Dr Alec Winder
Breast & General Surgeon
I am a General Surgeon / Surgical Oncologist specializing in Breast and Melanoma surgery originally from the United Kingdom and then underwent surgical training throughout New Zealand. I completed my General Surgery Fellowship in 2017 and then spent a year at Kings College Hospital in London specializing in Trauma surgery. Subsequently I completed a year and a half at the Royal Marsden as a fellow in Soft tissue Sarcoma and Melanoma (one of the world’s leading cancer hospitals). Since then I have completed the BreastSurgANZ fellowship in Janurary 2022, my second year with Dr. Andrew Spillane, ex-president for BreastsurgANZ at the Melanoma Institute of Australia, as well as completing a graduate certificate in advanced breast surgery from the University of Sydney where I gained a distinction.
I joined the General Surgery team at Townsville University Hospital in April 2022. I have introduced fat grafting and breast reduction to the public hospital, and I am trained in all aspects of current breast surgery including oncoplastic techniques. Since my colleague, Dr. April Miu, has returned to work, I have reduced my public commitment from full-time to part-time and will be available at the Mater for clinics and theatre on Thursdays each week. Both I, and Dr April Miu work closely in both public and private practice.
I am the current chair of the breast cancer MDT for the Mater and TUH and chair for the Breast Cancer Optimal Care Pathway a new initiative to improve delivery of services to breast cancer patients in North Queensland.
I am happy to see patients with breast issues, benign or malignant. Melanoma patients, although those with facial melanoma or requiring neck dissections may be better served by a plastic/ENT surgeon. I am happy to see common general surgery conditions including hernias and gallbladders, although I do not specialize in laparoscopic hernia surgery. I am also happy to be referred suspicious soft tissue lesions for work up and management, however if a sarcoma is diagnosed it will be discussed with the Sarcoma team in Brisbane who I am building a relationship with at present. I look forward to meeting you.
Publications:
September 2023
Skin reducing nipple sparing mastectomy and implant reconstruction: Surgical options and risk factors for complications in the larger ptotic breast.
Clinical Surgical Oncology
Vol 2. Issue 3, Sept 2023, 100017
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cson.2023.100017
May 2023
Targeted Axillary dissection: A review covering technical aspects, current recommendations and the future
Medical Research Archives
https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i5.3892
ISSN: 2375-1924
December 2022
Sarcoma Chapter (new edition)
Clinical Surgery 4th edition
ISBN: 9780702070501
December 2022
Neoplasms of the Abdominal Wall
(Book Chapter)
Abdominal Wall, Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192862433
October 2022
Radio-isotope occult lesion localization (ROLL) techniques to identify the clipped node for targeted axillary dissection (TAD) in breast cancer.
Journal Article, Primary Author
ANZ Journal of Surgery
May 2021
Is pathological complete response predictable after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer? A single institution’s retrospective experience.
Journal Article, Primary Author
ANZ Journal of Surgery
April 2021
Breast Angiosarcoma Surveillance Study: UK national audit of management and outcomes of angiosarcoma of the breast and chest wall
Multicenter audit / Collaborator
Br J Surg 2021;108(4):388-394
March 2021
Tranexamic acid use in breast surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Annals of Breast Surgery
Research Article, Primary Author
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/abs-20-126
May 2020
Robotic surgery for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumour. A single center case series.
Research Article, Primary Author
J Surg Oncol;1-8
https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.26053
May 2018
Does Bariatric Surgery Affect the Incidence of Endometrial Cancer Development? A Systematic Review
Publication primary author
Obes Surg. 2018 May;28(5):1433-1440
August 2017
Does Bariatric Surgery Affect the Incidence of Breast Cancer Development? A Systematic Systematic Review
Publication primary author
Obes Surg. 2017 Nov;27(11):3014-3020
May 2015
Twin sisters with perforated sigmoid
diverticulitis support heredity in the
pathogenesis of diverticular disease.
Letter to the editor
(Int J Colorectal Dis)