Meet our panel of medical specialists

Dr Popadich is a Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon based in Wellington, working from Wakefield and Boulcott hospitals. Her main focus is surgical treatment of breast cancers and management of thyroid and parathyroid conditions. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the Australian and New Zealand Endocrine Surgeons and ANZ Breast Surgeons... read more »

MB BCh (UK) FRCP(Lon) MRCPS(Glas) FRACP David Okonji specialises in treating breast and urogenital cancers, as well as melanoma. He has a particular focus on cancer care in the elderly. David currently practises at Wellington Regional Hospital and also undertakes private practice at Bowen Hospital, Wellington.   David is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago School of Medicine. He is actively involved in research as an investigator in clinical trials at Wellington Hospital and at Bowen Icon Cancer Centre. He is also an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the European Society of Medical Oncology, the Society of Geriatric Oncology, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London. .. read more »

Erica is a breast cancer surgeon and advocate based in Auckland, New Zealand. Erica co-founded and is the managing director of both Auckland Breast Centre (ABC) and Focus Radiotherapy. Erica is also a consultant for the national breast screening programme, a member of New Zealand Global Women, Australasian and European breast cancer organisations, is a Be. Accessible Fab 50 leader as an advocate in the accessibility space, and was a founding Chair of the advisory board of the InZone Girls project. Outside this, Erica is a mentor to a number of students, and is married with two children... read more »

Dr Sheridan Wilson is a Medical Oncologist specialising in the treatment of breast cancer. Sheridan graduated from the Auckland University School of Medicine in 2003 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2012. Between 2013 and 2014, Sheridan completed a clinical research fellowship in breast cancer at The British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada. Since her return to New Zealand, Sheridan has maintained an interest in translational research and is an active participant in the Breast Cancer Special Interest Group of New Zealand. Sheridan works at ADHB where she currently holds the position of Clinical Lead for the breast team in Medical Oncology... read more »

Dr Carmel Jacobs is a Medical Oncologist at Auckland City Hospital and Canopy Cancer Care. Carmel specialises in the treatment of genitourinary and prostate cancers. Carmel graduated from the Otago University School of Medicine in 2001 with Distinction. She completed training in oncology in 2011 with dual specialist training in Internal Medicine in 2012. Between 2013 and 2015 Carmel completed a clinical research fellowship at The Ottawa Hospital, Canada, focussing on breast cancer, genitourinary malignancies and melanoma. Carmel is a principal and co-investigator on a number of clinical research trials in the area of genitourinary oncology. She is an honorary clinical lecturer at Auckland University... read more »