Dr Robyn Sayer

Dr. Robyn Sayer is an accomplished gynaecologic cancer surgeon with expertise in the surgical management and aftercare of women with gynaecologic malignancies. After completing her undergraduate education in biology at Boston University, Dr. Sayer undertook basic science research at the University of Pennsylvania before attending medical school at Drexel University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her general obstetrics and gynaecology training at Duke University in North Carolina, followed by advanced gynaecologic oncology fellowship training at the University of South Florida / H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. During her training, Dr. Sayer received numerous awards for her research in ovarian cancer.

After serving as an assistant professor at the University of South Florida, Dr. Sayer returned to Australia in 2010 and took up a staff specialist appointment in the Gynaecologic Cancer Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women and The Canberra Hospital. In 2014, she began her private practice in Canberra and also took up a staff specialist role at Westmead Hospital. Dr. Sayer joined the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Gynae Oncology team as a senior staff specialist in 2018 and continues to consult privately in Sydney and Canberra.

Dr. Sayer’s areas of interest and expertise include the surgical management of gynaecologic malignancies such as ovarian, peritoneal, uterine, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers. She is highly skilled in radical pelvic surgery, including radical tumour resections, bowel surgery, urologic surgery, and cancer-associated reconstructive procedures. Dr. Sayer has extensive experience in minimally invasive surgical techniques such as laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery. She is also an expert in the management of complex benign gynaecologic surgery and performs minimally invasive risk-reducing surgeries for patients at increased risk of ovarian, tubal, and/or uterine cancers due to a hereditary disposition such as BRCA and Lynch Syndrome.