Sydney Cancer Genetics

I cannot speak highly enough of Dr Hilda High. Dr High is a genuinely caring and knowledgeable lady who is able to impart highly technical medical jargon in a way which makes it easy to understand. No question was 'too stupid' to ask and she patiently answered them all. I never felt rushed in my consultations (a rare quality amongst Dr's I find!). Dr High's receptionist, Deborah, deserves to be mentioned also as her kindness and helpfulness was just what I needed during what was a very stressful time in my life. Thank you Dr High and Deborah!

Dr Hilda High provided a warm and professional experience. After consulting Dr High, I was confident that I understood how genetics contributed to my diagnosis and that the subsequent treatment I received was specific to my recovery. Thank you.

We were deep in drought and cancer treatment when Dr High's assistant slotted me in for a cancellation. An appointment with the regional public services looked likely to take months. Dr High zoomed in to us on the farm with a Medicare covered Telehealth conference. A rapport was easily established thanks to her friendly manner, clear speech and the visuals. It felt much like a face to face consult - even slower satellite internet was good enough. For a full hour Dr High gave us a lesson in genetics with metaphors suited to a lay person, and point form information flashed up on the screen as she spoke. Blood sample collection was done at our regional centre and six weeks later, we again met by Skype with Dr High for the results. Again, a helpful and informative process - all of which was free other than paying for the blood sample collection. How grateful I was to have face to face access to such a specialist without leaving the farm.

I don’t know if I can express how grateful I am with how Dr High and her staff, Deborah and Christobel, have supported me through this testing process. Nothing was too hard for them and no question was ever ‘dumb’. They always treated me with respect and kindness and have been so amazing at communication with every email immediately replied too. Thank you to you all.

Unfortunately I would not recommend Dr High as I found her approach very scripted and not personalised. She asked for a family history before the appointment and then asked for the same information again at the appointment. Then on the written report she reported the information incorrectly. In the appointment she said there were higher risk factors for individuals of a particular Jewish decent but when I told her I had a significant amount of Jewish heritage she did not explain how that would apply to/ impact me. The initial consultation was almost $500 then to go back to get the results was another $250. Luckily my results were negative but it cost me $250 for 10 minutes of her time to tell me that. Would definitely recommend looking into another doctor for your genetic testing.