Overview & Contacts

HEAD OF UNIT
A/Professor Grantley Gill	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 4154 +618 8222 5896
STAFF SPECIALISTS
Mr Jim Kollias	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 5210 +618 8232 6761
Dr. Melissa Bochner	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 5210 +618 8232 6761
CONSULTANT SURGEON/LECTURER IN SURGERY:
A/Prof Mr Brendon Coventry	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 4154 +618 8232 5896
SENIOR VISITING SURGEON:
Mr Peter Malycha	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 5210 +618 8232 6761
UNIT COORDINATOR:
Ms Sonya Williamson	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 5210 +618 8232 6761
SECRETARIES:
Ms Nicki Bator	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 4154 +618 8222 5210
Ms Maureen Stacey (Thyroid Clinic)	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 2923 +618 8222 5928
DATA MANAGERS:
Ms Diana Caruso	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 2017 +618 8232 6761
Ms Eva Lukic	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+618 8222 2017 +618 8232 6761
Ms Leanne Lowrie	Phone: Fax: E-mail:	+61 8 8222 5921 +61 8 8232 6761

Core clinical activities continue in treatment of breast cancer and disorders, endocrine surgery and management of malignant melanoma.
Multidisciplinary review clinics take place regularly.
Management taken place accordingly to general guidelines and protocols and in the context of clinical trials of surgery, adjuvant systemic treatment ( hormonal and chemotherapy).
Breast outpatients attendances increased to 3,470 in 2004.
Experience in Sentinel Node Biopsy for early breast cancer now exceeds 750 cases. SNAC Trial approaches completion of accrual.
Breast reconstruction offered to all eligible women.
30% of breast cancer related procedures involve oncoplastic/reconstructive operations resulting in high levels of patient satisfaction, as confirmed by recent subjective and objective studies.
Same day multidisciplinary breast assessment in the Women’s Health Centre has increased demands on provision of mammography and ultrasound (1,743 and 1,902 last year respectively). New strategies for followup of women with breast cancer required.
All new cases of breast cancer entered onto the RACS Breast Cancer Audit.
Endocrine Surgical Service has a new clinic with onsite ultrasound and biopsy for thyroid diagnosis.
Intraoperative ultrasound has allowed 2/3 of patients to have minimally invasive parathyroidectomy.
Sentinel Node Biopsy now offered to patients with intermediate thickness melanoma as part of primary surgery.
Provision of Emergency General Surgical and Trauma Cover continues as a significant activity.