Hepatobiliary & Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery You are here:HomeHealth ProfessionalsSpecialist ClinicsH Welcome to Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery St Vincent’s Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (Upper GI) unit consists of specialist surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals, all in collaboration to meet our patient's healthcare needs. Our surgeons have a variety of specialized focus areas; ranging from hernia repair to major resections for cancer patients. Please see "Referral Information" below, for more details of our unit's offerings. Endoscopy For more information about Endoscopy, please click here. Our Team Mr Simon Banting Director of Surgery & Head of Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal surgery Mr Adrian Fox Hepatobiliary Surgeon Mr Brett Knowles Hepatobiliary Surgeon Mr Michael Hii Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon Ms Salena Ward Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon Ms Mary Ann Johnson Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon Lynn Choong Research Coordinator Emily Banting Clinical Nurse Coordinator Tracey McConnell Surgical Liaison Nurse Referral Information St Vincent’s Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery welcomes referrals for patients with the following conditions: Hepatobiliary: Gallstone disease Bile duct stones Benign and malignant liver tumours/ lesions Acute pancreatitis Liver lesions for assessment Pancreatic tumours / lesions Pancreatic cysts Splenic lesions / splenic tumours / splenic cysts Adrenal lesions Patients requiring endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Small bowel tumours such as gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) / carcinoid Intra abdominal masses Retroperitoneal tumours Oesophageal: Reflux disease Hiatus hernia Oesophageal cancer Gastric cancer Gastric GIST Achalasia Dysphagia Adrenal lesions Zenkers diverticulum Oesophageal diverticulum General Surgery: Abdominal wall herniae Laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernia Groin hernia Patient needing gastroscopy Advanced Endoscopy: Oesophageal / gastric stents Duodenal stents Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP No particular investigations are required prior to appointment. Referral Forms and Guidelines Referral Templates and Pre-Referral Guidelines. Refer to the Specialist Clinics area Clinic Times Our outpatient clinics run weekly on Monday afternoon. 2 out of 4 weeks alternate between Hepatobiliary and Upper GI, while the remaining 2 weeks are combined for both subspecialties A registrar clinic is run on Thursday Afternoons for patients recently discharge from the Hospital Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Outpatient Clinic When: Monday 1.45pm Where: Red Clinic, Ground Floor, Daly Wind (Building D) Registrar- Ward Discharge Clinic When: Thursday 1.00pm Where: 6th floor, Daly Wing (Building D) For a map of the Fitzroy campus, please click here. Resources Below we have a variety of resources for our patients to access from home. These range from information about your surgery, to recommendations and advice to optimize your recovery period. (NB. for cancer patients: if you require any additional information, talk to your Cancer Nurse Coordinator to provide you with further information, tailored to your needs) Resources https://www.cancer.org.au/ (for cancer patients who require more information about their condition and treatment) https://www.pancare.org.au/ (an additional resource for those diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer) https://pie.med.utoronto.ca/TVASurg/project/pe-whipple/ (for patients undergoing "Whipple's procedure"- pancreaticoduodenectomy) Contact Us Patient Enquiries: (03) 9231 3475 Fax: (03) 9231 3489 GP Enquiries: (03) 9231 2898 Cancer Nurse Coordinator: Ph: (03) 9231 3046 Fax: (03) 9231 2017 Email: emily.banting@SVHA.org.au Referral Officer: (03) 9231 1256 HealthPathways Melbourne is an online portal designed to be used by general practice at the point of care to guide best practice assessment, management and referral of common clinical conditions. Please Note: This is a public outpatient service. All patients need to be referred to us by a GP. Please see your GP if you believe you would benefit from a referral to this clinic. Many doctors have private consulting suites as well as working in the public hospital system. This is entirely separate from St Vincent’s and our staff do not have any information about the private consulting practices of doctors.