Dr Andrew Dean (Medical Oncologist)
- Name
- Dr Andrew Peter Dean
- Qualifications
- MBChB Liverpool University 1985
- FRACP 1993
- Occupation
- Palliative Medicine Specialist
- Medical Oncologist
- General Physician
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Chinese
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Medical Specialties
- Palliative Medicine
- Medical Oncology
- Internal Medicine
Dr Andrew Dean established the palliative care service at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) and St John of God Hospital (SJOG) Subiaco, and was appointed professor of palliative medicine by the University of Western Australia.
In 2001, having recognised a gap in healthcare information, Andrew established a quality health information website, www.myvmc.com, as a resource for patients, their families and allied health professionals. Together with a host of IT initiative awards, his efforts were recognized by the 2004 Prime Minister’s Award for excellence in community business partnerships for Western Australia. Through this website, Andrew was able to sponsor a scholarship for two medical students to attend a cancer elective in Lund (Sweden) for a number of years.
Driven by his passion to help patients with life-threatening illnesses, Andrew furthered his training in medical oncology and began working full-time as a medical oncologist in 2006, initially at SCGH and SJOG. He is currently the head of the Department of Medical Oncology at SJOG Subiaco and, at Genesis CancerCare at Shenton House in Joondalup, provides patients in Perth’s northern suburbs access to care closer to home.
Andrew is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA), and the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG).
While providing treatment across all adult solid tumours, Andrew’s key areas of interest are upper gastrointestinal and gynaecological tumours. He has published articles on symptom control, novel therapies for ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer and the molecular profiling of solid tumours. He regularly participates in international clinical trials and continues to be a major contributor to pancreatic, lung and ovarian cancer studies.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Hollywood Private Hospital
- St John of God Subiaco Hospital
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- St John of God
- Affiliated Clinics
- Perth Oncology
- GenesisCare Centre for radiation oncology - Joondalup Shenton House (Oncology)
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA)
- Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- GenesisCare Centre for radiation oncology
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Western Australia
- Medical Conditions
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Gynaecological cancer
- Topics
- Cancer
Practice Locations
WA
- Perth Oncology
- Address
- C202 12 Salvado Road
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
- Phone
- 08 6465 9200
- Fax
- 08 6465 9250
- GenesisCare Centre for radiation oncology - Joondalup Shenton House (Oncology)
- Address
- Shenton House
Level 3
57 Shenton Avenue
Joondalup WA 6027
Australia
- Phone
- 08 9400 6213
- Fax
- 08 9400 6217
