Melissa Bochner trained in breast and thyroid surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Edinburgh Breast Unit and has a Master of Surgery from the University of Sydney.

Her current positions are Head of Unit and Staff Specialist Surgeon, CALHN Breast and Endocrine Unit, and Visiting Surgeon, Women and Children Hospital, and St Andrews Private Hospital, Adelaide.

She is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide. She has interests in oncoplastic surgery, teaching, and research. Melissa is the current Chair of the Breast Quality Audit subcommittee of BreastSurgANZ.