Michael Neale

Dr Michael Neale grew up and was educated on Sydney's North Shore before completing undergraduate medical studies at the University of New South Wales, where he graduated with honours. Dr Neale then started as an intern and resident at Royal North Shore Hospital. Dr Neale's interest in vascular surgery started very early and having completed basic surgical training he started a research fellowship at Royal North Shore Hospital within the Department of Vascular Surgery completing a Master of Medicine (in surgery) at Sydney University. Dr Neale then completed his training in General Surgery becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He then completed a full fellowship in Vascular Surgery through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and commenced working as a consultant vascular surgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital in 2000. Since that time, Dr Neale has also continued to work at North Shore Private Hospital and Dalcross Private Hospital. He is a working Director of the North Shore Vascular Laboratory, providing diagnostic vascular imaging services to inpatients and outpatients with facilities at both North Shore Private and Dalcross Hospitals. Dr Neale has won several awards and scholarships during his research and training years and presented and published widely at local, state, national and international levels. Dr Neale has been convenor for the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery annual scientific meeting in Sydney in 2005. He has been a member of the Medical Advisory Committees of both North Shore Private and Dalcross Private Hospitals, has been on the Board of Vascular Surgical Training for the Division of Vascular Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is actively involved in training and supervision of medical students, junior medical staff, general surgical and vascular surgical registrars at Royal North Shore Hospital.

Dr Michael Neale MM (Syd), MBBS (UNSW), FRACS

Cathy Thoo

Dr Cathy Thoo is a Vascular and Endovascular surgeon. She grew up on the North Shore having attended North Sydney Demonstration School and North Sydney Girls’ High School. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and completed her internship and residency at Royal North Shore Hospital. She underwent many years training in general surgery in the Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service. She has subsequently completed her Fellowship in Vascular Surgery. She is a current member of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery. She specialises in all aspects of open and minimally invasive (endoluminal) surgery of both arteries and vein. She is a consultant Vascular Surgeon at both Dalcross Hospital and North Shore Private Hospital. She also practices at Prince of Wales Private at the Eastern Suburbs Vein Clinic.

Dr Cathy Thoo MBBS (USyd), FRACS