Dr.

Simon Woods, Upper Gastrointestinal and Obesity

Surgeon, Melbourne Australia

Dr. Simon Woods - Consultant surgeon specializing in Laparoscopic Surgery, Upper

Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hernia Repairs and Obesity Surgery. His practice is in
Melbourne, Australia at Cabrini Medical Centre, Malvern. Malvern is located about
five KMs east of Melbourne City Centre.

He specific information on Obesity Surgery, Gall stone disease, Gastro Oesophageal

Reflux Disease GORD, Hiatus Hernia surgery, Inguinal Hernia, Incisional hernia
repair, laparoscopic (keyhole surgery), Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and more.

His services include management of a range of general surgical care include :

• Surgical opinions and evaluations

• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Open Surgery
• Endoscopy- Gastroscopy & Colonoscopy
• Hernia surgery
• Obesity Surgery
• Stomach and oesophageal cancer surgery.

Laparoscopic (Key-hole) surgery for the following conditions

• Gall Stones,
• Reflux (GORD) – Laparoscopic fundoplication
• Hiatus hernia, including repair of para-oesophageal hiatus hernias
• Splenectomy
• Hernia repair - particularly incisional hernias
• Weight Loss surgery including Gastric Banding
• Gastroparesis – insertion of Gastric Pacemaker
• Achalasia – Laparoscopic Heller’s Myotomy
• Adhesions – laparoscopic division of adhesions
• Cancers – laparoscopic staging of cancers

Open (General) surgery

• Upper GI Surgery
o Stomach problems including
 Benign tumours
 Stomach cancer
 Gastric volvulus
o Oesophagus
 Oesophageal cancer surgery
 Pharyngeal pouch surgery
  Surgery for diverticulum of the oesophagus
 Revisional (redo) hiatus hernia surgery
o Small Intestine including
 Small bowel tumours Adhesions
o Obesity Surgery
 Lap Band surgery
 Duodenal Switch Procedure
 Revisional (redo) obesity surgery
o Spleen
 Splenectomy
• Hernia Surgery
o Incisional hernias
o Inguinal hernias Femoral hernias
o Spigelian hernias

Endoscopy

• Gastroscopy
o Diagnostic
o Dilatation of strictures
o Treatment of Barrett's

• Colonoscopy
o Diagnostic
o Removal of polyps (polypectomy)

To find out more information on Dr. Simon Woods at www. simonwoods.com.au

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