Associate Professor Sandra Krishnan
MBBS MS GENERAL SURGERY FRACS
Senior Consultant Oncoplastic Breast and General Surgeon
- Clinical Associate Professor, Australian National University, Canberra
- Chair, Student Advisory Group, ANU Medical School
- VMO Designated Consultant Surgeon, Breastscreen ACT
- Director, Angsana Surgery
- Ex President Provincial Surgeons Association, Australia
- Co-convenor of the ACT Annual Scientific Meeting, Role of the Surgeon into the Future The National Museum of Australia Friday 12 August 2022
- Senior Instructor EMST (Early Management of Severe Trauma) - Royal Aust College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Advisory Board Member, Sydney Investors, Professionals and Business Networking Group Incorporated (SIPBN Inc)
- Writer- Op ed for Oncology and Medical Republic
- Mentor - Australasian Student Surgical Association (ASSA)
- Faculty - Healthcert Education Module preparation and presentation
- Founder - Note to Myself, What I wish I knew in my 20s
Clinical Focus
Areas of expertise include
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Melanotic and Advanced non-melanotic skin cancer surgery
Wide range of general surgery and laparoscopic procedures, including for diseases of the
- Gallbladder and Abdominal wall hernia.
Hospital Accreditations
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (the SAN), Wahroonga, Sydney
- Westmead Private Hospital, Sydney
- Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, Canberra
Degrees & Fellowships
- 2008-2009 - Fellow in Breast Surgery, Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital and Breast and Endocrine Unit, Concord Hospital.
- 2009 - Fellowship Royal Australasian College of Surgeons FRACS
- 2003 - Masters of Surgery Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia.
- 1994 - Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery MBBS (Hons) 1st Class, Mangalore University, India
Special interests
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Breast Reconstruction
- Melanoma and Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Education and Training
- Mentorship
Professional Bodies Membership
- Breast Surgery International
- Society of Oncoplastic Surgery
- IBreastbook
- Oncoplastic Breast Consortium (OPBC)
- BreastSurgANZ full member
- Australia New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
- Australasian Society for Breast Disease
- ACT & SE NSW Breast Cancer Treatment Group
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - Fellow
- Women in Surgery
- Academy of Surgical Educators
- Surgical Oncology Group
- Section of Endocrine Surgery
- Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trials Group
Current Roles
- VMO Consultant General Surgeon
- Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney
- Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, Canberra
- Breastscreen Canberra
Educator and Trainer
- Clinical Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Canberra
- Accredited and unaccredited registrars in surgery, residents and interns at SERH, involved in medical student teaching at both the SAN and SERH.
- Medical Students at Bega and the SAN, Sydney - rounds, history and clinical examination, communication skills, PBL and CRS
- Healthcert Education - preparation of modules and presentation for GP education
https://www.healthcert.com/
- Senior EMST Instructor RACS
- Co-convenor of the ACT Annual Scientific Meeting, Role of the Surgeon into the Future The National Museum of Australia Friday 12 August 2022
- Co-convenor 56th Annual Provincial Surgeons of Australia 2020 Annual Scientific Conference (Now 2021 August)
https://psa.generalsurgeons.com.au/
- CHASM First Line Assessor
Research
Links
Breast Cancer Information
Professional Organisations