Breast Endocrine & Surgical Oncology

Mr James Kollias

Senior Consultant Surgeon	Breast, Endocrine & Surgical Oncology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Clinical Lecturer	Department of Surgery, University Of Adelaide.
Visiting Consultant Surgeon	BreastScreen SA.
Supervisor	Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Advanced Surgical Training in General Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital.

ASSOCIATIONS:

Member Australian Medical Association
Member International Society of Surgeons
Member ANZ Breast Cancer Trialists Group
Member South Australian Breast Cancer Study Group
Member International Society of Endocrine Surgeons
Member Endocrine Section, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Executive Member, Australasian Society for Breast Diseases
Executive Member, Breast Section Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Executive Member, Australian Society of Breast Diseases
Executive Member, SNAC Trial Management Committee
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Breast Training subcommittee
Clinical Director, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons /ASERNIPS Breast Audit
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons / ASERNIPS Breast Audit Clinical Advisory Committee

PRESENT APPOINTMENTS:

Consultant Surgeon, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.
Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide
VMO Breast Screen SA

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS ATTENDED:

4th European Breast cancer Conference, Hamburg Germany, March 2004
RACS Annual Scientific Congress, Melbourne, May 2004

COURSES CONDUCTED:

Decade Day GP Teaching Seminar, Royal Adelaide Hospital, November 2004

OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED:

South Australian Breast cancer Study Group Meetings May / September 2004

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

MD Thesis-“Clinical, biological and molecular genetic aspects of bilateral breast cancer” University of Nottingham , Dec 2004

Felton T, Harris GC, Pinder SE, Snead DRJ, Carter GI, Bell JA, Haines J, Kollias J, Robertson JFR, Elston CW, Ellis IO.
“Identification of carcinoma cells in peripheral blood samples of patients with advanced breast carcinoma using RT-PCR amplification of CK7 and MUC1.”
The Breast 2004; 13(1): 35-41

Nano MT, Gill PG, Kollias J, Bochner MA.
“Breast volume replacement using the latissimus dorsi miniflap.”
ANZ J Surg 2004; 74(3): 98-104.

Bochner MA, Kollias J, Gill PG, Farshid G, Todd TJ.
“Implications of intraoperative sentinel node imprint cytology for consent in the SNAC Trial.”
ANZ J Surg 2004; 74(3): 105-107.

Greutelaers B, Kullen K, Kollias J, Bochner M, Roberts A, Wittert G, Pasieka J, Malycha P.
“Pasieka illness questionnaire: its value in primary hyperparathyroidism.”
ANZ J Surg 2004; 74(3): 112-115.

Kollias J. Pinder SE. Denley HE. Ellis IO. Wencyk P. Bell JA. Elston CW. Blamey RW.
“Phenotypic similarities in bilateral breast cancer.”
Breast Cancer Research & Treatment 2004; 85(3): 255-61.

Farshid G Pradhan, Kollias J, Gill PG.
“A decision aid for predicting non-sentinel node involvement in women with breast cancer and at least one positive sentinel node.”
The Breast 2004; 13(6): 494-501.

PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:

Nano MT, Gill PG, Kollias J, Bochner M, Carter N, Roder D, Winefield H.
“A quality assessment of breast reconstruction in a specialist breast unit.”
ANZ J Surg

Wetzig NR, Gill PG, Ung O, Collins J, Kollias J , Gillett D, Gebski V, Greig C, Ray A, Stockler M.
“Participation in the RACS sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance trial”
ANZ J Surg

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

“Efficacy of immediate contralatertal reduction mammaplasty in mastectomy patients with mammary hypertrophy.”
Kollias J , Bochner MA, Gill PG.
ANZ J Surg 2004; 74 (suppl): A25.

“Sentinel node biopsy – What is the rest of the world doing now? Can we make the next study take off?”
Kollias J
ANZ J Surg 2004; 74 (suppl): A23.

“The national breast cancer audit: a selected comparison of outcomes with published overseas data.”
Kollias J , Malycha P, Cuncins-Hearn A, Tyson S, Babidge W, Maddern G.
Aust NZ Surg 2004; 74 (suppl): A24.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

“Sentinel node biopsy – What is the rest of the world doing now? Can we make the next study take off?”
Kollias J
Annual Scientific Congress, RACS, Melbourne, May 2004

“Sentinel Node Biopsy – Technique.”
Kollias J
Leura V International Breast cancer Conference, Sydney, November 2004.

“Breast Reconstruction”
Kollias J
Decade day GP Seminar, Women’s Health Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital - November 2004

“Sentinel Node Biopsy and Breast Reconstruction”
Kollias J
SA Breast Nurses Course, Royal Adelaide Hospital - November 2004

“Sentinel Node Biopsy”
Minimally Invasive Surgery Seminar
Flinders Medical Centre
March 2004

SCIENTIFIC POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

“Arm symptoms, function and body image before and after axillary clearance for early breast cancer: measuring and validating quality of life in a randomised trial of sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance.”
Nowak AK, Hargreaves C, Gill, G, Wetzig N, Ung O, Campbell I, Kollias J, Young L, McPhee A, Gebski V,
Stockler M.10th International Breast cancer Conference, San Antonio, Texas USA, December 2004

“Participation in the SNAC Trail does not influence the extent of axillary dissection.”
Green MHA, Kollias J, Bochner M, Gill PG.
Leura V International Breast Cancer Conference, Sydney, Australia, Nov 2004-12-02

“A web-based system of clinical audit for early breast cancer.”
Kollias J , Babidge W, Boult M, Cuncins-Hearn A, Tyson S, Maddern G.
Leura V International Breast Cancer Conference, Sydney, Australia, Nov 2004-12-02

“The national breast cancer audit: a selected comparison of outcomes with published overseas data.”
Kollias J , Malycha P, Cuncins-Hearn A, Tyson S, Babidge W, Maddern G.

“Efficacy of immediate contralatertal reduction mammaplasty in mastectomy patients with mammary hypertrophy.”
Kollias J , Bochner MA, Gill PG.

“Sentinel node biopsy – What is the rest of the world doing now? Can we make the next study take off?”