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Dr Alex Flynn
MBBS (Hons), FRACP, BSc (Adv Maths), Medical Oncologist
I believe excellence in care begins with honest conversations grounded in the latest evidence
Languages spoken
English
Overview
Centres
Clinical interests
Clinical interest in gastrointestinal cancers, prostate, melanoma and ovarian cancers
Dr Alex Flynn graduated with honours from the University of Sydney in 2008 and completed medical oncology training at the Calvary Mater Newcastle and the Central Coast Cancer Centre.
She gained clinical trial expertise during her Clinical Trial Fellowship and has been awarded research funding from Tour de Cure, NSWRCRN, AVANT & AGITG for her PhD. She is the primary investigator for the FFTV clinical trial & is involved in the development of international dosing guidelines (ADDIKD).
Alex finds it a privilege to look after patients during what is often the most challenging time of their lives and hopes to bring clear communication and caring to each of her patients.
Professional memberships
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Australian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- European Society of Clinical Oncology (ESMO)
- Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA)
Publications
Flynn, A., Galettis, P., Gurney, H., Michael, M., Desar, I., Westerdijk, K., ... & Martin, J. (2024). Therapeutic drug monitoring in anticancer agents: perspectives of Australian medical oncologists. Internal Medicine Journal.
Martin, J. H., Galettis, P., Flynn, A., & Schneider, J. (2024). Phenotype versus genotype to optimize cancer dosing in the clinical setting—focus on 5‐fluorouracil and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Pharmacology research & perspectives, 12(2), e1182.
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