Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer Service Teams

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Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer Service Teams - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

At Peter Mac we have dedicated staff; providing personalised integrated multidisciplinary treatment program delivered in a caring and supporting environment.

Gastrointestinal Service Team

Chair of Upper Gastrointestinal Service

Associate Professor Michael Michael MBBS(Hons), BSc(Hons), FRACP, MD A/Professor Michael graduated from Monash University, and completed specialist training in medical oncology in 1995. He spent two years as an Oncology Fellow at the Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute.

Michael returned to Peter Mac as a consultant medical oncologist specialising in Gastro-intestinal Oncology. He is a member of the Australian Gastrointestinal Tumor Trials Group and TransTasman Radiation Oncology Group. He has published over 60 articles and book chapters and is a reviewer for several oncology journals and funding bodies. He has a strong commitment in clinical and laboratory research in gastro-intestinal oncology.

Deputy Chair of Upper Gastrointestinal Service

Professor Bruce Mann MBBS PhD, FRACS

Surgical Oncology

Professor Robert Thomas OAM Professor Bruce Mann Associate Professor John Mackay Mr Phillip Antippa Mr Simon Banting Mr Cuong Duong Professor Alexander Heriot Mr Craig Lynch Mr John Spillane Mr Ben Thomson Mr Gavin Wright

Medical Oncology

Professor John Zalcberg OAM Associate Professor Michael Jefford Dr Michael Michael Dr Allan Zimet

Radiation Oncology

Associate Professor Trevor Leong Associate Professor Sam Ngan Dr Julie Chu Dr Kirsty Wiltshire

Nurse Coordinator

Meg Rogers

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Claire Sage

Stomal Therapist

Carolyn Atkin

Chair of Colorectal Services

Assoc. Professor Craig Lynch MBChB, MMedSci, FRACS, FCSSANZ, FASCRS(int) Assoc. Professor Lynch is a Colorectal Surgeon at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne. He completed his General Surgical Fellowship in New Zealand, with post-fellowship training in Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, and St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne. He holds a Masters degree in surgery and has published over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is a Fellow of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Fellow of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. His current clinical practice includes the management of patients with advanced rectal cancer, and cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal chemotherapy. He has extensive laparoscopic surgical experience and recently completed the first series of robotic colorectal procedures in Australia at Peter Mac.

Surgical oncology A/Prof John Mackay Prof Alexander Heriot A/Prof Craig Lynch Medical oncology A/Prof Michael Michael Prof John Zalcberg OAM A/Prof Michael Jefford Dr Allan Zimet Pathology Dr W Murray Dr Catherine Mitchell Radiation oncology A/Prof Sam Ngan A/Prof Trevor Leong Dr Julie Chu Dr Mark Lee Dr Marcus Foo Gastroenterology A/Prof Alex Boussioutas Familial cancer Dr Gillian Mitchell Dr Alison Trainer Palliative care Dr Odette Spruyt Dr Natasha Michael Cancer imaging Dr Jennifer Chong Dr Tim Akhurst A/Prof. Eddie Lau Nurse coordinator Ms Claire Scott Ms Jenny Howe Stomal therapy Ms Carolyn Atkin Ms Joan Donohue Ms Rebecca Foot-Connolly Research A/Prof Rob Ramsay