Gastroenterology

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Our Gastroeterology service provides care and treatment for people with problems associated with the digestive system and liver.

What we do

We specialise in:

  • Gastrointestinal issues
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Liver, gall bladder and bile duct diseases
  • Pancreatic disease
  • Coeliac disease
  • Oesophageal diseases (swallowing disorders and reflux).

We have specialists who perform endoscopy procedures for investigation and diagnosis.

We are also involved in research and education, collaborating with Monash University and the Burnet Institute.

How to access this service

Referral from your GP

You need a referral letter from your GP or medical practitioner to access this service.

Your doctor will need to fax your referral letter to us. We will be in contact with you in clinically recommended times, depending on waiting list length. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time.

What to bring

Every time you come

  • Medicare card
  • Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
  • Private health insurance card (if applicable/if you want to use it)
  • Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
  • Previous X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results or reports
  • Medicines you need to take while you are here
  • List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins
  • Glasses, hearing aid(s) and/or walking frame if needed

For a day procedure

  • Responsible adult carer to stay with you to hear instructions, help you and take you home
  • Comfortable day clothes, such as a tracksuit

For an overnight (or longer) stay

  • Dressing gown and slippers, or comfortable day clothes and shoes
  • Personal hygiene items, such as shampoo, shaving equipment, toothpaste and deodorant
  • Something to do, like a book to read, a magazine or an iPad or tablet with headphones

What not to bring for an overnight (or longer) stay

  • Your handbag, wallet, purse or large amounts of cash
  • Valuables, such as jewellery or watches

Our clinics

Clinic name Campus Location
Functional Gut Clinic
Fridays at The Alfred
The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
General Gastroenterology Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Hepatitis Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Hepatoma Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Liver Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver (MAFLD) Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
PEG Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Rapid Access Clinic for Endoscopy The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
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