Dr Carolyn Russell

Dr Carolyn Russell is a Paediatric surgeon who trained at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne before completing her training at the Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick.

Following a fellowship year in Sydney, Dr Russell spent time travelling in Europe, meeting with prominent surgeons to learn techniques in her areas of interest, chest wall surgery and thoracic surgery.

Carolyn also performs newborn circumcision and newborn tongue tie release in her offices at Randwick and Gymea.

Dr Russell consults in Gymea, Randwick, Liverpool, and Oran Park, and operates privately at Sydney Surgical Centre in Randwick and Sydney Southwest Private Hospital in Liverpool.

Carolyn has public hospital appointments at Sydney Children’s Hospital (SCH) in Randwick and Liverpool Hospital in Liverpool. She operates regularly at these public hospitals and has public outpatient clinics at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Your GP can send a referral to these outpatient departments to be put on the clinic waiting list.

Dr Russell is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), the Australian & New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons (ANZAPS), the Chest Wall International Group (CWIG), and is a supervisor of paediatric surgical training at Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Carolyn has a special interest in the education of trainee surgeons.

Carolyn is married and has four young children. She enjoys keeping fit, skiing, and spending time with her family.