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Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)
(02) 9470 5300
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Overview

GenesisCare, Frenchs Forest offers access to personalised cancer care services including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, plus haematology, and is soon expanding to offer radiation oncology services.

Please note we will be moving our current medical oncology and haematology services, in approximately early November to a new building located at: Building 9/49 Frenchs Forest Road East, Frenchs Forest. Please ask our team for any further information.

At GenesisCare, we aim to offer an integrated, personalised care experience designed to help you achieve the best possible clinical outcomes close to home.

GenesisCare, Frenchs Forest is located nearby Northern Beaches Hospital. Our team is dedicated to offering the Northern Beaches community evidence-based treatments delivered in a multidisciplinary care environment.

Care is managed by a passionate team of specialist healthcare professionals with experience in oncology including: medical oncologists, haematologists, radiation oncologists, clinical nurse consultants (CNC), nursing team, and a dedicated team of support staff.

Patients are offered access to free onsite parking, preferred appointment times, and coffee is available in the waiting room at the GenesisCare, Frenchs Forest centre.

Our treatments and services

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is an approach to cancer therapy which involves the administration of medicine, usually orally or by injection, which is intended to kill cancer cells or minimise their growth and spread. Chemotherapy can be used in conjunction with other cancer treatments.

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that is intended to help your own immune system fight cancer. There are different types of immunotherapy for cancer that work in different ways.

Haematology

Haematology is the medical speciality relating to conditions that affect the blood, and the organs that make the blood as well as cancers of the blood. A Haematologist will look after patients requiring specialist advice for bleeding disorders, or blood cancers, and may prescribe chemotherapy as a treatment option. The Haematologist, may also refer to other specialists participating in the multi-disciplinary team, for instance a Radiation Oncologist if radiotherapy treatment is advised.

Clinical trials

At GenesisCare, we challenge ourselves every day to help find new and better ways to provide high-quality care, and we aim to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients wherever we can.

Our Frenchs Forest team may be able to offer you access to the GenesisCare global network of clinical trials. For further information on clinical trial participation, please speak with your treating doctor.

Allied Health Services

At GenesisCare, Frenchs Forest we offer you access to a range of Allied health services, all tailored to support your needs. One of your treatment team will discuss the most suitable options with you, and if required can arrange a referral. Support services offered may include:

  • Dietitian
  • Psychologist
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Lymphoedema Specialist

Exercise Medicine

Considerable research and clinical evidence has established that exercise may be beneficial for people with cancer; however, there is no one-size-fits-all approach.1,2 Every person’s circumstances are unique and these should be take into account. Tailored exercise programs designed by an exercise professional that include both aerobic and resistance training activities have been shown to provide benefits.3 To learn more about incorporating exercise during your cancer journey, please speak with your doctor and treatment team.

The Infusion Suite

Our Frenchs Forest centre offers patients access to:

  • Refreshments and snacks provided
  • WiFi access available at this centre

Getting Here

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Doctors

Dr Tristan Barnes

BSc (Med) MB BS (Hons I) FRACP

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology) +1

Dr Sally Baron-Hay

FRACP MBBS

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology) +1

Dr Kirsty van Gysen

MBChB, FRANZCR

Radiation Oncologist

Kingswood (Oncology)

A/Prof. Connie Diakos

BSc (Hons) PhD MBBS FRACP

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology) +1

Prof. Stephen Clarke

OAM MBBS MD PhD FRACP FAChPM FAHMS

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology) +1

Dr Naomi Mackinlay

MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA

Haematologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

A/Prof Gavin Marx

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Dr Georgia Mills

MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA

Haematologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Prof. Nick Pavlakis

BSc MBBS MMed PhD FRACP

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology) +1

Dr Antonia Pearson

BMed (Dist.) FRACP

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Dr Victoria Pechey

MBBS BSci (Med) Honours UNSW, FRACP, FRCPA

Haematologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology) +1

Dr Isobel Porter

BBiomedSci MBBS FRACP

Medical Oncologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Dr Esther Ting

MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA

Haematologist

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)

Dr Anh Tran-Nam

FRACP MBBS (Hons)

Geriatrician

Frenchs Forest (Oncology)