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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


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