Prof. Chris O'Brien AO

Parramatta Marist Hight School 1962-1969.

Surgeon specialising in head and neck surgery, with particular emphasis on head and neck cancer.

Director of the Sydney Cancer Centre based at the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital and the University of Sydney.

Served as Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Sydney and was the Founder and Director of the Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute.

Appeared on the Channel 9 television program RPA, achieving national recognition for his compassion and surgical ability.

Received AM in 2005 and posthumously made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2009.

Known as a visionary for centres of excellence in NSW for cancer treatment, care and research and this culminated in the establishment of the comprehensive cancer centre in Camperdown, named the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, which is his legacy.

Remembered as one of the finest young men ever to attend Parramatta Marist.