Epworth Breast Service
Nursing in Yarra

Jane o'brien mbbs, fracs (breast surgeon) at epworth breast service. She has interests in breast reconstruction, sentinel node biopsy and the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary breast cancer care. There is on-site access to all diagnostic and treatment modalities including breast mri, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She has public appointments at the peter maccallum cancer centre and breastscreen victoria and, patient-centred care, integrated, established the epworth breast service - a private specialist facility providing rapid-access, in march 2005, delivered by a multidisciplinary team including full-time breast care nurses. Jane o'brien is a specialist breast surgeon whose practice is exclusively confined to breast work - encompassing the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of all benign and malignant conditions of the breast, and surveillance of high risk groups. Her area of special interest and expertise is in oncoplastic breast surgery, aimed at maximising the cosmetic result following breast conservation surgery for breast cancer using advanced surgical techniques.

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