Radiation Oncologist
Prof Liz Kenny AO
MBBS, FRANZCR, FACR, FBIR, FRCR, FCIRSE, MAICD
For patients/carers
For doctors
MBBS, FRANZCR, FACR, FBIR, FRCR, FCIRSE, MAICD
Locations
Chermside, QLD
Fraser Coast (Urraween), QLD
Wesley Medical Centre (Auchenflower), QLD
Redcliffe (Opening 2026), QLD
Consulting locations
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside
- 627 Rode Rd, Chermside, QLD, 4032
- Availability: Wednesday mornings
Clinical interests
- Breast cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Non-melanoma skin cancer
- Metastatic cancer
Treatment techniques
- External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
- Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Superficial radiation therapy
- Stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT/SABR)
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
Languages
Fluent
- English
Biography
Clinical interests in breast cancer, head and neck cancer and highly complex skin cancers
Professor Kenny is a senior radiation oncologist who specialises in managing patients affected by breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and highly complex skin cancers. Liz is committed to managing patients through multidisciplinary team care, and she is deeply grateful to her colleagues and the treatment teams that enable her to provide outstanding care to patients and their families.
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Awards and achievements
- Officer of the Order of Australia (OA)
- Honorary member of the Radiological Society of North America.
- Honorary member of the European Society of Radiology.
- Gold medal of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.
Professional memberships
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
- Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society (ANZHNCS)
- Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA)
- Australian Medical Association Queensland
Publications
- Osbourne, G., Devlin, A., Walsh, N., Hardcastle, N., Moore, A., Rischin, D., Kenny, L., Porceddu, S., Wratten, C., Macann, A., Jackson, J. E., Corry, J., & McDowell, L. (2026). Radiation therapy target objectives for tonsillar cancer treated with unilateral radiation therapy—A replanning study from TROG 12.01. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 125(4), 1051–1058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.12.058
- Brown, T., Cooney, L., Smith, D., Elvin-Walsh, L., Kern, E., Ahern, S., Brown, B., Hickman, I., Porceddu, S., Kenny, L., & Hughes, B. (2025). Comparison of prophylactic versus reactive tube feeding approaches on weight loss and unplanned hospital admissions in patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy. Current Oncology, 33(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol33010005
- Damodaran, S., Weeramange, C. E., Kenny, L., Vasani, S., Hughes, B. G. M., Breik, O., & Punyadeera, C. (2025). Circulating tumour cells and circulating tumour DNA in head and neck cancer: From molecular insights to clinical impact. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 44(4), 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10555-025-10305-y
- Huang, X., Zhang, X., Weeramange, C. E., Leo, P., Hughes, B. G. M., Dolcetti, R., Zeng, B., Mazzieri, R., Hartel, G., Ladwa, R., Taheri, T., Breik, O., Kenny, L., Vasani, S., & Punyadeera, C. (2025). Development of a circulating tumour cell culture model from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. VIEW, 6(6), 20250085. https://doi.org/10.1002/VIW.20250085
- Jangholi, A., Basnayake, B. W. M. T. J., Breik, O., Kenny, L., Vasani, S., Dolcetti, R., & Punyadeera, C. (2026). Potential clinical utility of small extracellular vesicles derived from head and neck tumours. VIEW, 7(1), 20250081. https://doi.org/10.1002/VIW.20250081
- Huang, X., Leo, P., Clout, M., Fink, L., Ellis, J., Hughes, B. G. M., Kenny, L., Vasani, S., & Punyadeera, C. (2026). Tumour-informed workflow to use ctDNA as a biomarker for risk of recurrence in head and neck cancer patients post-treatment. VIEW, 7(2), 20250112. https://doi.org/10.1002/VIW.20250112
- Hughes, R., Corry, J., Rischin, D., Bressel, M., Kenny, L., Lehn, B., Wishart, L., Minslow, L.-A., & Frowen, J. (2025). Swallowing and communication outcomes post chemoradiotherapy for low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A substudy of TROG 12.01. Head & Neck, 47(12), 3310–3320. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.28245
- Carroll, M. A., Sommerville, R., Hay, K., Walker, A., Grigg, S., Kenny, L., Chua, B., Papacostas, J., Alexander, H., & Lin, C. (2025). Survival and patterns of relapse of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with large nerve perineural spread after skull base surgery and/or radiation therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology, 15(2), e198–e210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2024.09.007
- Zhang, X., Weeramange, C. E., Hughes, B. G. M., Vasani, S., Liu, Z. Y., Warkiani, M., Hartel, G., Ladwa, R., Thiery, J. P., Kenny, L., Breik, O., & Punyadeera, C. (2024). Circulating tumour cells predict recurrences and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 81(1), 233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-024-05269-1
- Porceddu, S. V., Negrello, T., Rawson, N., Dunn, N., Batstone, M., Collins, M., Dowthwaite, S., Hughes, B. G. M., Kenny, L., Ladwa, R., Panizza, B., & Cossio, D. (2024). Human papillomavirus associated oropharyngeal cancer now the most common mucosal head and neck cancer in Queensland. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 68(4), 472–480. https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13643
- Aly, F., Bucknell, N., Kenny, L., & Hegi-Johnson, F. (2024). Part-time training: Leveling the playing field in academic oncology. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 120(2), 319–322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.04.005
- Murugappan, K., Lakhani, S., Ung, O., Kenny, L., Thomas, P., Rezai, S., Niland, C., McMahon, K., & Tran, S. (2024). Evaluating the accuracy of 18F-FDG PET-MRI scan in detecting regional lymph node disease in high risk breast cancer patients: PETAL study. The Breast, 74, 103631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2023.103631
