Dr Anthony Chambers
Senior Lecturer

Dr Anthony Chambers

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Dr Anthony Chambers is a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the St Vincent's Clinical School and a consultant general surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital specialising in surgical oncology, breast surgery and endocrine surgery.  He has a Master of Surgery degree from the University of NSW and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Dr Chambers has an active clinical research program with a focus on diseases of the breast, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and neuroendocrine tumours.

Phone
+61 2 8382 2896
Location
St Vincent's Clinical School Level 5, deLacy Building St Vincent's Hospital Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010
  • Books | 2010
    Pasieka JL; Chambers AJ, 2010, Gastrinoma, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0857-5_12
  • Book Chapters | 2018
    Chambers AJ; Pasieka JL, 2018, 'Observation Versus Surgery for Nonlocalized Insulinoma', in Difficult Decisions in Endocrine Surgery, Springer International Publishing, pp. 459 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92860-9_37
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Chambers AJ, 2015, 'VIPoma', in Surgical Endocrinopathies, Springer International Publishing, pp. 309 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13662-2_50
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Chambers AJ, 2015, 'VIPoma', in Pasieka J; Lee J (ed.), Surgical Endocrinopathies: Clinical Management and the Founding Figures, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 309 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13662-2
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Pasieka JL; Chambers AJ, 2015, 'Gastrinoma', in Neuroendocrine Tumours: Diagnosis and Management, pp. 199 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45215-8_13
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Chambers AJ; Pasieka JL, 2011, 'Parathyroid Surgery in the Non-Tertiary Center', in Rural Surgery, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 315 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78680-1_42
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Chambers AJ; Pasieka JL, 2011, 'Thyroid Surgery for the Community General Surgeon', in Rural Surgery, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 309 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78680-1_41
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Chambers AJ; Pasieka JL, 2009, 'Poorly Differentiated and Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer', in Endocrine Surgery, Springer London, pp. 121 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-881-4_9
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Chambers AJ; Enoch JF; Wong J; Spigelman A, 2023, 'When teams disagree: Investigating the incidence and causes of dissent occurring in cancer multidisciplinary team meetings', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13919
    Journal articles | 2022
    Deacon JW; Preisz P; Chambers AJ, 2022, 'Sydney ‘lockout’ liquor licensing law restrictions have been associated with a sustained reduction in emergency department presentations from assaults over 5 years', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, vol. 34, pp. 698 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13955
    Journal articles | 2015
    Gill G; Butt P; Reade MC; Crozier J; Williams A; Thomas T; Flint B; Matthews G; Duff N; Brown G; Chambers A; Courtenay B; Innes D; Malley BO, 2015, 'HOSPEX in the antipodes', Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, vol. 161, pp. 336 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2014-000378
    Journal articles | 2014
    Pasieka JL; Longman RS; Chambers AJ; Rorstad O; Rach-Longman K; Dixon E, 2014, 'Cognitive impairment associated with carcinoid syndrome', Annals of Surgery, vol. 259, pp. 355 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e318288ff6d
    Journal articles | 2014
    Rowlands C; Griffiths SN; Blencowe NS; Brown A; Hollowood A; Hornby ST; Richards SK; Smith J; Strong S; Aggarwal V; Agosti V; Ali F; Ashman A; Bagenal J; Ball K; Barrie A; Binns E; Blades H; Brennan A; Brimecombe T; Burdall O; Carpenter CVE; Chambers A; Chambers A; Chambers T; Chauhan GS; Chouhan V; Collins H; Collins J; Constantin D; Corbett L; Crockett M; Dass D; Daulatzai N; Donkin V; Donnelly H; Doughty K; Dwon L; Easterbrook A; Eden D; Farnsworth H; Gamper A; Ghisel M; Greenwood A; Hanks K; Hardy T; Halls M; Hinton R; Hockin C; Hodgson E; Honeyman C; Hughes Y; Jacob A; Jackson J; Jay L; Jones M; Kanakopoulos D; Kalyanapu S; Kear I; Khan F; Knight H; Lemay N; Linley S; Linthwaite S; Logarajah S; Lyn-White N; Marshall M; McElnay P; Moutsoudis A; Nagvi A; O'Byrne R; Old O; Olsen S; Orr E; Pearce O; Pegna V; Pidduck H; Platt E; Pollitt W; Potts J; Price K; Regan L; Raymond A; Urriza Rodriguez D; Ross A; Sahnan K; Salimin L; Saxby E; Scholes S; Silk G; Stark H; Stephenson H; Soukup B; Stockdale C; Sykes J; Taylor M; Toonah A; Travers H; Tulbure M; Tustin H, 2014, 'Surgical ward rounds in England: A trainee-led multi-centre study of current practice', Patient Safety in Surgery, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-8-11
    Journal articles | 2013
    Chambers AJ; Stuart H; Pasieka JL, 2013, 'Management of complications in thyroid neoplasm', Otorinolaringologia, vol. 63, pp. 63 - 73
    Journal articles | 2011
    Chambers AJ; Liston P; Reade M; Courtenay BG; Higgs A; Rosenfeld J, 2011, 'Surgery for blast injuries: experience of an australian surgical team in Afghanistan', ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol. 81, pp. 110 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05652.x
    Journal articles | 2010
    Chambers A; Routledge T; Billè A; Scarci M, 2010, 'Does surgery have a role in T4N0 and T4N1 lung cancer?', Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, vol. 11, pp. 473 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.235119
    Journal articles | 2010
    Chambers A; Routledge T; Billè A; Scarci M, 2010, 'Is blood pleurodesis effective for determining the cessation of persistent air leak?', Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, vol. 11, pp. 468 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.234559
    Journal articles | 2010
    Chambers A; Routledge T; Dunning J; Scarci M, 2010, 'Is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication superior to open surgery in the management of adults with primary empyema?', Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, vol. 11, pp. 171 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.240408
    Journal articles | 2010
    Chambers A; Routledge T; Pilling J; Scarci M, 2010, 'In elderly patients with lung cancer is resection justified in terms of morbidity, mortality and residual quality of life?', Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, vol. 10, pp. 1015 - 1021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.233189
    Journal articles | 2010
    Chambers A; Scarci M, 2010, 'Is skin closure with cyanoacrylate glue effective for the prevention of sternal wound infections?', Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, vol. 10, pp. 793 - 796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2009.230425
    Journal articles | 2010
    Tennyson C; Routledge T; Chambers A; Scarci M, 2010, 'Arteriovenous Malformation in the Anterior Mediastinum', Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.044
    Journal articles | 2009
    Chambers A; Scarci M, 2009, 'In patients with first-episode primary spontaneous pneumothorax is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery superior to tube thoracostomy alone in terms of time to resolution of pneumothorax and incidence of recurrence?', Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, vol. 9, pp. 1003 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2009.216473
    Journal articles | 2009
    Chambers AJ; Magi E; Temple WJ, 2009, 'Abdominal wall reconstruction utilizing posterior rectus sheath fascia: A spare part for all reasons', Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 99, pp. 311 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jso.21218
    Journal articles | 2009
    Chambers AJ; Murynka T; Arlette JP; Mckinnon JG, 2009, 'Invasive melanoma of the face: Patterns of local and regional disease in 261 patients managed at a single institution', Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 27, pp. e20015 - e20015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e20015
    Journal articles | 2009
    Chambers AJ; Pasieka JL; Temple WJ, 2009, 'Improvement in the accuracy of reporting key prognostic and anatomic findings during thyroidectomy by using a novel Web-based synoptic operative reporting system', Surgery, vol. 146, pp. 1090 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2009.09.032
    Journal articles | 2009
    Fallouh HB; Venugopal PS; Chambers AJ; Govewalla P; Maruyama Y; Bhusari S, 2009, 'Large subpectoral hematoma: Possible complication of sternotomy post-cardiac surgery', Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 15, pp. 192 - 193
    Journal articles | 2009
    Steeg PS; Anderson RL; Bar-Eli M; Chambers AF; Eccles SA; Hunter K; Itoh K; Kang Y; Matrisian LM; Sleeman JP; Theodorescu D; Thompson EW; Welch DR, 2009, 'Preclinical drug development must consider the impact on metastasis', Clinical Cancer Research, vol. 15, pp. 4529 - 4530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-1363
    Journal articles | 2008
    Chambers AJ; Pasieka JL; Dixon E; Rorstad O, 2008, 'The role of imaging studies in the staging of midgut neuroendocrine tumors', Journal of the American College of Surgeons, vol. 207, pp. S18 - S18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.06.021
    Journal articles | 2006
    Chambers AJ; Campion MJ; Courtenay BG; Crozier JA; New CH, 2006, 'Operation sumatra assist: Surgery for survivors of the tsunami disaster in Indonesia', ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol. 76, pp. 39 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03644.x
    Journal articles | 2004
    Chambers AJ; Crozier JA, 2004, 'Australian defence force surgical support to peacekeeping operations in East Timor', ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol. 74, pp. 577 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2004.03063.x
    Journal articles | 2001
    Bramwell V; Doig G; Tuck A; Vandenberg T; Tomiak A; Perera F; Tonkin K; O'Malley F; Wilson S; Chambers A, 2001, 'Relationship of serial plasma osteopontin (OPN) levels to survival in metastatic breast cancer: Interim analysis', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 69, pp. 257
    Journal articles | 2001
    Chambers AJ; Lord RS, 2001, 'Documented prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C infection in patients with penetrating trauma', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, vol. 71, pp. 21 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02020.x
    Journal articles | 2001
    Chambers AJ; Lord RS, 2001, 'Incidence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related disorders at laparotomy in patients with AIDS', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 88, pp. 294 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01654.x
    Journal articles | 2001
    Sugrue M; Chambers AJ; Lord RSA, 2001, 'Management of gunshot wounds at a Sydney teaching hospital [1] (multiple letters)', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, vol. 71, pp. 67
    Journal articles | 2001
    Sugrue ME, 2001, 'Management of gunshot wounds at a Sydney teaching hospital', ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol. 71, pp. 67 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.01992.x
    Journal articles | 2000
    Chambers AJ; Lord RS, 2000, 'Management of gunshot wounds at a Sydney teaching hospital', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, vol. 70, pp. 209 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01788.x
    Journal articles | 1999
    Lord RS; Chambers AJ, 1999, 'Familial carotid body paragangliomas and sensorineural hearing loss.', Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 7, pp. 134 - 138, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10073773
    Journal articles | 1999
    Lord RSA; Chambers AJ, 1999, 'Familial carotid body paragangliomas and sensorineural hearing-loss: A new syndrome', Vascular, vol. 7, pp. 134 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096721099900700124
    Journal articles | 1999
    Margovsky A; Chambers AJ; Lord RS, 1999, 'The effect of increasing clamping forces on endothelial and arterial wall damage: an experimental study in sheep.', Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 7, pp. 457 - 463, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10430531
    Journal articles | 1999
    Margovsky AI; Chambers AJ; Lord RSA, 1999, 'The effect of increasing clamping forces on endothelial and arterial wall damage: An experimental study in the sheep', Vascular, vol. 7, pp. 457 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096721099900700413
    Journal articles | 1998
    Margovsky A; Bobryshev YV; Chambers AJ; Iliopoulos J; Lord RS, 1998, 'Small vessel ischaemia induced by microbead embolization in the sheep hind limb.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, vol. 68, pp. 592 - 598
    Journal articles | 1997
    Margovsky A; Lord RS; Chambers AJ, 1997, 'The effect of arterial clamp duration on endothelial injury: an experimental study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, vol. 67, pp. 448 - 451
    Journal articles | 1992
    Chetwynd J; Chambers A; Hughes AJ, 1992, 'Condom use in anal intercourse amongst people who identify as homosexual, heterosexual or bisexual.', The New Zealand medical journal, vol. 105, pp. 262 - 264
    Journal articles | 1992
    Chetwynd J; Chambers A; Hughes AJ, 1992, 'Sexually transmitted diseases amongst a sample of people seeking HIV testing.', The New Zealand medical journal, vol. 105, pp. 444 - 446
    Journal articles | 1992
    Chetwynd J; Chambers A; Hughes T, 1992, 'Sexual orientation versus sexual behaviour.', New Zealand Medical Journal, vol. 105, pp. 388