MD FRACP

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Associate Professor, Bond University, Queensland, Australia

Michael commenced his specialist training in Medical Oncology in Europe, under the auspices of European School of Oncology. He completed his training in Sydney, Australia.

He held previous appointments at the Oncology Department of The Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney until he moved to Queensland in 1998 and established Gold Coast Oncology, a co-ordinated cancer care practice in Southport. He also founded Gold Coast Oncology Research Pty Ltd, a private organisation specialising in international clinical trials.

In 2008, he transitioned his established practice and research center to HOCA and contributed to the establishment of HOCA Gold Coast at Southport, the first truly comprehensive cancer centre in the region.

He has expertise in general oncology of solid tumors, with major interest in breast and gynecological cancers, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and lymphomas.

His practice offers comprehensive management of any malignancy at any stage of the disease. This support spans the initial diagnosis to the palliative care stage.

Michael has a keen interest in clinical trials and is an internationally recognised Principal Investigator. He continues to participate on a number of international studies in the treatment of solid tumors.  At any time, he has access to a number of clinical studies available for treatment of major malignancies.

He also specialises in Personalised Medicine, co-operating with a number of international groups working on the best-individualised care for cancer patients, based on precise tumor profiling.

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