Miss Suzanne Neil (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Miss Suzanne Lesley Neil
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1969
- FRACS 1973
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Breast Surgeon
- Gender
- Female
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Breast Surgery
Miss Suzanne Neil is a specialist breast surgeon with a wealth of experience in innovative models of patient care.
She developed the model of co-locating breast surgery with a specialised breast imaging service for rapid diagnosis to alleviate the patient’s anxiety associated with waiting for results. This is the only dedicated private breast imaging service in Melbourne.
Miss Neil was the first breast surgeon to employ a specialised breast care nurse in private practice in response to a perceived need for patient support services. The multidisciplinary meeting to discuss breast cancer management in individual patients in private practice was conceived and developed. This involved coordination of imaging and pathology to plan adjuvant treatment in conjunction with the oncologists and radiotherapists. This model was extended to include psychosocial care for the patient.
She was a founding member of Breast Surgeons ANZ, Psychosocial working group of the National breast and ovarian cancer centre, and active in developing guidelines for psychosocial support for breast cancer patients.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Epworth Cliveden
- Affiliated Clinics
- Cabrini Brightways
- Melbourne Breast Unit
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Society of Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ)
- Topics
- Breast Surgery
Practice Locations
VIC
- Melbourne Breast Unit
- Address
- 29 Simpson Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9419 1166
- Fax
- 03 9419 6416
- Cabrini Brightways
- Address
- 243 New St
Brighton VIC 3186
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9508 5550
- Fax
- 03 9508 5551
