Dr Michael Chao
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Radiation Oncologist
Michael is a radiation oncologist specialising in breast and prostate cancers. He has over 16 years of experience as a radiation oncologist. Michael completed his MBBS at Monash University in 1991 graduating with honours. He won the Jean C. Tolhurst Prize in Medicine. He then completed 6 years of postgraduate training at the Repatriation Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre as a resident and registrar specialising in Radiation Oncology. He received his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FRANZCR) in 1999. This was followed by two years as a research fellow at the DNA Research Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He was both an NHMRC Scholar and Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Research Fellow. He consults privately at the VBOC, Freemason’s Hospital and the Ringwood Radiation Oncology Centre. He holds a public appointment at the Austin Repatriation Hospital, Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre as a breast radiation oncologist.
Michael is a member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Australian New Zealand Breast Cancer Trialist Group, Australasian Society of Breast Diseases, American Brachytherapy Society and Australasian Brachytherapy Group.
He has presented and published widely on a range of subjects in radiation oncology. He is involved in clinical trials and currently has a number of ongoing studies in prostate and breast cancer. He regularly attends international conferences, and keeps abreast of all latest developments in radiation oncology, particularly in his areas of interest.