General Surgery (Sandringham)
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
Sandringham Hospital offers a general surgery service for the following conditions:
- Hernias
- Skin and subcutaneous lesions
- Gallstones and related complications
- Benign perianal conditions (Haemorrhoids, anal fissures, anal fistulas etc)
- Colorectal surgery in patients without major comorbidities, including colectomy, stomas, stoma reversal
- Pilonidal disease Ingrown toenails
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (please arrange nerve conduction studies prior to referral)
Services not available at Sandringham:
- Surgical oncology
- Breast surgery
- Endoscopy
GP's should refer to the Sandringham General Surgery Clinic for review.
Exclusion criteria
This service does not routinely offer treatment for the following:
- Patients who are being treated for the same condition at another Victorian public hospital
- Children under 16 years of age requiring surgical consultation
- Patients with BMI >40 (local anaesthetic day case excepted)
- Untreated OSA (CPAP treated can undergo minor procedures)
- Patients who are at high anaesthetic risk (these patients should be referred to The Alfred for further management)
- Patients with complex pain issues
- Patients with significant behaviours of concern
Refer your patient
Fax referral to us
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency.
Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
If a patient requires surgery, they will be placed on a surgical waiting list. The patient may also need to attend a Pre-Admission Clinic prior to surgery.
To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
(03) 9076 1288
(03) 9076 1252
(03) 9076 1484
Clinic times
| Day | Campus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Sandringham Hospital | 1:30pm - 5:00pm |
| Friday | Sandringham Hospital | 1:30pm - 5:00pm |
Clinic consultants
- Miss Ee Jun Ban: General Surgery
- Mr Tilan Beneragama: General Surgery
- Mr Ken Buxey: General Surgery
- Mr Mark Cullinan: General Surgery
- Mr Zdenek Dubrava: General Surgery
- Miss Larissa Freeman: General Surgery
- Miss Belinda Hii: General Surgery
- Dr Aaron Hui: General Surgery
- Mr Vignesh Narasimhan: General Surgery
- Mr Damien Loh: General Surgery
- Miss June Oo: General Surgery
- Dr Guy Sheahan: General Surgery
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