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Breast Surgery Research

Research in our department looks to the future of surgical operations by incorporating alternative surgical techniques, SPY Fluorescence Angiography, negative-pressure wound therapy and scout-localisation, all with an eye to improving patient-related outcomes.

Our department is exploring the effectiveness of multimodal early supportive care to maximise functioning and wellbeing during treatment and prior to surgery. The multimodal supportive care program is currently recruiting patients, and comprises of holistic nursing assessment, education (lifestyle, nutrition, lymphoedema risk, pre-surgery), personalised exercise, and screening using patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for symptoms and early intervention.

Further investigation is being undertaken by our department into the utility of sensation-preserving breast reconstruction, effectiveness of Kaiser scoring in MRI, targeted axillary dissection practices (a nation-wide registry) and video-assisted informed consent.

Our Research Team

Associate Professor Cindy Mak Department Head, Breast Surgeon
Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier Research Lead, Breast Surgeon
Dr Farhad Azimi Associate Research Lead, Breast Surgeon
Dr Belinda Chan Breast Surgeon
Dr Susannah Graham Breast Surgeon
Dr Nipu Jayatilleke Breast Surgeon
Dr Adam Ofri Breast Cancer Trials Research Fellow, Breast Surgeon
Dr Jue Li Seah Breast Surgeon
Jack Kelly Data Manager and Research Officer
Dr Chu Nguyen PhD student
Dr Alayne Moreira Masters student
Dr Yuan Tian Masters student
Dr Simone Geere Masters student
Dr Adam Ofri Masters student

Selected Grants

Amount awarded Grant and project details
$40,000 Sydney Research, 2023
Clinician Researcher Scholarship
Investigator: Nguyen C

Our Publications

2023

Dayaratna N, Nguyen CL, Spillane A, Mak C, Warrier SK, Dusseldorp JR. Trends and variations in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction rates in Australia over 10 years. ANZ J Surg. 2023 Jan;93(1-2):242-250. doi: 10.1111/ans.18243. Epub 2023 Jan 18.
Graham S, Ihren L, Meybodi F, Hsu J, French J, Elder E. Therapeutic Mammaplasty With Contralateral Symmetrising Reduction Mammaplasty: Oncologically Safe With Satisfied Patients. The Breast. 2023;68:239. DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.12.024.
Lee KJ, Seah JL, O'Toole S, Warrier S. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation and spindle cell proliferation in response to silicone breast implant leakage. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Jan 2;16(1):e252091. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252091. 
Nguyen CL, Zhou M, Easwaralingam N, Seah JL, Azimi F, Mak C, Pulitano C, Warrier S. Novel Dual Tracer Indocyanine Green and Radioisotope Versus Gold Standard Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: The GREENORBLUE Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6520-6527. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13824-6. Epub 2023 Jul 4.
Ofri A, Bhimani N, Warrier S. An Australian-based nomogram predicting nodal positivity for breast cancer in older patients. Surgeon. 2023 Dec;21(6):e316-e322. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2023.06.001. Epub 2023 Jul 5.
Ofri A, Elstner K, Mann GB, Kumar S, Warrier S. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in non-metastatic breast cancer: The surgeon's perspective. Surgeon. 2023 Dec;21(6):356-360. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2023.04.001. Epub 2023 Apr 21.
Ofri A, Warrier S, Moore K. Assessing breast cancer risk: tailored surveillance and risk-reductive interventions. Medicine Today. 2023;24(23):56-59.

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