Dr. Christopher Lehane

Profile Introduction

Welcome to my website. I am a General Surgeon at Prince of Wales Public and Private hospitals with subspeciality training in surgical oncology. My practice includes endocrine, head and neck, breast and sarcoma surgery. I aim to provide you with professional individualised care throughout the duration of your illness and into the future.

Service focus

I provide emergency and elective surgical services in general surgery at the Prince of Wales (private and public) Hospitals and the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, Sydney. My subspeciality and research focus is on the provision of high quality personalised care to patients with cancer and general surgical problems. This includes:

• Thyroid cancers, nodules and related disorders
• Parathyroid gland problems
• Soft tissue tumours (Sarcomas)
• Head and neck cancers including salivary gland tumours
• Breast Cancer

Qualifications

Undergraduate training:

I received my undergraduate medical degree at the University of Newcastle in the United Kingdom, in 2003.

Post graduate training:

• Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2007.
• Masters in General Surgery, University of Sydney in 2012.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2013.
• Specialist post fellowship training was undertaken in surgical oncology with a focus on endocrine, head and neck and sarcoma surgery at Liverpool and Prince of Wales Hospitals.

Awards and Positions:

• Clinical Committee Prize for highest marks in SET clinical examination 2010, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
• Conjoint Lecturer with the University of New South Wales, Sydney.
• Local Co-ordinator for RACS Fellowship examination, Sydney, 2016.
• Convenor for General Surgery Annual Scientific Conference 2016-2018.
• Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) Course Instructor, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

List of Professional Memberships:

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
• General Surgeons Australia (GSA)
• Australian Medical association (AMA)

Current Hospital Appointments

Public

Prince of wales Public Hospital

Barker street
Randwick
New south Wales, 2031
Australia

(public car parking available on site)

Royal Hospital for Women

Barker street
Randwick
New south Wales, 2031
Australia

(public car parking available on site)

Private

Prince of Wales Private Hospital

Barker street
Randwick
New south Wales, 2031
Australia

(public car parking available on site)

Consulting Rooms

Suite 1A, Level 7, Prince of Wales Private Hospital
Barker Street
Randwick, NSW, 2031

Outpatient Clinic

Level 2, Campus centre
Prince of wales public Hospital
Barker street
Randwick
New south Wales, 2031
Australia

(public car parking available on site)

Research and Publications

Publications

• Yang P; Veness M; Cooper E; Fox R; Smee R; Lehane C; Crowe P; Howle J; Thompson S. Outcomes of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the axilla: a multicentre cohort study. ANZ journal of Surgery. 2021 Jan.
• Abraham E; Roshan D; Tran B; Graham S; Lehane C; Wykes J; Campbell P; Ebrahimi A. Microscopically positive margins strongly predict reduced disease-free survival in pT4a papillary thyroid cancer.
  Head and Neck. 41(8):2549-2554, 2019 Aug
• Sullivan R, Rabinowitz D, Lehane C, Torda A. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis causing subcutaneous collections in the thigh. British Medical Journal. 2018 May 361.
• Abraham E; Tran B; Roshan D; Graham S; Lehane C; Wykes J; Campbell P; Ebrahimi A. Microscopic positive margins in papillary thyroid cancer do not impact disease recurrence. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2018 Apr 27.
• Fisher O, Levert-Mignon A, Lehane C, Botelho N, Maag J, Thomas M, Edwards M, Lord S, Bobryshev Y, Whiteman D, Lord R. CD151 Gene and Protein Expression Provides Independent Prognostic Information for Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction Treated by Esophagectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23: 746-754, 2016 Dec.

• Privett B, Lehane C, Wykes J, Ebrahimi A. Sympathetic trunk repair following penetrating injury to the neck. Trauma, 2016 Jul.

• Lehane C et al. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (modified Eilber protocol) versus adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of extremity soft tissue sarcoma. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 60(4): 539-44, 2016 Aug.

• Falkenbach D, Lehane C, Lord R. Robot-assisted Oesophageal and Gastric Surgery for Benign Disease: Antireflux Operations and Heller’s MyotomyANZ Journal of Surgery, 85(3): 113-120, 2015 Mar

• Lehane C et al. Jejunogastric Intussusception – a rare complication of gastrojejunostomy.ANZ Journal of Surgery, 85(1): 89-90, 2015 Jan.

• Falkenbach D, Lehane C, Lord R. Robot-assisted gastrectomy and oesophagectomy for cancer.ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(10): 712-21, 2014 Oct

• Lehane C et al. Does an Acute Care Model Improve the Management and Outcome of Acute Cholecystitis?ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80(6): 438-42, 2010 Jun

• Lehane C, Gold D. Colonic Volvulus – an old problem with a new twist.Colorectal Disease. 11(8): 882-3, 2009 Oct

• Lehane et al. Has the Management and Outcome of Acute Cholecystitis Changed Since the Implementation of an Acute Care Surgical Model? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78 (suppl. 1): A55, 2008

• Lehane C, Plusa S. Surgical Experience of Doctors Applying for a BST Rotation.Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 88(4): 130-131, 2006 Apr

Published Letters

• Lehane et al. Incidence and predictions of severe obstetric morbidity – a response. BMJ, 322, May 2001

Poster Presentations

• Lehane et al. Has the Management and Outcome of Acute Cholecystitis Changed Since the Implementation of an Acute Care Surgical Model? Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Conjoint Annual Scientific Congress, Hong Kong, May 2008

Presentations

• Retroperitoneal Sarcomas - The Prince of Wales Experience. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney May 2018
• Managing acute cholecystitis within acute care surgery framework. Inaugural Australian Emergency Surgery Conference, Sydney July 2010.

My Story

I was born in the United Kingdom and undertook my medical training in the North of England. I moved to Australia in 2005 and loved both the work and lifestyle from living in Sydney. Having a young family occupies most my time outside of work, any free time outside of my family is spent golfing and watching sport.