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Susan Neuhaus

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Susan Neuhaus
OAM AM CSC FRACS
Born
Susan Josephine Evans
NationalityAustralian
Occupationsurgical oncologist
Notable workNot for Glory: A Century of Service by Medical Women to the Australian Army and its Allies with Sharon Mascall-Dare
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Scientific career
Fieldsoncology – melanoma and sarcoma
ThesisTumour metastasis and dissemination during laparoscopic surgery (2000)
Military career
Allegiance Australia
BranchArmy, Army Reserve
Years of service1990–2010
RankColonel
AwardsConspicuous Service Cross

Susan Josephine Neuhaus AM CSC FRACS OAM (née Evans[1]) is an Australian general surgeon and surgical oncologist with specialty interests in melanoma and sarcoma surgery.[2] Neuhaus was one of three finalists for the South Australian nomination for Australian of the Year in 2012.[3]

Education

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Neuhaus graduated with MB, BS in 1989 from the University of Adelaide. She studied at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, from 1996 to 2002, and completed her PhD in 2000 from the University of Adelaide, in the mechanisms of the spread of cancer.[3]

Military career

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In 2002 Neuhaus undertook her military training at the Australian Defence College and has served in both the Australian Army and Australian Army Reserve in clinical and combat settings.[4]

Her operational experience included postings to Cambodia, Bougainville and Afghanistan.[5] She was the first female doctor to be posted overseas from Australia as regimental medical officer in 1993 when she spent 9 months with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, at the height of the AIDs epidemic.[6]

Four years later she was posted with the Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville as an officer in the Army Reserve[7] and later served as Clinical Director of the multinational NATO hospital in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan in 2009.[3]

She retired from the Army in 2010 having achieved the rank of colonel.

Research

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Since she retired from military service in 2010, Neuhaus has conducted extensive research.

Her work explores various medical and military topics, with a particular interest in women's experiences in the Australian Defence Force. She has taken an interest in the experiences of mothers deployed abroad, the contributions of female military surgeons during World War I, and the health needs of servicewomen and female veterans.[8]

As Associate Professor of Conflict Medicine, Susan leads a developing national research collaborative approach investigating the gender specific effects of military service and deployment. This included the landmark study: Mothers in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) -The health impacts of maternal deployment.[9]

In 2012, she attended the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Medical career

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Neuhaus was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2003.[5] She received the Lumley Surgical Scholarship in 2004 and worked in the Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit at Royal Marsden Hospital in London.[3]

In 2016, Neuhaus became staff specialist in Surgical Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Adelaide.[10] She was also Federal Australian Medication Association Chair of the Health Financing and Economic Committee.[11]

Neuhaus Chairs the Australian National Sarcoma Guidelines committee[4]

Select publications

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Neuhaus' publications include work on medical ethics and surgery in war zones, as well as the spread and treatment of cancer.[10] She is also the author of fiction and non fiction works.

  • Neuhaus, Susan J & Devitt, Peter, 1947- & Neuhaus, Susan & Gormly, Kirsten L (2006). Radiology in surgical practice. Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh ; New York.[12]
  • Neuhaus, Susan J & Mascall-Dare, Sharon, (author.) (2014). Not for glory : a centenary of service by medical women to the Australian army and its allies. Boolarong Press, Salisburg, Brisbane, Australia.[13]
  • Neuhaus, Susan (2018). Images of service and sacrifice - tracing narratives in stained glass. In Journal of Military and Veterans Health. 26 (4), 26-31.[14]
  • Susan Neuhaus (2025). The surgeon of Royaumont. HQ, Chatswood, NSW.[15]

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ Neuhaus & Mascall-Dare 2014, p. 175.
  2. ^ "Dr Susan Neuhaus". Australian Medical Association. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Susan Neuhaus". Australian of the Year. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Susan NEUHAUS | Clinical Associate Professor | MBBS, PhD, FRACS | University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Discipline of Surgery | Research profile". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Susan Neuhaus – Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Adelaide". The Conversation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ Washington, David (8 February 2020). "My longest day: I don't really remember it beginning and ending". SALIFE. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ Candy Gibson (Winter 2011). "A cut above the average surgeon". Lumen - The University of Adelaide Magazine. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b Baker, Emily (25 April 2018). "First woman to speak at ACT dawn service to highlight role of women". Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Graeme Shirtley Oration – Dr Susan Neuhaus CSC – AMMA 2017".
  10. ^ a b "Breast Endocrine & Surgical Oncology Clinical Associate Professor Susan Neuhaus, CSC". Royal Adelaide Hospital. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  11. ^ Neuhaus, Susan (2016), "Stewardship and the road ahead for health financing", NSW Doctor, The, 8 (5): 16–17, ISSN 1031-6949
  12. ^ Neuhaus, Susan J; Devitt, Peter, 1947-; Neuhaus, Susan; Gormly, Kirsten L (2006), Radiology in surgical practice, Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 978-0-443-10016-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Neuhaus, Susan J; Mascall-Dare, Sharon (2014), Not for glory : a centenary of service by medical women to the Australian army and its allies, Boolarong Press, ISBN 978-1-925046-66-3
  14. ^ Neuhaus, Susan (October 2018), "Images of service and sacrifice - tracing narratives in stained glass", Journal of Military and Veterans Health, 26 (4): 26–31, ISSN 1835-1271
  15. ^ Susan Neuhaus (2025), The surgeon of Royaumont, HQ, ISBN 978-1-4892-7753-4
  16. ^ "Neuhaus, Susan Josephine". It's an Honour. Government of Australia. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. ^ Curtis, Katina (15 August 2020). "A battle for the nation's memory fought over Australian War Memorial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Congratulations to all Award winners at the 2019 AMA National Conference". Australian Medical Association. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Australian Honours Search Facility". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 April 2025.

Bibliography

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  • Neuhaus, Susan; Mascall-Dare, Sharon (2014). Not for Glory: A Century of Service by Medical Women to the Australian Army and its Allies. Salisbury, Queensland: Boolarong Press. ISBN 9781925046663.
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