Doctor Sarah Kemp - Breast Surgeon Melbourne

Your Care

Experienced surgical treatment and supportive patient care

SERVICES

Assessment and management of benign breast diseases
Assessment and management of malignant (cancerous) breast diseases, both screen-detected and symptomatic
Surveillance of women at high risk of developing breast cancer
Risk-reducing breast surgery (immediate reconstruction as a combined procedure with a plastic surgeon)
Assessment and management of lactational mastitis

About

Sarah Kemp is a Breast Surgeon with a calm and compassionate one-on-one approach to patient care.

Combining her natural empathy and the highest standard of surgical expertise, over the past 20 years Sarah has focused on ensuring each of her patients feels informed and supported along their individually tailored treatment plan.

Sarah undertook 2 years of subspecialty training in Breast Surgery in the UK, including management of breast cancer, benign breast disease and oncoplastic breast surgery.

Location

CABRINI HOSPITAL

181-183 Wattletree Road
Malvern VIC 3144

Qualifications

F.R.A.C.S. 2001

M.B.B.S University of Tasmania 1991

B.Med.Sc University of Tasmania 1988

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS & AFFILIATIONS

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Full Member of BreastSurgANZ

THE ALFRED HOSPITAL, PRAHRAN VICTORIA 2003– PRESENT

VMO Breast Endocrine and General Surgery Breast Multidisciplinary Team

Breast Clinic Symptomatic and Screening Patients

Data submitted to RACS Breast Audit Undergraduate and Post-graduate teaching

Research activities within BES Unit

CABRINI HOSPITAL MALVERN VICTORIA 2003-PRESENT

Accredited Surgeon

Member Breast Multidisciplinary Meeting

Practise Breast Surgery

BREASTSCREEN VICTORIA

Visiting Surgeon

Monash Breastscreen

AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL

Clinical Panel – Surgery

Member MCQ Panel – Surgery Clinical Examiner

Common diagnostic tests

Some of the common procedures used in your diagnosis and treatment:

A mammogram is an x-ray of breast tissue. It takes images of most of the breast and may identify changes within the breast that are too small to feel with a physical examination.

An ultrasound uses sound waves to examine the tissue of the breast. It looks at one area of the breast at a time. A probe is placed onto the breast and moved around to view the breast tissue and armpit area.

This combines multiple breast x-rays to give a 3-dimensional overview of the breast.

A breast MRI uses a magnetic field to create images of breast tissue. This is a very sensitive test and may be recommended if there is insufficient information from your mammogram and ultrasound. It is also regularly used as a screening investigation for younger women at high risk of developing breast cancer.

A thin needle is inserted into an area of the breast or underarm and a fluid or cell sample is taken. The specimen is examined by a pathologist to make a diagnosis. This procedure may also be used to drain the fluid from a breast cyst.

A hollow needle is inserted into an area of the breast or the underarm and a small cylindrical tissue sample is taken (the area of interest is numbed by injecting local anaesthetic prior to the needle insertion). The specimen is examined by a pathologist to make a diagnosis.

A small circle of skin is sampled using a special ‘punch' instrument. This is performed under local anaesthetic. The skin specimen is then examined by a pathologist who makes a diagnosis.

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