Antoinette Anazodo
Antoinette trained in Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology in the United Kingdom and completed her training with a clinical fellowship in the Kids Cancer Centre at Sydney Children’s Hospital. During her training and fellowship Antoinette completed a postgraduate diploma in Adolescent Oncology and has developed a comprehensive understanding of the issues specific to AYA patients including best practice for tumour types.
Antoinette was appointed as Director of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer at Sydney Children’s and Prince of Wales Hospital in October 2010 and has subsequently developed a comprehensive AYA cancer service across both the paediatric and adult cancer centre. Antoinette’s appointment across the paediatric and adult campus has also provided opportunities for clinical and research collaboration between paediatric and adult colleagues especially in the area of oncofertility research.
Dr Anazodo has received a number of awards, including a Champions Award from Prince of Wales Hospital, Pride of Australia award in 2015, Churchill Fellowship in 2015 and nomination for Women of the Year in February 2016 for her work on reproductive concerns in cancer patients. Dr Anazodo is a board member on CanTeen Strategic Advisory Group and the CanTeen Youth Cancer Research Group.
Dr Anazodo is the Chair of the NSW and ACT AYA advisory group since 2011 and a member of the Member of the AYA COSA Steering Group since 2010. Dr Anazodo has been involved in the development of three national AYA guidelines in collaboration with COSA and CanTeen. She is the chair for the updated AYA fertility preservation guidelines and a member of the international working group on fertility preservation and co-chair of the Oncofertility Think Tank. Dr Anazodo has been part of the national leadership group working with national and state partners to develop specialist Youth Cancer Services (YCS) across Australia providing vital treatment and support to young patients. Dr. Anazodo is a member of the AYA working group developing AYA services across Sydney Children’s Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital.
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