

A/Prof. Dr. Alexander van Akkooi, MD, PhD, FRACS, FSSO strives to deliver state of the art, top-class care. He is recognized as a world-leading expert surgical oncologist in the treatment of melanoma
and non-melanoma skin cancers.
A/Prof. Dr. Alexander van Akkooi has been awarded the 2025 Martin Gore Memorial Lecture Award for "Surgery for Melanoma – Its Present and Possible Future Roles". For his contribution to improve surgical treatments for melanoma patients.
October 26th, 2026 - A/Prof. Alex van Akkooi has taken this prestigious role in the field of Melanoma Academia, replacing Prof. Ferdy Lejeune, one of the founders, who has retired after decades in the role.
Helping patients is our core business, we aim to see all patients within no more than a week (nobody should ever wait more than 1 weekend to have their first consultation!)
Phone the offices today to make an appointment.
The Melanoma Institute of Australia, 40 Rocklands Rd., Sydney, New South Wales 2065, Australia
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