Services Provided
Diseases Treated
Features
Clinical Staff
Specific participating disciplines include:
specialist medical
radiation and surgical oncologists
plastic surgeons
specialist oncology nurses
unit social worker
dental oncologists
speech pathologists
palliative care services
Tumours treated include :
upper aerodigestive tract, including those of the mouth, jaw, throat and larynx
Also treated are:
Thyroid
skin of the head and neck (including melanoma)
salivary glands
nose
paranasal sinuses
ear and temporal bone
metastases to the neck
Treatment also encompasses:
sarcomas of the head and neck
tumours of the skull base
otolaryngologic problems in patients with primary tumours elsewhere in the body
Availability of:
innovative phase I/II trials
new chemotherapeutic agents
state of the art radiation therapy techniques
access to surgical expertise
Contemporary methods of speech, swallowing, and audiological examination and rehabilitation, such as tracheoesophageal voice restoration after total laryngectomy, and videofluoroscopic and fiberoptic examination of swallowing
Otological management of hearing deficits caused by cancer or cancer treatments
Chair of Head & Neck Service
Dr June Corry
MB BS FRACP FRANZCR Ph: 9656 1648
Dental Oncology
Dr John O'Grady BDSc MDSc LDS FRACDS Ph: 9656 1239
Dr Elishka Marvan MDSc Ph: 9656 1239
Medical Oncology
A/Prof Danny Rischin
MB BS FRACP Ph: 9656 1804
Palliative Care
Dr Odette Spruyt
MBChB DipObst FRACP FAChPM Ph: 9656 1109
Dr Simon Wein MB BS FRACP FAChPM Ph: 9656 1919
Radiation Oncology
Dr June Corry MB BS FRACP FRANZCR Ph: 9656 1648
Prof Lester Peters AM MD FRANZCR FRCR Ph: 9656 3503
Dr Margaret Chua MB BS FRANZCR Ph: 9656 3734
Dr Ieta D'Costa MRCP MBChB (Ireland) FRANZCR Ph: 9656 3736
Speech Pathology
Ms Louise Dobbie BappSc(SpPath) Ph: 9656 1850
Surgical Oncology
Prof Andrew Sizeland
MB BS PhD FRACS Ph: 9656 1110
Mr Felix Behan
FRACS FRCF Page through Peter Mac Switchboard
Mr Stephen Kleid
MB BS FRACS Page through Peter Mac Switchboard
Dr Gary Leber
MB BS FRACS FRACO FRCOphth(UK) Page through Peter Mac Switchboard
Mr Bernard Lyons MB BS FRACS Page through Peter Mac Switchboard
Mr David Wiesenfield
MDSc FDSRCPS FRACDS(OMS) FIDC Page through Peter Mac Switchboard
Nurse Co-ordinator
Ms Wendy Poon Clinical Nurse Co-ordinator
Ms Robyn Lister Radiotherapy Unit Nurse
Ms Laurelle Stalker Social Work
Ms Karen Camillo Ward 7 Nurse Unit Manager