
Dr Brett Leavers
Head and neck cancer and thyroid surgery. BMedSci, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (ORL-HNS)
Dr Brett Leavers is an ENT, head and neck surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He completed a Bachelor of Medical Science at the University of Sydney and his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with honours at Flinders University, South Australia, before undertaking otolaryngology, head and neck surgical training in New South Wales and admission as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. He then completed an advanced fellowship in head and neck surgery and airway reconstruction at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. His practice covers thyroid and parathyroid surgery, parotid and salivary gland surgery, head and neck cancer, airway reconstruction including subglottic stenosis, endoscopic sinus surgery and nasal obstruction, and paediatric ENT including tonsil, adenoid and grommet surgery. He holds appointments at St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospitals Sydney, St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith, St George Private Hospital and Hunters Hill Private Hospital, is involved in teaching ENT and head and neck trainees, and sits on committees concerned with patient safety and quality of care.
At St Vincent’s
Public clinics through St Vincent’s Hospital ENT outpatients; referrals through the St Vincent’s Hospital ENT page.
Private rooms
Suite 1008, Level 10, St Vincent’s Clinic, 438 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010; also Kogarah, Rozelle and Griffith
Tel (02) 9037 6373 · Fax (02) 9037 6372 · reception@entsc.com.au
Selected publications
- Kornfeld B, Kyang L, Taha A et al. Incidence and distribution of contralateral lymph node metastasis associated with human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. J Laryngol Otol 2024;138(9):965-972. doi
- Kornfeld B, Taha A, Kyang L et al. Oncological outcomes post transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, a single-centre retrospective Australian study. J Robot Surg 2024;18(1):226. doi
- Floros P, Rao A, McCloy RA et al. Altered presentation of oropharyngeal cancer, a 6-year review. ANZ J Surg 2021;91(6):1240-1245. doi
- Kader I, Leavers B, Shashinder S et al. Synchronous or metachronous lymphoma and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region: a diagnostic and management dilemma. J Laryngol Otol 2016;130 Suppl 4:S45-9. doi
- Leavers B, Earls P, Harvey R. Sinonasal perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: benign or malignant neoplasm? Am J Rhinol Allergy 2012;26(3):213-7. doi
Full publication list: PubMed
