Owen is the Director of the MNHHS Comprehensive Breast Cancer Institute. He has been committed to his profession and the community over more than 30 years of specialist surgical practice. He is a Professor of Surgery UQ School of Medicine with extensive teaching and research credentials.
He has a number of Directorships, including MIGA, Medical Insurance Australia, Australian Medical Association (AMAQ) and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He is recognised for his professional leadership in various state, national and international roles, serves on the Council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and is President of Breast Surgery International (BSI), an integrated society of the International Surgical Society (ISS).
Owen has obtained extensive administrative and management experience through his various clinical leadership roles. He is a founding director of a thriving private specialist medical group though his professional activity is now largely directed towards public administrative and academic activity. In this way, he feels he can have the greatest impact on innovating improved treatment pathways for women diagnosed with breast cancer, conducting clinical research that will better inform and pursue cutting edge translational research that will revolutionise the treatment paradigm.
He is married with 4 adult children and these days enjoys more leisure time as he transitions from a busy surgical practice but maintains professional interests and affiliations.
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