Oncology Department Staff

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Director Medical Oncology

A/Prof. Zee Wan Wong
MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), FAMS (Med Onc), FRACP, GAICD, AFRACMA

Deputy Director Medical Oncology

A/Prof. Surein Arulananda MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP
Thoracic Lead

Senior Medical Staff

A/Prof. Michelle White MBBS (Hons) DipPallCare FRACP
Breast Lead

A/Prof. David Pook MBBS BMedSci (Hons1) MD FRACP
Genitourinary Lead

A/Prof. Andrew Strickland MBBS FRACP
Gastrointestinal Lead

A/Prof. Marion Harris MBBS FRACP
Director of Familial Cancer, Gastrointestinal and Breast

A/Prof. Peter Briggs MBBS FRACP
Dr. Aditya Balasubramaniam
Thoracic

Dr. Sophia Frentzas MBBS BSc (Hons1) PhD FRACP
Phase 1 Trials Lead, Gynaecological and Gastrointestinal

A/Prof Kate Webber MBBS (Hons1) BSc (Med) PhD FRACP
Gynaecological Lead, Breast and Cancer Survivorship

A/Prof Elizabeth Ahern MBBS (Hons1) PhD FRACP
Neuro Lead and Phase 1 Trials

Dr. Gwo Yaw Ho MBChB BSc (Hons) PhD FRACP
Breast and Gynaecological

Dr. Muhammad Alamgeer MBBS MD FRACP
Head & Neck Lead, Melanoma Lead and Thoracic

Dr. Daphne Day MBBS (Hons) FRACP
Breast, Head & Neck and Phase 1 Trials

Dr. Elizabeth Liow MBBS BMedSci FRACP
Genitourinary

Dr. Ranjana Srivastava MBBS FRACP OAM
Breast and Geriatric Oncology

Dr. Amelia McCartney MBBS BSc (Hons) FRACP
Breast

Dr Amy Louise Body MBBS BSc (Med) FRACP
Phase 1 Trials and Gastrointestinal

Dr. George Iatropoulos MBBS MSc FRACP
Gastrointestinal

Dr. David Lau MBBS PhD FRACP
Gastrointestinal

Dr. Harriet Herbison

Dr. Christian Orlowski

Dr. Joshua Hurwitz

2025 Fellows

Dr. Aonghus Joyce

Dr. Richard Pham

Dr. Ashley Pheely

Dr. James Williams

2025 Registrars

Dr. Conor Hayton

Dr. Megan Hickey

Dr. Gareth Jones

Dr. Elena Jensen – Marini

Dr. Zhen Ong

Dr. Aung Khine Lin

Dr. Terence Low

Support Staff

Natarsha Dale
Senior Administrative Assistant | Monash Oncology
E: OncDeptAdmin@monashhealth.org
P: (03) 8572 2392

Karen Gillett
Oncology Research Manager

Kelly Hoffman
Oncology Operations and Quality Manager

Vicki McLeod
Nurse Practitioner

Prabha Bhatta
Operations Coordinator

Ned Fallon
Finance Assistant

Elizabeth Matthews
Feasibility Administrator

Tamzin Leitch
Ethics Lead

Dixita Desai
Oncology Laboratory Coordinator

Courtney Weir
Oncology Laboratory Coordinator

Shekinah Ramos
Oncology Laboratory Assistant

Clinical Trials and Staff