Amy Sheen is an oncologist based at Royal North Shore Hospital, within the Northern Sydney Local Health District, in St Leonards, NSW.
In day-to-day work, she looks after people with a wide range of cancers and tumour conditions. That can include thyroid cancers, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and pancreatic cancers. She also supports patients who have neuroendocrine tumours, brain tumours, and hormone-related conditions that affect how the body works.
Some patients she cares for may have rare tumour types as well. For example, this can include sarcoma groups like liposarcoma, as well as rarer endocrine conditions such as multiple endocrine neoplasia and medullary thyroid carcinoma. Over time, oncology care often means dealing with more than one issue at once, including symptoms, scans, and treatment choices, so her role is about keeping plans clear and steady.
Care like this is rarely one-size-fits-all. Amy works as part of a bigger team, usually alongside other specialists and allied health staff. In many cases, treatment may involve a mix of approaches depending on what the tests show, how the tumour behaves, and what matters most to the person and their family.
Her experience covers both cancer treatment and longer-term follow-up needs. That can mean discussing options after surgery, managing ongoing symptoms, and keeping an eye on how things change across follow-up visits. At times, patients also need support through complex situations where tumours can affect hormones or the brain, and that’s where having a careful, practical plan really helps.
Education-wise, she has formal medical training and works within oncology to stay up to date with how cancer care is delivered in hospitals.
Research can also play a part in cancer care. Where appropriate, she may discuss whether there are clinical trials that could be a fit. This is often a personal decision, so the focus is on making sure people understand the purpose, the time commitment, and what’s involved before anything is decided.
If you’re looking for an oncologist who deals with both common cancers and some of the rarer tumour conditions, Amy Sheen at Royal North Shore Hospital is there to help guide the next steps in a calm, real-world way.