Health Science ‘I Do Have Days When I Struggle With The Emotional Side’: Dr Cindy Mak She was the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's first female breast surgeon. Now, Dr Mak heads up a team of five. Future Women meets her. By jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 Health Science ‘I Do Have Days When I Struggle With The Emotional Side’: Dr Cindy Mak She was the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's first female breast surgeon. Now, Dr Mak heads up a team of five. Future Women meets her. By jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 Previous article ‘I Had A Newborn When I Got The Call To Stand For Federal Parliament’: Claire O’Neil Next article Why Meghan Markle Is So Problematic For The British Press International Women’s Day holds a personal significance for Dr Cindy Mak. Three years ago, on that March day, she was made Head of Breast Surgery at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Camperdown – just five years after becoming the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s first female breast surgeon, working alongside all-male “giants of surgery”.Surprisingly though, Dr Mak tells Future Women ahead of the Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation Ladies Lunch later this month, medicine was “not the obvious career choice” when she made the move to Australia from Malaysia as an 18-year-old student. career health Best Of Future Women Leaders This is an exciting article title By Ben Tweedie Leaders Testing the article duplicate function By rosa762070 Leaders How this CEO stamps out passive-aggressive behaviours By jitendermittal Career Women returning to work winners in Queensland’s state budget By jitendermittal Leaders This is an exciting article title By Ben Tweedie Wellbeing It took an ADHD diagnosis and a breakdown to change my relationship with work By jitendermittal Leadership New FW partnership to boost number of women in cybersecurity By jitendermittal Career How to build your personal brand By jitendermittal Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
