About Dr Yang Huang

Dr Huang grew up in Perth and studied medicine at the University of Western Australia. He completed his Post Graduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy from the University of Melbourne prior to commencing his general surgery training.

His general surgery training was completed in Western Australia across all three tertiary hospitals as well regional centres. After completing his general surgery training, he undertook four years of sub-specialty fellowship training in breast surgery in high-volume centres.

He spent two years at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, one year at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, and one year at Westmead Breast Cancer Institute in Sydney. During his fellowship, he also completed his Masters of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) from the University of Sydney.

His area of interest is oncoplastic breast surgery, particularly in breast-conservation surgery (therapeutic mammoplasties, perforator flap) and implant based reconstruction. He is currently involved with the Risk Management Clinic, as well as being the research coordinator for the Sir Charles Gairdner Breast unit. 

Dr Huang has contributed to several peer-reviewed articles, been involved in clinical trials and is actively involved in research and teaching medical students, surgical trainees and breast fellows. Dr Huang regularly attends and co-ordinates the WA Breast Surgery Journal Club. 
 
Dr Huang is a member of BreastSurgANZ, Breast Cancer Trials Australia and Australasian Society of Breast Disease, as well as serving on the board of directors for Breastics24H program. 
 
Dr Huang also partakes in the emergency general surgery oncall roster at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and performs elective laparoscopy (keyhole) hernia and gallbladder surgeries. 

Outside work, he enjoys spending time with his family, keeping fit in the gym and trying different cuisines.