Our Expert Contributors

The Head and Neck Cancer Australia website includes a comprehensive library of information sheets, animations, videos and podcasts developed and regularly updated by leading Head and Neck Cancer clinicians across Australia and New Zealand with the input of patients and carers. We are incredibly grateful for the support and expertise of all of our contributors.

Ms Carol Adams

  • Consumer Advocate
  • Qld

Dr Ryan Adams

  • ENT Surgeon
  • Cairns Private Hospital, QLD

A/Prof Bruce Ashford

  • Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Wollongong Hospital NSW

Dr Taleitha Atkins

  • GP
  • NSW

Mr Wally Bak

  • Consumer Advocate
  • NSW

A/Prof Martin Batstone

  • Maxillofacial and Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Royal Brisbane Hospital QLD

Dr Vikneswary Batumalai

  •  Research Radiation Therapist Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre
  •  Ingham Institute NSW

Ms Judy Bauer

  • Head, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food
    Professor and Discipline Lead Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Monash University, VIC

Dr Sophie Beaumont

  • Manager of Dental Oncology
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Dr Thomas Beddow

  • Medical Student
  • University of Sydney, NSW

Ms Anna Bofinger

  • Consumer Advocate
  • Qld

Dr Ron Bova

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon/Clinical Associate Professor
  • St Vincent's Clinic NSW

Dr Elizabeth Brown

  • Assistant Director Radiation Therapy
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Raewyn Campbell

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Sydney Adventist Hospital, NSW

Dr John Chaplin

  • Thyroid and Head and Neck Surgeon
  • Auckland, New Zealand

Ms Emma Charters

  • Speech Pathologist
  •  Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Madhavi Chilkuri

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Townsville Cancer Centre, QLD

Dr Mikaela Chinotti

  • Dentist
  • ADA Oral Health Promoter, Australian Dental Association

Dr Ben Chua

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Metro North Hospital, QLD

Prof Jonathan Clark

  • Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Anthony Clifford

  • Head and Neck Surgeon
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Michael Collins

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Townsville Cancer Centre, QLD

Dr Scott Coman

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  •  Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Ms Fiona Considine

  • Head and Neck Cancer Nurse
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC

Ms Louise Cooney

  • Dietitian
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Stephen Cooper

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Macquarie University Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW

Dr Julia Crawford

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospital, NSW

A/Prof Glen Croxson

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Fourth Avenue ENT Clinic, NSW

Sister Sarah Davies

  • Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

A/Prof Sid Davis

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • The Alfred Hospital, VIC

Ms Aimee Devlin

  • Specialist Planning Radiation Therapist 
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Haryana Dhillon

  • Research Fellow
  • University of Sydney, NSW

Dr Hayley Dixon

  • Dentist, Head of Department
  • Westmead Centre for Oral Health, NSW

Dr Sam Dowthwaite

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • ENT Clinics, QLD

Ms Shani Drake

  • Dietitian
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Dr Marcin Dzienis

  • Medical Oncologist
  • Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD

A/Prof Ardalan Ebrahimi

  • Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Canberra Hospital, ACT

A/Prof Michael Elliott

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Ms Merran Findlay

  • Oncology Specialist Dietitian
  • UNSW and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

Dr Andrew Foreman

  • ENT Surgeon
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA

A/Prof Dion Forstner

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Liverpool and Campbelltown Hospitals, NSW

Dr Allan Fowler

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Liverpool Hospital, NSW

Sr Catriona (Cate) Froggatt

  • Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Ms Jacqui Frowen

  • Clinical Lead Speech Pathologist
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

A/Prof Richard Gallagher

  • Head and Neck Surgeon, Director Head and Neck Service
  • St Vincent’s Health Network, NSW

A/Prof Chris Griffiths

  • Dental Surgeon
  • Westmead Centre for Oral Health and Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, NSW

A/Prof Alexander Guminski

  • Medical Oncologist
  • Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW

Ms Angela Hegarty

  • Consumer Advocate
  • Qld

Dr Jacques Hill

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Mid North Coast Cancer Institute, NSW

Ms Fiona Hogarth

  • Consumer Advocate
  • NSW

Ms Wendy Holland

  • Consumer Advocate
  • Vic

A/Prof Dylan Hyam

  • Maxillofacial Surgeon
  • Canberra Hospital, ACT

Dr Joe Jabbour

  • Senior Resident Medical Officer
  • St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW

Ms Jenny Johnson

  • Senior Policy and Development Officer
  • Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Ms Darcy Jongebloed

  • Clinical Dietitian
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Dr Michael Kernohan

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
  • Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, NSW

A/Prof Suren Krishnan

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA

Ms Natalie Kruger

  • Physiotherapist | Lymphoedema Practitioner
  • Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital QLD

Dr Judith Lacey

  • Director of Supportive Care
  • Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, NSW Palliative and Supportive Care, St George Private Hospital, NSW

Mr Colin Lane

  • Consumer Advocate
  • NSW

A/Prof Jenny Lee

  • Medical Oncologist
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Richard Lewis

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Mount Hospital and Fiona Stanley, WA

Mr Graeme Lewsey

  • Consumer Advocate
  • Victoria

Dr Sharon Liberali

  • Director & Senior Consultant
  • Adelaide Dental Hospital, SA

Dr Dionee Liefman

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, QLD

Mr Tiel Lillehagen

  • Consumer Representative
  • Melbourne, VIC

Dr Annette Lim

  • Medical Oncologist
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Dr Mathew Lim

  • Senior Lecturer, Special Needs Dentistry
  • Melbourne Dental School, VIC

Dr Hubert Low

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

A/Prof Bernard Lyons

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • St Vincent’s Hospital, VIC

Dr Julia Maclean

  • Speech Pathologist
  • St George Hospital, NSW

Dr Matthew Magarey

  • ENT/.Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Mr Michael Marthick

  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Mr Jarrod Massuger

  • Consumer Advocate
  • VIC

Dr Steve McCrea

  • Dentist
  • NSW

Ms Julie McCrossin

  • Consumer Advocate
  • South Australia

Dr Lachlan McDowell

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Dr Aoife McGarvey

  • Physiotherapist (PhD) Conjoint Lecturer (University of Newcastle
  • Calvary Mater Newcastle

Dr Margaret McGrath

  • Medical Oncologist
  • Princess Alexandra and Greenslopes Hospitals, QLD

Dr John McGuinness

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Liverpool Hospital, NSW

A/Prof Chris Milross

  • Director, Radiation Oncology & Medical Services
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

A/Prof Gary Morgan

  • Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon
  • Westmead Hospital, NSW

Mr Paul Mowbray

  • Consumer Advocate
  • NSW

Mr Jody Mudge

  • Consumer Advocate
  • ACT

Dr Payal Mukherjee

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Sydney Adventist Hospital, NSW

Ms Tracey Nicholls

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • ENT Flinders Medical Centre, SA

A/Prof Navin Niles

  • Endocrine and Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Liverpool Hospital, NSW

Ms Jodie Nixon

  • Clinical Team Leader- Cancer Services (including Lymphoedema Program), Occupational Therapy
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Michelle K Nottage

  • Senior Staff Specialist, Medical Oncology
  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, QLD

Sr Justine Oates

  • Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Karen O'Brien

  • GP
  • Victoria

Ms Kerri-Anne Orgill

  • Consumer Advocate
  • NSW

Mr Glen Osbourne

  • Clinical Lead Radiation Therapist
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Professor Carsten Palme

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon, Director of Head and Neck Surgery, Head of ENT - HNS (Joint). University of Sydney
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Prof Ben Panizza

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen

  • Oral Medicine Specialist
  • University of Western Australia, Perth Children's Hospital, WA

Ms Amanda Pigott

  • Advanced Occupational 
    Therapist
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Prof Sandro Porceddu

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Nicholas Potter

  • ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Dr Amy Prawira

  • Medical Oncologist
  • The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, NSW

A/Prof Faruque Riffat

  • ENT/.Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon
  • Westmead and Nepean Hospitals, NSW

Mr Gavin Roberts

  • Consumer Advocate
  • Victoria

Ms Nadia Rosin

  • CEO 
  • Head and Neck Cancer Australia

A/Prof Mark Schifter

  • Head of Department, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Special Care Dentistry
  • Western Sydney LHD, NSW

Ms Diana Schulz

  • Head and Neck Cancer, Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD

Ms Carrie Service

  • Dietitian
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC

Dr Sneha Sethi

  • Dentist / Oral Health Researcher
  • University of Adelaide / Adelaide Dental School, SA

A/Prof Kerwin Shannon

  • Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Heather Shepherd

  • Research Fellow
  • University of Sydney, NSW

Dr Felix Sim

  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Geelong Hospital VIC

Ms Carolyn Smith

  • Consumer Advocate
  • ACT

Dr Mark Smith

  • Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Westmead Hospital, NSW

Ms Kyra Spry

  • Cancer Care Coordinator
  • Royal Darwin Hospital, NT

Dr Brian Stein

  • Medical Oncologist
  • Adelaide Cancer Centre, SA

Dr Rebecca Strutt

  • Palliative Care Specialist
  • Liverpool Hospital, NSW

A/Prof Puma Sundaresan

  • Radiation Oncologist Consultant
  • Sydney West Cancer Network, NSW

A/Prof Mark Sywak

  • Endocrine Surgeon
  • Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW

Dr Swee Tan

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
  • Hutt Valley DHB, New Zealand

Dr Eileen Tan-Gore

  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
  • John Hunter Hospital, NSW

Dr Alesha Thai

  • Head & Neck Medical Oncologist
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Dr Rob Thornton

  • Consumer Advocate
  • SA

Dr Mo Mo Tin

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Ms Libby Tobin

  • Consumer Advocate
  • NSW

Prof Michael Veness

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital and Nepean Cancer Centre, Nepean Hospital, NSW

A/Prof David Weisenfeld

  • Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeo
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Ms Carol Wilder

  • Radiation Therapy Educator
  • Liverpool & Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres, NSW

A/Prof Laurelie Wishart

  • A/Prof Laurelie Wishart 
  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital / Griffith University QLD 

A/Prof Chris Wratten

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Calvary Mater Newcastle, NSW

Dr James Wykes

  • Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW

Dr Takako "Eva" Yabe

  • Head & Neck Surgeon
  • Wollongong Public Hospital, NSW

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