Elisabeth Elder is a specialist breast surgeon at the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute and a Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney, with a special interest in oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery. She is involved in numerous research projects and clinical trials within the Westmead Breast Cancer Research Collaborative.

She graduated from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden in 1992, where she also completed her general surgery training and a PhD in tumour biology in 2002.

She is the immediate past president of the Australasian Society for Breast Disease, and previous chair of the oncoplastic committee of Breast Surgeons in Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Breast Device Registry, and former council member of Breast Surgeons International. She regularly participates in breast cancer education for medical professionals, students as well as patient groups and the broader community.