Specialists.
Seventeen clinicians and staff. One clinical system.
Three Upper GI and Bariatric surgeons, three consultant physicians, a bariatric GP, two nurses, two Accredited Practising Dietitians, a registered psychologist, surgical PAs, administration and reception. All operating from one practice.
Twenty-four clinicians and coordinators across surgical, physician, nursing, dietetic and administrative care, in one practice.
The surgeons who will lead your care.
Each operates within the same practice and remains involved across assessment, treatment and follow-up.
A/Prof Michael Hii
Oesophago-Gastric & Bariatric Surgeon
FRACS · MBBS · BMedSci · PGDipSurgAnat
Dr Salena Ward
Gastric, Bariatric & General Surgeon
MBBS · FRACS · MS · PGDipSurgAnat · Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University
Dr Nicole Winter
Oesophago-Gastric & Bariatric Surgeon
FRACS · MBBS (Hons) · BMedSci · AANZGOSA · GChPOM · Clinical Honorary Lecturer, University of Melbourne
Physicians who will prepare you for surgery, and stay with you long after.
Dr Amy Osborne
Consultant Physician
Perioperative Medicine & Cardiology
Dr Anna Galligan
Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist
Dr Geetha Theverkalam
Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist
Dr Katrina Heggie
Bariatric General Practitioner
Long-term metabolic care · Shared-care with referring GPs
Nursing leads who will look after you in hospital and the days that follow.
Jessie Leahy
Lead of Nursing Department / Practice Nurse
Registered Nurse Division 1
Isabella Matthews
Registered Nurse
BN
Dietitians who will guide you before surgery, after, and for the long arc of recovery.
Jennifer Tsoutsoulis
Lead of Dietetics Department / Business Development Manager
Accredited Practising Dietitian · BHumNut · MDiet
Megan Hickey
Accredited Practising Dietitian
BNutDiet · MDiet
Dr Melanie Strang
Registered Psychologist
BSc · MBBS · GDipPsych · GDipPsych Adv
A personal assistant assigned to each of your surgeons.
Coordination of consultations, imaging, theatre lists and hospital admissions.
Katie Wendt
Personal Assistant to A/Prof Michael Hii
Lauren Drummond
Personal Assistant to Dr Salena Ward
Irena Jennings
Personal Assistant to Dr Nicole Winter
The first voice you will hear, and the one who keeps things moving.
Joseph Gallagher
Administrator and PA to Physicians
Practice administration · Physician coordination
Patricia Bouldoh
Reception
First point of contact · Mon to Fri, 8.30am to 5.00pm