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A/Prof Kylie Snook BMed (Hons) FRACS

Breast Surgeon
Clinical Associate Professor Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney

A/Prof Kylie Snook

A/Prof Kylie Snook

Clinical practice:

Surgical management of breast cancer including sentinel node biopsy, cancer excision with experience using oncoplastic techniques and mastectomy with reconstructive surgery.

Surgery for benign breast conditions, risk reducing breast surgery for high risk patients (gene carriers)

Hospital appointments (regular operating lists):

  • Mater Hospital Sydney
  • North Shore Private Hospital
  • Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital (public)

Clinical A/Prof Kylie Snook FRACS, is a Sydney-based breast surgeon with over two decades of clinical experience. She holds public appointments as a Visiting Medical Officer at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital, and BreastScreen Northern Sydney, as well as private appointments at the Mater Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, and Hunters Hill Private Hospital.

A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, A/Prof Snook graduated with Honours in Medicine from the University of Newcastle. She completed advanced surgical training through the Northern Sydney Central Coast Health Service and undertook a clinical fellowship in advanced breast surgery in the UK at the Royal Surrey County Hospital.

She is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney’s Northern Clinical School and is a foundation faculty member developing the University’s Graduate Certificate in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery). She is a longstanding instructor in oncoplastic skills training and an active supervisor of post-fellowship trainees.

A/Prof Snook is council member and past Vice President of BreastSurgANZ where she also serves on the Post-Fellowship Training Committee. She is a Medical Advisory Committee Member for both Inherited Cancers Australia and the Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation. She helped establish and remains on the steering committee for the Kay Van Norton Centre for Wellbeing at the Mater Hospital.

A/Prof Snook is a co-investigator on several national and international clinical trials in breast cancer, with a strong focus on de-escalation of treatment and improving patient-centred outcomes. She is also a frequent invited speaker and active advocate for breast cancer education across professional, academic, and public forums.

Publications

2022

2020

2019

  • Wilsher M, Reddy J, McKessar M, Guminski A, Snook KL. Metachronous metaplastic carcinomas of breast arising in association with multiple intraduct papillomata, with eventual cardiopulmonary metastasis and death. Breast J. 2019 May 13. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13331. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.PMID: 31087410
  • Zdenkowski N, Butow P, Spillane A, Douglas C, Snook K, Jones M, Oldmeadow C, Fewster S, Beckmore C, Boyle FM. Patient-reported outcomes with neoadjuvant vs adjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer. Breast. 2019 Apr 20;46:25-31. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.04.003. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31059987
  • Oh DD, Flitcroft K, Brennan ME, Snook KL, Spillane AJ. Outcomes of breast reconstruction in older women: patterns of uptake and clinical outcomes in a large metropolitan practice. ANZ J Surg. 2019 Jun;89(6):706-711. doi: 10.1111/ans.15145. Epub 2019 Apr 29. PMID:31033164

2018

  • Azimi F, Flitcroft K, Mathieu E, Karantonis R, Snook K, Spillane AJ. Low-Level Laser Treatment Is Ineffective for Capsular Contracture: Results of the LaTCon Randomized Controlled Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov;142(5):621e-631e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004826. PMID: 30511966 Clinical Trial.
  • Oh DD, Flitcroft K, Brennan ME, Snook KL, Spillane AJ. Patient-reported outcomes of breast reconstruction in older women: Audit of a large metropolitan public/private practice in Sydney, Australia. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov;142(5):621e-631e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004826. PMID: 30511966
  • Zdenkowski N, Butow P, Spillane A, Douglas C, Snook K, Jones M, Oldmeadow C, Fewster S, Beckmore C, Boyle FM; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group. Single-Arm Longitudinal Study to Evaluate a Decision Aid for Women Offered Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Apr;16(4):378-385. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7063. PMID: 29632057

2017

  • Winters ZE, Afzal M, Rutherford C, Holzner B, Rumpold G, da Costa Vieira RA, Hartup S, Flitcroft K, Bjelic-Radisic V, Oberguggenberger A, Panouilleres M, Mani M, Catanuto G, Douek M, Kokan J, Sinai P, King MT; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group. International validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-BRECON23 quality-of-life questionnaire for women undergoing breast reconstruction. Br J Surg. 2018 Feb;105(3):209-222. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10656. Epub 2017 Nov 8. PMID: 29116657
  • Brennan ME, McKessar M, Snook K, Burgess I, Spillane AJ. Impact of selective use of breast MRI on surgical decision-making in women with newly diagnosed operable breast cancer. The Breast 2017;32:135-43. Abstract

2016

  • Brennan ME, Flitcroft K, Warrier S, Snook K, Spillane AJ. Immediate expander/implant breast reconstruction followed by post-mastectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer: Aesthetic, surgical, satisfaction and quality of life outcomes in women with high-risk breast cancer. The Breast 2016;30:59–65. Abstract
  • Flitcroft K, Brennan M, Costa D, Wong A, Snook K and Spillane A. An evaluation of factors affecting preference for immediate, delayed or no breast reconstruction in women with high-risk breast cancer. 2016;Psycho-oncology in press; doi: 10.1002/pon.4087.

2015

  • Read R, Flitcroft K, Snook K, Boyle F, Spillane A. The utility of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of operable breast cancer. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2015;85(5):315-20. Abstract

2014

  • Wilsher M, Snook KL. Endosalpingiosis in an axillary lymph node with synchronous micro-metastatic mammary carcinoma. Pathology. 2014 Dec;46(7):665-7.
  • Brennan ME, Spillane A, Flitcroft K, Snook K, Wong A. Platinum multidisciplinary breast cancer care or platinum breast reconstruction? ANZJS 2014;84(9):604-605. Journal
  • Snook KL, Spillane AJ. Intraoperative molecular sentinel node analysis: the way of the future or great technology with limited indication? ANZ Journal of Surgery;84(10):699-700. Journal
  • Wong A, Snook K, Brennan M, Flitcroft K,Tucker M, Hiercz D, Spillane A. Increasing breast reconstruction rates by offering more women a choice. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2014; 84: 31–36. Abstract
  • Wilsher MJ, Snook K. Bilateral, multicentric low-grade adenosquamous carcinomas of the breast, each arising within a separate radial scar/complex sclerosing lesion. Pathology 2014; 46(1):85-8. Journal

2013

  • Noushi F, Spillane AJ, Uren RF, Cooper R, Allwright S, Snook KL, Gillet D, Pearce AM, Gebski V. High discordance rates between sub-areolar and peri-tumoural breast lymphoscintigraphy. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Oct;39(10):1053-60. Abstract Abstract
  • Read RL, Bambach CP, Snook KL. A rotation flap restores volume after inferomedial breast cancer excision. ANZ J Surg 2013; 83 (7-8): 595-6. Journal

2012

  • Gifford AJ, Colebatch AJ, Litkouhi S, Hersch F, Warzecha W, Snook K, Sywak M, Gill AJ. Remote frozen section examination of breast sentinel lymph nodes by telepathology. ANZ J Surg. 2012 Nov;82(11):803-8

2011

  • Snook KL , Layer GT, Jackson PA, de Vries CS, Shousha S, Sinnett HD, Nigar E, Singhal H, Chia Y, Cunnick G, Kissin MW; OSNA Study Group. Multicentre evaluation of intraoperative molecular analysis of sentinel lymph nodes in breast carcinoma. Br J Surg. 2011 Apr;98(4):527-35

2009

  • Mullan M, Snook KL, Taylor C. Ultrasound of the Breast. BMJ (2009) Free article

2007

  • Snook KL , Stalberg PLH, Sidhu SB, Sywak MS, Edhouse P, Delbridge LW. Recurrence after Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Multinodular Goitre. World Journal of Surgery (2007); 31(3): 593-598.
  • Sywak MS, Palazzo FF, Yeh M, Wilkinson M, Snook KL, Sidhu SB, Delbridge LW. Parathyroid hormone assay predicts hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy. ANZ J Surg (2007); 77(8): 667-670.

2003

  • Snook KL , Ritchie JD. Carcinoma of Esophagus after adjustable gastric banding. Obesity Surgery (2003); 13: 800-802.

2001

  • Barakate MS, Snook KL, Morgan MK, Pik J, Harrington TJ, Sorby W. Angioplasty and stenting in the posterior cerebral circulation. Journal of Endovascular Therapy (2001); 8(6): 558-65
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  • Australian Society Of Breast Disease
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