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Note: When we first put this list together in April 2009, the San had a category of "General Surgery" specialists, but now it doesn't - see the "Areas of Special Interest" section on this page. Yet if you go to the "Alphabetical List of Specialists" on this page there are still a number of specialists with "General Surgery" besides their name. In our June 2010, updating of this page we are not removing from this page the names of any doctors who are not now shown as a "General Surgery" specialist - we are just making a note of what has happened.
It seems to us that, if ever one needed surgery of a particular kind, one should use a doctor who specialises in that particular kind of surgery - and not a "General Surgery" specialist, and not a doctor who claims to be a specialist in two or more areas. Whether this is a sound view, we're not sure.
 
Dr Nigel Frederick Watson Ackroyd (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, and 2. Vascular Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1973
Email address? nackroyd@ozemail.com.au
(As at 8 Jun 2010, shown as a "Vascular & General Surgery" Specialist.)
 
Dr Stuart Leigh Boland (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Breast Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery and Skin Cancer/Melanoma.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1967
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRCS, FRACS, FACS
Email address?
 
Dr Trevor Herbert Currer (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery and 2. Breast Surgery with special interests in Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Capetown University - 1978
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - MB CHB (Capetn), FCS (SA), FRCS (Edin), FRACS, M MED (Surg)
Email address?
 
Dr Michael Kevin Eagleton (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1967
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRCS, FRACS.
Email address?
 
Associate Professor Gregory Falk (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Gastrointestinal Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1979
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS, FACS.
Email address?
 
Dr Ovidiu (Oliver) Florica (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with a special interest in Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from University of Bucharest - 1990
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - MD, FRACS, Dipl. Lap. Surg., Univ. Strasbourg, FR.
Website? www.sydneygastricbanding.com.au
Email address? A form
 
Dr James Richard French (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery and 2. Breast and Endocrine Surgery with special interests in Breast Surgery, Endocrine Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (Hons) from University of New South Wales - 1991
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRCS, FRACS, FACS
Email address?
 
Dr Richard Anthony Harris (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, and 2. Vascular Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1989
Email address?
(As at 8 Jun 2010, shown as a "Vascular & General Surgery" Specialist.)
 
Dr Michael John Hollands (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery and Laparoscopy.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University of New South Wales - 1977
Email address?Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRCS, FRACS, DHM (SA)
Website? www.sydneysurgicalservices.com.au (Not constructed as at 8 Jun 2010.)
Email address? reception@sydneysurgicalservices.com.au
 
Dr Desmond (Des) Francis Rodney Hughes (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with a special interest in Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1970
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRCS, FRACS.
Email address?
 
Dr Thomas Michael (Michael) Dixon Hughes (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, 2. Melanoma Surgery, 3. Breast Surgery and 4. Sarcoma Surgery with special interests in Sarcoma, Breast Surgery and Skin Cancer/Melanoma.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1988
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS.
Email address? admin@northsurgonc.com.au
(As at 8 Jun 2010, shown as a "Surgical Oncology" Specialist.)
 
Dr Christopher John Hughes (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery and 2. Head and Neck Surgery with special interests in Head and Neck Surgery and Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1985
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS, FAHNOS (USA).
Website? www.cancer-surgeon.com.au
Email address? drchristopherhughes@hotmail.com
(As at 8 Jun 2010, shown as a "Head & Neck Surgery" Specialist.)
 
Dr Inars (Ian) Kalnins (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery and 2. Head and Neck Surgery with a special interest in Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1966
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS.
Email address?
(As at 8 Jun 2010, shown as a "Head & Neck Surgery" Specialist.)
 
Dr Philip Donald Middleton (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, 2. Vascular Surgery and 3. Breast Surgery with special interests in Endocrine Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1980
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS.
Email address?
 
Dr Andrew David Parasyn (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, 2. Vascular Surgery and 3. Breast Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1998
Email address?
(As at 8 Jun 2010, listed as a "Surgery Oncology" Specialist.)
 
Dr Vikram Puttaswamy (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, and 2. Vascular Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine from Newcastle University - 1990
Website? www.sydneyvascularsurgery.com.au
Email address? info@sydneyvascularsurgery.com.au
(Note: Although Dr Puttaswamy was on the San Specialist List when MQ&A put this page together in Apr 2009, as at 8 Jun 2010 he is no longer on this list - whether this is because he has voluntarily relinquished his visiting rights, or because of some action by the San to terminate the arrangement, we don't know. We will try and clarify this as time allows. Dr Puttaswamy can be contacted though his website.
 
Dr Arthur James Campbell Richardson (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery, and 2. Vascular Surgery with interests in Gastrointestinal surgery and Laparoscopic surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1979
Email address?
 
Dr Jaswinder Singh Samra (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Pancreatic Surgery and Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Manchester University - 1988
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - D.Phil (Oxon) FRCS (Eng. & Edin.) FRACS.
Email address?
(As at 8 Jun 2010, listed as a "Hepato-Billary & Pancreatic Surgery" Specialist.)
 
Associate Professor Stanley Baldev Sidhu (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specializations listed on this list as 1. General Surgery and 2. Endocrine Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1991
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - PhD, FRACS.
Email address?
 
Dr Denis William Smart (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Breast Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from University of New South Wales - 1974
Email address?
 
Dr Michael Soo (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Colorectal Surgery, Endoscopy and Laparoscopic Surgery.)
It is not clear at this stage which Dr Soo this Dr Soo is on the NSW Medical Board's Medical Register.
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS.
Email address? m_soo@hotmail.com
 
Dr Craig John Taylor (M)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery with special interests in Laparoscopic Surgery and Obesity.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from Sydney University - 1998
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - FRACS.
Email address?
 
Dr Heidi Sung Man Wong (F)
Profile on the Specialist List provided by the San
(Specialization listed on this list as 1. General Surgery and 2. Breast Surgery with special interests in Breast Surgery, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Laparoscopic Surgery and Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery.)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery from University of New South Wales - 1985
Other formal specialist medical qualifications on the Specialist List provided by the San - BSc, FRACS.
Email address? reception@exemail.com.au
 
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Created: 17 Apr 2009 Updated: 8 Jun 2010