Dr Subhita PrasannanBreast and Endocrine Surgeon
Subhita's special interests are in the treatment of breast cancer. She also has specific expertise in endocrine surgery of the thyroid. Having graduated from the School of Medicine in Calicut, India in 1995 and qualified in general surgery in Malaysia in 2000 through the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. She was awarded a two year Breast and Endocrine Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 2010, which she completed at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She is a Breast and Endocrine Consultant and head of the unit in the Lyell McEwin Hospital Surgical Oncology Unit where she is actively involved with teaching medical students and surgical trainees, as well as performing breast and endocrine surgery. Subhita is also a visiting specialist with Breast Screen South Australia.
As well as consulting at our main rooms in Toorak Gardens, Dr Prasannan also consults at Salisbury. Please call the main rooms to book an appointment.
COVID-19 Update
The Breast & Endocrine Centre continues to focus on your safety.
Anyone with COVID or close contact cannot enter the centre for 7 days and must be asymptomatic when they do return
If you are unwell you should stay away until you are well. It is our duty of care to look after our satff and those patients who are undergoing chemotherapy or are immune compromised.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19 and have not ndertaken a COVID-19 RAT / PCR test prior to your surgery, this may be cancelled.
For surgery at any Adelaide private hospital, you may be required to undertake a RAT on day of admission at the hospital concerned, please check in with your hospital.
Patients from interstate need to be aware that all hospitals have their own admission requirements which may differ to SA Health advice.
In addition:
- Maximum of one support person if new diagnosis of cancer / or needs assistance due to disability arranged prior,( this support person must wait outside until called in by the Doctor) otherwise patients to attend on their own.
- No children (under the age of 12 years old, except breast feeding babies) are permitted to come to the centre
- Surgical masks are to be worn at all times whilst in the centre – no cloth masks
- Social distancing must be maintained