Dr Farshad Kasraei
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Dr. Farshad Kasraei

Dr. Farshad Kasraei
Farshad
Kasraei
MD, FRANZCR, Radiation Oncologist

Communicating well, encouraging transparency and using the best available technology and evidence is the key to achieve the best patient outcomes

Languages spoken

English, Farsi

Overview

Centers

St Vincent's Clinic Sydney (Oncology)
St Vincent's Clinic Sydney (Oncology)

Level A, 438 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW

-33.88048930337139, 151.22004591342085
/au/our-centres/st-vincents-sydney
Mater Hospital, Sydney (Oncology)
Mater Hospital, Sydney (Oncology)

The Mater Hospital, 25 Rocklands road, North Sydney, NSW

-33.83166139694626, 151.20156682718073
/au/our-centres/mater-hospital-sydney-oncology
Macquarie University Hospital (Oncology)
Macquarie University Hospital (Oncology)

Hospital Building, Suite 1, Level B2, 3 Technology Place, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109

-33.77308982351843, 151.11793004035897
/au/our-centres/macquarie-university-hospital

Treatments

MR-Linac
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy (MRIgRT)
Stereotactic ablative/body radiation therapy (SABR/SBRT)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR)
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
Radiation Therapy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Radiation Therapy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Special clinical interest in MR Linac, Stereotactic radiotherapy, Brain and Spine tumours, upper gastrointestinal tumours, skin cancer and benign conditions

Farshad is a radiation oncologist who has a passion to achieve the best patient outcomes through transparent communication and utilization of the best evidence and technology.

He completed his specialist training in 2020 at Liverpool and Campbelltown Hospitals with a year of clinical experience at the Canberra hospital.

He subsequently undertook a clinical/research fellowship at St George Hospital, NSW, focusing on genitourinary and gastrointestinal malignancies with special interest in brachytherapy and stereotactic techniques.

Farshad’s clinical interests are upper GI, neuro-oncology, skin, MR guided and stereotactic radiotherapy. He has also an interest in medical innovations and technology as well as quality assurance.

Farshad is an active clinical researcher and is also involved with clinical education. He is a conjoint lecturer at university of New South Wales (UNSW) and he has peer reviewed articles for Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology.

Awards

Awards

  • Best quality research, faculty of radiation oncology FRANZCR 2020
Professional memberships

Professional memberships

  • FRANZCR
  • Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
  • European Society Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)
  • Australian Brachytherapy Group (ABG)
  • Stereotactic Interest Group Australasia (SIGA)
Publications

Publications

  • Evaluation of the introduction of a “traffic light protocol” for dose volume histogram constraints of organs at risk (OAR) in definitive radiotherapy at Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres, Kasraei F, et.al. March 2020, Journal of Medical Imaging and radiation oncology, doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13023
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma: When Does Size Matter for Radiotherapy? Kasraei F, Roach M, Lee M, (December 2015) Cureus 7(12): e443. doi:10.7759/cureus.443