Dr Susannah Graham
Dr Susannah Graham
Breast & General Surgeon
MBBS(Hons), FRACS, BMedSc, MASurg, GradcertSurgery (Breast Surgery)
Dr Susannah Graham is an experienced Breast and General Surgeon practising in the inner west and south of Sydney. She holds VMO appointments at St George Private Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. Dr Graham is a full member of Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand, the specialty society for surgeons treating breast cancer.
Dr Graham prides herself on her ability to empathise with her patients. She knows that her patients’ quality of life and experience through treatment is intimately linked to their physical and emotional health. She is passionate about providing high quality, tailored care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. She maintains excellent communication with her patients and their caring team, most importantly their GP, as she knows that best care is founded upon effective communication.
Dr Graham is located at our Miranda clinic.
Specialties
BREAST HEALTH
After completing her medical degree with Honours at the University of Sydney, Dr Graham completed her surgical training and was awarded her fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2015. During her training, she was awarded a full scholarship to complete a Master’s of Advanced Surgery at Macquarie University in Breast and Endocrine Surgery. Dr Graham then undertook a fellowship at St George Hospital in Breast and Endocrine Surgery in 2016. She was then appointed as the BreastSurgANZ Post Fellowship Training Fellow at the highly regarded Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, where spent eighteen months gaining extensive experience and training in breast surgical oncology and oncoplastic breast surgery.
Dr Graham remains actively involved in research. She continues to present her at work and national and international meetings. Her research passion is engaging patients in clinical trials to improve health outcomes.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr Graham is committed to educating junior surgeons. She co-ordinates a Unit of Study for the University of Sydney Master of Surgery (Breast Surgery). Dr Graham regularly teaches in education sessions for junior medical officers and surgical registrars as well as coordinating exam preparation courses. She is also passionate about mentoring the next generation of female surgeons and mentors a number of surgical registrars.
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- 2018 Graduate Certificate in Surgery (Breast Surgery), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
- 2014 Masters of Advanced Surgery (Breast and Endocrine Surgery), Macquarie University, NSW, Australia (recipient of full scholarship)
- 2011 Graduate Certificate in Anatomy by Dissection (Surgery and Radiology), University of New England, NSW, Australia
- 2004 – 2007 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Hons), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
- 2001 – 2003 Bachelor of Medical Science, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
- Full Member, General Surgeons Australia.
- Full Member, Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand.
- Full Member, Australasian Society of Breast Disease.
Clinical Interests
- Breast symptom assessment
- Breast cancer – risk assessment and surveillance
- Breast surgery – benign and malignant conditions
- Multidisciplinary care of breast patients