{"id":1430,"date":"2022-06-22T10:01:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T00:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=1430"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:52:17","slug":"dr-kowsalya-murugappan","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/team-profiles\/dr-kowsalya-murugappan","title":{"rendered":"Dr Kowsalya Murugappan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:39;line-height:1.2;\">Dr Kowsalya Murugappan<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kowsi Murugappan\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/06\/Kowsi-Murugappan-200x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1702 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:80%;width:calc(80% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.8 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30.4\" data-lineheight=\"36.48px\">Consultant Breast &amp; Endocrine Surgeon RBWH<\/h2>\n<p>Dr Kowsi Murugappan<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is an Australian-trained Breast and Endocrine Surgeon. She obtained her Medical Degree at Monash University and then completed her General Surgical training at the Austin Hospital and Monash Health. After completing her Breast and Endocrine fellowships, she accepted a staff specialist position at the RBWH. In collaboration with UQCCR, Dr Murugappan has designed and developed the prospective Clinical Breast Cancer Database for the RBWH. She has continued to indulge her passion for clinical teaching and research in her role as Senior Lecturer with UQ. She is currently involved in clinical trials and research projects. Over the years, Dr Murugappan has proven to be a compassionate and dedicated Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon providing high quality of care for women diagnosed with breast cancer. 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