Dr Owen Morris MBBS (Lond), MS, FRACS
Dr Owen Morris is an Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, General Surgeon, and Endoscopist at the Calvary Mater and Lingard Private Hospitals, and therefore is pleased to offer both public and private appointments for breast cancer, benign breast disease, breast reconstruction, general surgery and endoscopy. Dr Morris specialises in immediate one-stage reconstruction, pre-pectoral techniques, and risk-reducing surgery for breast cancer gene carriers. He is an innovator in advanced breast surgery techniques, such as Magseed lesion localisation, and fluorescence imaging for sentinel node biopsy and reconstruction blood flow.
Dr Morris completed specialist training in Breast Reconstruction in Manchester, England, in one of the pre-eminent units in Europe, The Nightingale Centre. It is the regional referral centre for complex breast reconstructions in the North West of England, and is a leader in innovative reconstruction techniques. Here he gained extensive experience in breast surgery, from removing early breast cancers via oncoplastic methods, to breast reconstruction using both implant and flap techniques. Dr Morris is a locally trained surgeon and Australian citizen, having moved to Australia after completing his primary medical degree at St. George's Hospital, London.
Dr Morris has a keen interest in academia, and was awarded the John Lowenthal Scholarship for his Masters Degree in Surgery (Plastics and Reconstruction subspeciliaty) in 2012. Dr Morris has many research articles published in high-impact journals, and has presented peer-reviewed papers at both national and international meetings. In 2008 he was awarded the Royal Australian College of Surgeons John Ham Medal for his research.
Dr Morris is a General Surgeon, accredited by the Gastroenterological Society of Australia to perform gastroscopies and colonoscopies.
Dr Morris is an enthusiastic educator of undergraduates, and since 2008 has held the position of Conjoint Educational Fellow with the Department of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle.