Welcome to Melbourne Surgery! 

The MelbourneSurgery.com website aims to :

1. Provide information to patients about their surgical conditions and various types of surgery

2. Provide useful learning material and examination tips to medical students and doctors sitting for the Australian Medical Council(AMC) exams and other exams

3. Provide information about surgeons from different surgical specialties in Melbourne and country Victoria.

********************Informing & Caring for Patients ********************
*************Teaching & Supporting Medical Students and Doctors ***********

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Mr LP Cheah MBBS(Hons 1st) FRACS MRCS(England) is a general surgeon and endoscopist. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1997 as the top medical student and completed his surgical training in both England and Australia. He has been working as a consultant general surgeon since 2006. His special interest is in hernia repairs, minor plastic surgery, pilonidal sinus surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gastroscopy and colonoscopy. He also performs capsule endoscopy and cryotherapy for skin cancer/warts.

Problems commonly seen include: 

Rectal bleeding including haemorrhoids; positive faecal occult blood test(FOBT); screening for bowel cancer; perianal pain

Pilonidal sinus disease

Hernias - inguinal hernia, umbilical/paraumbilical/anterior abdominal wall hernia, incisional hernia(including hernias at laparoscopic port sites), hernia seen on ultrasound; groin pain

Gallstones

Skin cancers - squamous cell cancer, basal cell cancer, melanoma; precancerous skin condition such as solar keratoses and elastoses

Skin lumps - lipoma, sebaceous cyst, ganglion, wart, painful corn, soft tissue tumour(fibroma, Kaposi's sarcoma, dermatofibroma, Merkel cell cancer, sweat gland tumour)

Vasectomy, Circumcision

Ingrown toenail

Breast lump, nipple discharge, breast pain/mastalgia

Thyroid - Goitre, nodule seen on ultrasound

Varicose vein

Consulting Locations

MELBOURNE

The Clinic Footscray (Wednesdays)
1st Floor, 91 Paisley Street, Footscray 3011 Tel: 9687 2271 Fax: 9689 6008

John Fawkner Private Hospital Consulting Rooms(Monday, Thursday, Saturday)
267 Moreland Road, Coburg 3058 Tel: 9385 2285

Mitcham Private Hospital Consulting Rooms A(Monday & Friday)
27 Doncaster East Rd, Mitcham 3132 Tel: 9210 3146

Caroline Springs Specialist Centre  (Tuesday)                                                          Suite 3-5, 224-226 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs 3023 Tel: 8361 7655

Also operating at the Western Private Hospital, Marion St, Footscray and Western Gastroenterology, 30 Eleanor St, Footscray.

COUNTRY VICTORIA

Echuca Hospital Medical Consulting Suites
Francis Street, Echuca 3564 Tel: 5485 5866 Fax: 5485 5885

Seymour Family Clinic(Tuesday monthly)
30 Anzac Avenue, Seymour 3660 Tel: 5792 1222 

(Minor Procedures Performed in rooms in Footscray and Mitcham; cryotherapy for skin cancers also performed in Footscray and Seymour rooms)

Please bring along a referral from your general practitioner and all the relevant results of investigations(eg Ultrasound/CT films and copy of the radiology reports or blood test results). For patients who have seen Dr LP Cheah before, a new referral is needed if it has been more than 12 months since date of the original referral letter. 

Telehealth consults available in some situations

QUICK LINKS 
[ Download Referral Form Here ]
[ Exam Tips for Medical Students ]

Please note that the information in this website is an educational resource, and should not be used in isolation for decisions about any treatment. All such decisions must be made in consultation with a doctor.