Breast Cancer Service Team


Breast Cancer Service Team - Peter Mac Cancer Centre

At Peter Mac we have dedicated staff providing personalised integrated multidisciplinary treatment program delivered in a caring and supporting environment.

Breast Service Team

Chair of Breast Cancer Service
Associate Professor Michael Henderson
MBBS BMedSc MD FRACS

Michael A Henderson is head of the Multidisciplinary Breast Service at Peter Mac. He is a surgeon in all aspects of benign and malignant breast disease.

He graduated from the University of Melbourne and has an FRACS in general surgery.
Michael went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Centre. His current research interests include the significance of micro burden metastatic disease and patients with early stage breast cancer. His clinical interests include the surgery of malignant breast cancer with a special emphasis on management of patients with advanced breast cancer and reconstruction in association with a Plastic Surgical colleague.



Deputy Chair of Breast Cancer Service
Associate Professor Boon Chua

Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor Michael Henderson
Miss Jane O’Brien
Miss Catherine Poliness
Mr David Speakman
Miss Melanie Walker


Medical Oncology
Associate Professor Kelly-Anne Phillips
Dr Prue Francis
Dr Marisa Grossi
Dr Ross Jennens
Dr Linda Melishkin
Dr Gillian Mitchell


Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor Boon Chua
Dr Jill Ainslie
Dr Michelle Bishop
Dr Stephen David
Dr Roslyn Drummond
Dr Mary Dwyer
Dr Chen Liu
Dr Gillian Mitchell
Dr Claire Phillips


Nurse Coordinator
Ms Sarah Pratt