor Fitzgerald has led the establishment of trauma reception, resuscitation and management programs along with Trauma Systems development in China, India, Myanmar, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. He is co-chair of the Australian New Zealand Trauma Registry.
Professor Fitzgerald’s research themes include trauma systems improvement, error reduction and standardisation of resuscitation care. The development of semi-automated, computer–assisted resuscitation is a career goal. He has delivered 180 major presentations, 230 publications in peer-review journals, 12 book chapters and is a reviewer for multiple medical and surgical journals.