Christos Apostolou, General Surgeon, Drummoyne NSW

Christos Apostolou

Dr Christos Apostolou is a specialist general surgeon in the fields of upper gastrointestinal, liver, biliary and pancreatic surgery.
Education

    MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery)- University of Cape Town 1996
    Surgical Training and Qualified General Surgeon – South Africa 2003
    Holds Fellowships in
    Tertiary Trauma
    Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
    Digestive surgery

Subsequent Appointments:

    Visiting Consultant at Groote Schuur Hospital
    Honorary Lecturer in Surgery
    Established a successful private practice in Cape Town.
    Worked as a fellow in Upper GI Surgery in the busy South Western Sydney Area Health Service.
    Awarded Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) – 2012

Others

    Expertise in the treatment of hepatopancreaticobiliary and oesophagogastric malignancies.
    Well versed in Emergency Surgery and minor aspects of General Surgery.
    Trained in laparoscopic and open surgery as well as diagnostic and interventional endoscopy.
    Pursued Masters in the treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts and interested in laparoscopic surgical training.

Dr Apostolou’s qualifications include

    Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
    The University of Cape Town 1996
    FCS (SA) completed October 2003: College of S. African Surgeons
    Master of Medicine in Surgery (MMed Surg.)
    The University of Cape Town 2006
    Certificate of Surgical Gastroenterology (Cert. Gastro SA Surg.) completed October
    2006: College of S. African Surgeons
    FRACS awarded August 2012, following exceptional performance assessment by
    Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Currently holds appointments at

    Sydney Adventist Hospital
    Norwest Private Hospital
    Macquarie University Hospital
    Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital

Academic

    Conjoint Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales
    Clinical Lecturer at Macquarie University and the Australian School of Advanced Medicine

Areas of interests

Diseases of the biliary tree and gallbladder, obstructive jaundice, hepatic surgery, oesophageal reflux and dysphagia, and interventional endoscopy
Expertise in:

    Laparoscopic and open upper gastrointestinal surgery (incl. oncological)
    Gallbladder and anti reflux surgery
    Endoscopic and open hernia surgery
    Upper and lower endoscopy and intervention
    Liver and pancreatic surgery
    Stomach and oesophageal pathology
    All general surgical emergencies and trauma

Dr Apostolou’s core outcome is to be approachable and provide best possible results for his patients through dedication and expertise, whilst ensuring patient satisfaction through continued communication and feedback.

Prof. John A Windsor, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Auckland

Prof John A Windsor

Professor John Windsor is a trained general surgeon who has had further fellowship training in hepato-biliary and pancreatic, gastro-oesophageal and laparoscopic surgery.

At Mercy Hospital he undertakes the same spectrum of surgery. The most commonly performed operations are laparoscopic cholecystectomy (for gallstones), various hernia repairs, laparoscopic fundoplication (for hiatus hernia and reflux disease) and myotomy (for achalasia), laparoscopic splenectomy, pancreatic resections (for cancer) and decompression (chronic pancreatitis), and resection of stomach and oesophagus (for cancer).

Jayantha Abeysinghe, Head and Neck Specialist Surgeon, Sydney

Jayantha Abeysinghe

Dr Jayantha Abeysinghe is a specialist surgeon with experience over 20 years as a surgeon. He had undergone training and obtained postgraduate qualification from three different countries.

He worked as a General and Head and Neck Surgeon in Sri Lanka and undergone post fellowship training in United Kingdom and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His training in UK includes training in minimal access surgery and laparoscopic surgery.
He underwent further postgraduate training in Australia and completed post fellowship training in Endocrine surgery and Breast surgery.

He provides consultation and surgical procedures related to General, Head and Neck, Endocrine, Breast and Bowel surgery. He will be able to provide professional advice on your condition and different options available to treat your condition including surgery. When surgical procedure is required for the treatment of your condition he can discuss procedure in details, recovery period, issues related to returning to work and possible complications of your condition.

Professional Qualifications:

    FRACS
    FRCS (Eng)
    MS (General Surgery)
    MBBS

The common surgeries carried under his care:

    General surgery
    Thyroid surgery
    Laparoscopic gall bladder surgery
    Gastroscopy and colonoscopy
    Laparoscopy hernia surgery
    Salivary glands and neck surgery
    Bowel surgery
    Breast surgery
    Parathyroid surgery

Academic activities:

    He is actively participating in clinical teaching of medical students and doctors trained to be surgeons on a regular basis as a capacity of a General Surgeon in Sydney Teaching Hospitals.
    He actively participates in quality control and improvement of theater facilities in order to improve the standard of surgical care in the hospital
    He takes an active role in multidisciplinary meetings where patient care is involved in multiple specialties

Papers and Publications:

    Fate and complications of intravenous cannulae in Medical Wards – Abeysinghe J. D.  Kularatne N
   
    Presented at the Annual Sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine – 1987
    Vascular Problems in Thoracic outlet obstruction – Abeysinghe J. D., Sheriffdeen A. H.

    Presented at the Annual Scientific sessions of the college of surgeons of Sri Lanka – 1989

    Management of Blunt splenic injury : Analysis of management techniques at Nepean Hospital – Dr. Jayantha Abeysinghe

    Presented at 2004 NSW Registrars’ papers day
    Early experience of Laparoscopic anterior resection in Canberra.

    Presented at Annual Scientific sessions of Royal College of Surgeons ACT Branch 2006

    Mimicry of Appendicitis Wen-Xiao Z, Abeysinghe J, Chua T , ANZ journal of surg,83, 3, March 2013 193-4.

Richard Hanney, General Surgeon, Sydney

Richard Hanney, General Surgeon

Dr Hanney has been a General Surgeon in Western Sydney since 1999. With increasing subspecialisation in general surgery, if there are general surgical services he cannot provide, he has a strong network of colleagues to ensure that the most appropriate care is provided to each individual.

Dr. Richard Hanney is a general surgeon specialized and practising in different health care disciplines. He provides appropriate treatment and care to his patients by offering extended services using his strong network of colleagues. Dr Hanney shows a strong passion towards surgical gastroenterology. He performs surgeries and procedures related to hernia, gall stones, endoscopy, and laparoscopy etc. Further, Dr Hanney provides a comprehensive consultative service and performs minor surgery for the local community in his rooms assisted by a nurse.