About Dr Susannah Graham

BMedSci, MBBS, MASurg, FRACS

Specialist General Surgeon with Subspecialty Training in Breast Cancer Surgery

Dr Susannah Graham is a specialist general surgeon with subspecialty training in breast and endocrine surgery. She has experience and expertise in the use of oncoplastic techniques for the treatment of breast cancer.  Dr Graham holds VMO appointments at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, St George Private Hospital, Kareena Private Hospital and Kingsway Day Surgery.  She is also 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.

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.