Dr Railya Mousina

Dr Railya Mousina is an experienced Specialist Breast and General Surgeon.

Railya is passionate about her field of expertise, committed to her patients and dedicated to excellence in translating the latest medical knowledge into practice with care and compassion.

Hospitals Practicing At: Strathfield Private, Prince of Wales Private, Chris O'Brien
Other Languages Spoken: English, Russian

Tele-Health appointments available for followup appointments

Areas of expertise
Dr Mousina specialises in surgery for breast cancer and is passionate about breast preservation using oncoplastic techniques to achieve the best oncological as well as aesthetic result for her patients. She performs both nipple and skin sparing mastectomies accompanied by either direct or 2 stage implant reconstruction, breast reduction and symmetrisation accompanying cancer surgery.

Dr Mousina also manages a wide range of benign breast conditions including nipple discharge, fibroadenomas, breast infections and breast imaging abnormalities.

Dr Mousinas is an experienced general surgeon who manages abdominal hernias, gallstones, pilonidal disease, acute abdominal emergencies as well melanoma and non melanoma skin cancers.

Areas of Specialisation
Breast Surgery, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Implant revision & removal, Breast reduction
General Surgery, Hernia surgery, Gallbladder surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Melanoma & Non melanoma Skin Cancer

Description of Specialisation
Specialist Breast & General Surgeon

Qualifications/Memberships
FRACS, MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), MAdvSurg (BreastSurgery),
Member of BreastSurgANZ, General Surgery Australia, Breast Cancer Trials
Senior Lecturer Sydney University
RACS Surgical Oncology & Women in Surgery Committee Member

Specialist Training
FRACS General Surgery 6years
Surgical Superintendent RPA, Sydney 1 year
Surgical Oncology Fellowship MIA, Sydney 1 year
BreastSurgANZ Fellowship at Mater/RNS/Hornsby & Westmead, Sydney 2 years

Training
Dr Railya Mousina is a specialist general surgeon with subspecialty training in breast surgery.
She has completed her specialist training through the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 2017 and has graduated with Honours from Bachelor of Medical Science at University of NSW in 2003 and Bachelor of Surgery/Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Sydney in 2008.
Railya has subsequently completed postgraduate fellowship training, initially working as the Surgical Superintendent at RPA. She has worked in the three largest breast oncology units in Sydney including Chris OBrien Lifehouse, Mater/RNS/Hornsby and Westmead hospitals over the last 3 years. During this time she further progressed her academic pursuits by completing a Masters of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) at Sydney University and submitted a thesis on innovative uses of 3D printing in breast oncology.

Specialist Experience
Consultant Breast & General Surgeon 2021 - current

Current Positions
VMO Breast and General Surgeon Prince of Wales Private, Strathfield Private and Chris OBrien
VMO Surgeon Breastscreen NSLHD
VMO Surgeon Sydney Breast Clinic