Susan Neuhaus

Susan Neuhaus
AM CSC FRACS
Born
Susan Josephine Evans
OccupationSurgeon Director Author
Notable workNot for Glory: A Century of Service by Medical Women to the Australian Army and its Allies with Sharon Mascall-Dare. The Surgeon of Royaumont: A fictional story of the real feats of Australian women doctors at war.
Scientific career
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Fieldssurgery – directorship and author
ThesisTumour metastasis and dissemination during laparoscopic surgery (2000)
Military career
Allegiance Australia
BranchArmy, Army Reserve
Service years1987–2011
RankColonel
AwardsConspicuous Service Cross

Susan Josephine Neuhaus AM CSC FRACS (née Evans[1]) is an Australian surgeon, non-executive director and author.[2] Neuhaus was one of three finalists for the South Australian nomination for Australian of the Year in 2012.[3]

Education

Neuhaus graduated with MB, BS in 1989 from the University of Adelaide. She obtained Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2003, and completed her PhD in 2000 from the University of Adelaide, in the mechanisms of the spread of cancer.[3]

Military career

Neuhaus is a graduate of Australian Command & Staff College (Res) and has served in both the Australian Army and Australian Army Reserve in clinical and combat settings.[4]

Her operational experience included postings to Cambodia, Bougainville and Afghanistan.[5] She was the first female doctor to be posted overseas from Australia as regimental medical officer in 1993 when she spent 9 months with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, at the height of the AIDs epidemic.[6]

Four years later she was posted with the Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville and later served as Clinical Director of the multinational NATO hospital in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan in 2009.[3]

She retired from the Army in 2011 having achieved the rank of Colonel.

Research

Neuhaus has conducted extensive research.

Her work explores various medical and military topics, with a particular interest in women's experiences in the Australian Defence Force. She has taken an interest in the experiences of mothers deployed abroad, the contributions of female military surgeons during World War I, and the health needs of servicewomen and female veterans.[7]

As Associate Professor of Conflict Medicine, Susan was involved with a developing national research collaborative approach investigating the gender specific effects of military service and deployment. This included the landmark study: Mothers in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) -The health impacts of maternal deployment.[8]

Non-Executive career

In 2012, she graduated from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Susan Neuhaus is currently appointed to the Council of the Australian War Memorial Canberra, Patron of the Virtual War Memorial Australia, she holds non-executive director roles across diverse sectors including not-for-profit, healthcare and regulated entities, Affiliate Associate Professor in Dept of Surgery of the University of Adelaide, and Distinguished Professor of the University of South Australia.

Medical career

Neuhaus was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2003.[5] She received the Lumley Surgical Scholarship in 2004 and worked in the Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit at Royal Marsden Hospital in London.[3]

In 2016, Neuhaus became staff specialist in Surgical Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Adelaide.[9] She also served on the council of the Australian Medical Association and was Chair of the Health Financing and Economics Committee.[10]

Neuhaus Chaired the inaugural Australian National Sarcoma Guidelines committee[4]

Publications

Neuhaus' publications include work on medical ethics and surgery in war zones, as well as the spread and treatment of cancer.[9] She is also the author of fiction, non-fiction works and children's books.

  • Neuhaus, Susan J & Devitt, Peter, 1947- & Neuhaus, Susan & Gormly, Kirsten L (2006). Radiology in surgical practice. Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh ; New York.[11]
  • Neuhaus, Susan J & Mascall-Dare, Sharon, (author.) (2014). Not for glory : a centenary of service by medical women to the Australian army and its allies. Boolarong Press, Brisbane, Australia.[12]
  • Neuhaus, Susan (2018). Images of service and sacrifice - tracing narratives in stained glass. In Journal of Military and Veterans Health. 26 (4), 26-31.[13]
  • Susan Neuhaus (2025). The Surgeon of Royaumont. Harper Collins, HQ, Chatswood, NSW.[14]

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ Neuhaus & Mascall-Dare 2014, p. 175.
  2. ^ "Dr Susan Neuhaus". Australian Medical Association. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Susan Neuhaus". Australian of the Year. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Susan NEUHAUS | Clinical Associate Professor | MBBS, PhD, FRACS | University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Discipline of Surgery | Research profile". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Susan Neuhaus – Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Adelaide". The Conversation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ Washington, David (8 February 2020). "My longest day: I don't really remember it beginning and ending". SALIFE. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b Baker, Emily (25 April 2018). "First woman to speak at ACT dawn service to highlight role of women". Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Graeme Shirtley Oration – Dr Susan Neuhaus CSC – AMMA 2017".
  9. ^ a b "Breast Endocrine & Surgical Oncology Clinical Associate Professor Susan Neuhaus, CSC". Royal Adelaide Hospital. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. ^ Neuhaus, Susan (2016), "Stewardship and the road ahead for health financing", NSW Doctor, The, 8 (5): 16–17, ISSN 1031-6949
  11. ^ Neuhaus, Susan J; Devitt, Peter, 1947-; Neuhaus, Susan; Gormly, Kirsten L (2006), Radiology in surgical practice, Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 978-0-443-10016-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Neuhaus, Susan J; Mascall-Dare, Sharon (2014), Not for glory : a centenary of service by medical women to the Australian army and its allies, Boolarong Press, ISBN 978-1-925046-66-3
  13. ^ Neuhaus, Susan (October 2018), "Images of service and sacrifice - tracing narratives in stained glass", Journal of Military and Veterans Health, 26 (4): 26–31, ISSN 1835-1271
  14. ^ Susan Neuhaus (2025), The surgeon of Royaumont, HQ, ISBN 978-0645160604
  15. ^ "Neuhaus, Susan Josephine". It's an Honour. Government of Australia. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. ^ Curtis, Katina (15 August 2020). "A battle for the nation's memory fought over Australian War Memorial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Congratulations to all Award winners at the 2019 AMA National Conference". Australian Medical Association. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Australian Honours Search Facility". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 April 2025.

Bibliography

  • Neuhaus, Susan; Mascall-Dare, Sharon (2014). Not for Glory: A Century of Service by Medical Women to the Australian Army and its Allies. Salisbury, Queensland: Boolarong Press. ISBN 978-0645160604.
  • Neuhaus, Susan J (2023). Malaria Menace: Adiratna and Harto's Quest for Protection. ISBN 978-0645160635.
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