Dr Sandra Krishnan

Overview

Dr Sandra Krishnan is a Consultant Surgical Oncologist; Breast, Melanoma and General Surgeon with breast oncology fellowships at Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital and Breast and Endocrine Unit, Concord Hospital. She also specialises in Advanced non melanotic skin cancers, performs Laparoscopic surgery, and has obtained GESA certification for Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy. She practises at the Northern Surgical Oncology at the Sydney Adventist Hospital. She also works at the Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, Canberra and South East Regional Hospital, Bega.

She was Co-convenor for the 2021 Inaugural Virtual Provincial Surgeons of Australia Annual Scientific Conference in Bega, NSW and is Co-President of the Provincial Surgeons Association of Australia. She is Co-convenor for the ACT Annual Scientific meeting 2022 in Canberra. Dr Krishnan is a Member of RACS Special Groups — Surgical Oncology, Women in Surgery; has memberships with BreastSurgANZ, ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group, Australasian Society for Breast Disease, ACT & SE NSW Breast Cancer Treatment Group, ANZ Melanoma Trials Group. She is also a CHASM (Collaborating Hospitals' Audit of Surgical Mortality) First Line Assessor. 

Dr Krishnan is a Non Executive Director - Board of So Brave Australia’s Young Women’s Breast Cancer Charity. She is a Mentor for ASSA Australasian Student’s Surgical Association (ASSA). She has partnerships with Healthcert Education and is an op Ed Writer for Oncology and Medical Republic. Founder of Note to Myself, What I wish I knew in my 20s, an empowering online program for women empowering women while raising funds for charity.