Dr Shashank Desai

Reconstructive breast surgery, skin cancer surgery, gastrointestinal
endoscopy

Dr Shashank Desai is a highly qualified and experienced breast surgeon with advanced training in oncoplastic breast surgery—a specialised field that integrates cancer removal with reconstructive techniques to achieve optimal oncological and cosmetic outcomes. He consults and operates at Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton.

Dr Desai earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Bombay, India, in 1984. He was awarded Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1991 and later became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2002.

In addition to his expertise in oncoplastic breast surgery, Dr Desai has extensive experience in laparoscopic surgery, endocrine surgery, and general surgical procedures including gallstone disease, hernia repair, skin cancer treatment, and varicose vein surgery. He is also a skilled diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopist, offering gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and complex polypectomy for cancer prevention.

Dr Desai is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand.

As a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Dr Desai is actively involved in teaching medical students and surgical trainees, as well as contributing to clinical research.

He has been instrumental in establishing multidisciplinary models of care and introducing advanced technologies for breast cancer treatment across both public and private hospitals in South-East Queensland.

MBBS, MS (Gen Surg), FRACS, FRCS (Edin, Glas)

• Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton