Our Team

Dr Farnoush Noushi

 

MB BS (Hons), Graduate Certificate Education, Master of Surgery, Doctor of Philosophy, FRACS

 Dr Noushi is a surgical oncologist with expertise in breast and skin cancer surgery. Dr Noushi is also a general surgeon with extensive experience in laparoscopic surgery (including hernia repair, gallbladder removal) and endoscopy/colonoscopy.

Dr Kenneth Nam

 

MBBS (UNSW), Master of Medicine, Master of Education, FANZCA Specialist Anaesthetist

 Dr Nam is a Consultant Anaesthetist at North Shore Private, Sydney Adventist, Concord and Hornsby Hospitals. Dr Nam graduated from University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Dr Nam completed his specialist training at Canberra and Concord Hospitals. During his training in anaesthesia, he also completed a Master of Medicine degree in Pain Management in Sydney University. He also holds a Master of Education degree from Sydney University. Dr Nam works in several public and private hospitals around Sydney. He has a special interest in anaesthesia for Breast and General Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Ear Nose and Throat surgery and Paediatric anaesthesia.

POST-SURGICAL TEAM

Post-operative team care is an important service we provide to optimise patient care.

The APAC service in Northern Sydney is an affiliated team of specially trained nurses, physiotherapists and social workers that faciliate early discharge from hospital.

The APAC service is a “Hospital in the Home” service that provides intense, short term, interdisciplinary acute health care and management to patient’s as direct substitution for in-patient hospital care.


Some of their services include home visits, wound care, drain management and liaison with other medical and general practitioners. This service enables timely discharge from hospital and ongoing postoperative care and support.

BREAST CARE NURSES

There are several breast nurses that work closely with us to provide information and support for our breast cancer patients. 


Breast nurses are integral in coordinating and providing multidisciplinary care for breast cancer patients and their families. 


Some of the common ways they can assist breast cancer patients include: