Leah finished her MBBS at The Australian National University in 2008, after completing an undergraduate degree in medical science from RMIT University in 2004.  She undertook her internship and junior registrar years at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, before moving to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne for her accredited General Surgery training.  She was awarded her FRACS in 2019, completed her Fellowship in 2018 and was admitted to the College of Surgeons in 2019.  It was at St Vincent’s that she developed her interest in breast surgery.  

Leah completed a fellow year at St Vincent’s, where she consolidated her general surgical training and developed her special interest in breast surgery. She then undertook two years of Post Fellowship Speciality training in Breast Surgery through the BreastSurg ANZ accredited training program, concurrently doing a Masters of Surgery through the University of Sydney, completed in 2022.

Leah had always imagined completing an international training year, and in 2022 applied for the highly competitive position the Senior Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Fellow at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She was the successful candidate, and spent 2022-2023 learning and consolidating advanced oncoplastic operative techniques, as well as enjoying a year in Europe!

She is now a Breast and General Surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, and co-convenes a unit for the Masters of Breast Surgery course through the University of Sydney.  She holds a position as a surgeon at St Vincent’s BreastScreen Victoria.  Her practice includes ranges from benign breast disease, breast cancer, benign breast disease and and high-risk management.  She holds a special interest in oncoplastic reconstructive techniques, which can minimise the cosmetic impact of lumpectomy. Within the wider surgical community, she has interests in junior surgical mentoring, training and education, as well as advocating for women in surgery.

Outside of medicine she enjoys traveling with her husband, spending time with her family, enjoys cricket, puzzles, and gardening.