Prof. Mark SywakSpecialist Endocrine Surgeon

Prof. Mark Sywak

Clin. Professor. Mark Sywak is a specialist Endocrine Surgeon focused on the treatment of patients with thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal problems. He performs over 500 endocrine surgery procedures per year.

He is a graduate of the University of Sydney Medical School and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Clin. Prof Sywak was Head of the Department of Endocrine and Oncology Surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital and a Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney. He has a strong interest in thyroid cancer research and is heavily involved in surgical training as the Supervisor of Surgical Training for the Northern Sydney rotation of the College of Surgeons.

Qualifications

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Master of Medicine Clinical Epidemiology (MMed) 2009
University of Sydney Medical School (MBBS) 1992
Medical Board of Australia

Post-graduate Training

Fellow in Endocrine Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Center, Canada 2001-2003
Specialty training in General Surgery Royal North Shore Hospital 1997-2000

Memberships

Australian Endocrine Surgeons
American Associations of Endocrine Surgeons
International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
Australian Medical Association

Professional Activities

Supervisor of Surgical training for Northern Sydney rotation of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Head of Department of Endocrine and Oncology Surgery Royal North Shore Hospital
Head of General Surgery Department North Shore Private Hospital
Convenor of Endocrine Section, 81st Annual Scientific Congress Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons, Kuala Lumpur, May 2012
Invited Speaker Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons Scientific Meeting, Singapore March 2012
Invited Speaker Asian and Oceania Thyroid Association Congress, October 2012

Accredited at the Following Hospitals

Mater Hospital, North Sydney

North Shore Private Hospital

Northern Beaches Hospital

Royal North Shore Hospital
Special Interests

Laparoscopic Adrenal Surgery

Minimally Invasive Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Neuroendocrine Tumours

Posterior retro-peritoneoscopic Adrenalectomy

Thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound
Associations

American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES)

Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES)
Appointments

President, Australian Endocrine Surgeons

Previous Head of Department, Endocrine and Oncology Unit, University of Sydney

Clinical Professor, University of Sydney

Practice Locations

Sydney Endocrine Surgery

Suite 202, Level 2
69 Christie St
AMA House

St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales 2065

Australia

Driving Directions

02 9030 1652

shannon@nebsc.com.au
Royal North Shore Hospital

Suite 1, Level 3
Acute Services Bldg
52 Reserve Road

St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales 2065

Australia

Driving Directions

02 9463 1477
Northern Beaches Hospital

Suite 15, Level 7, 105 Frenchs Forest Road

Frenchs Forest, Sydney, New South Wales 2086

Australia

Driving Directions

02 9030 1652

shannon@nebsc.com.au

Contact Details

(02) 9030 1655

marksywak@nebsc.com.au

https://www.sydneyendocrinesurgery.com.au/