Our Services

General Surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on the abdominal contents, soft tissue and hernias.

As General Surgeons, many of our doctors provide emergency surgical on call services for the Illawarra region.

Elective general surgical work can also be offered in a variety of locations across Wollongong and Shellharbour, to best suit your requirements.

Hernia, gallbladder and soft tissue surgery is all offered at Wollongong Surgical Associates.

Colorectal surgery

Colorectal Surgery covers minor and major disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Our surgeons consult on a wide range of benign and malignant conditions of the bowel including bowel cancer and polyps, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, incontinence and haemorrhoids. We offer screening and investigations for patients with positive results from the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, Bowel Screen and patients with family history of Colorectal disease.

Endoscopy

Our colorectal surgeons provide gastroscopy and colonoscopy to investigate and treat conditions of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. These services are provided as day case procedures at hospitals in the Wollongong and Shellharbour areas.

Laparoscopic surgery

Minimal access surgery is offered at Wollongong Surgical Associates for many conditions. Minimal access surgery allows faster post-operative recovery with reduced cosmetic impact.

Head & Neck surgery is frequently required as a result of accidental trauma, in order to reconstruct an area after sustaining an injury, or after treatment for some types of cancer.

Endocrine Surgery

Endocrine surgery is a specialized surgical field where procedures are performed on endocrine glands to achieve a hormonal or anti-hormonal effect in the body. The field of endocrine surgery typically comprises surgery for the thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, and adrenal glands.  The most common endocrine surgery operation is removal of the thyroid (thyroidectomy), followed by parathyroid surgery (parathyroidectomy), followed by the rare operation on the adrenal gland (adrenalectomy).

Plastic Surgery is a surgical sub-specialty that encapsulates a comprehensive and diverse set of surgical disciplines. The word ‘plastic’ in Plastic Surgery is derived from the Greek word ‘plastikos’ which means to mould or give form. It refers to the way in which one can reshape the tissues of the body to restore form and function.

Plastic Surgery encompasses both cosmetic (aesthetic) and reconstructive surgery. Your Specialist Plastic Surgeon has undertaken years of training in all aspects of plastic  surgery and is able to offer the full complement of aesthetic & reconstructive plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery and hand surgery.