General Surgeon Willy Low expands his services to the Great Southern community General Surgeon Willy Low signs on to the GSSCGeneral surgeon Willy Low has signed on to the Great Southern Specialist Centre to further extend his surgical services to the local community. Mr Low has a public appointment at the Albany Regional Hospital but will be adding to his services in the region by providing options both locally and in Perth for patient procedures. He will be consulting patients at GSSC, and fortnightly in Katanning along with operating at the public hospital. In addition, those with private cover can choose to have their day surgery procedures done with him at the Albany Day Hospital or for overnight procedures, such as hiatus hernias, they can be performed at Hollywood Private Hospital within a short time frame rather than waiting on the public waitlist. This will enable patients to continue their initial and post op care with their local surgeon. Mr Low was always keen to pursue general surgical training and has worked as a registrar in various surgical specialties including plastic surgery, trauma and urology. His specialities now include Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery. Mr Low grew up in Malaysia and moved to Perth in 2003. After finishing medical school at UWA, he completed his internship and residency at Royal Perth Hospital, where he met his wife. Throughout his surgical training, he has worked in both tertiary and regional hospitals, including Princess Margaret Hospital in paediatric surgery. Mr Low was a medical student on a rural rotation the first time he moved to Albany in 2005. His positive experience in the region encouraged his return to Albany for further experience and training as surgical registrar in 2014. He completed his surgical training in WA, and then went on to spend two years in Sydney to pursue a fellowship in Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery. When the opportunity to return to work in Albany presented itself again in January this year, he and his family had no doubt the Great Southern would be where he would establish his career. Along with specialties in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, Mr Low has an interest in Laparascopic hiatus hernia and anti-reflux surgery, Laparoscopic groin hernia repair, Therapeutic endoscopies and management of skin cancers. He is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, Hokkien and Hakka. Mr Low plans to consult at the GSSC on Tuesdays on a fortnightly rotation. For all appointment enquiries please contact the administration team at the Great Southern Specialist Centre on 9841 3500 or email admin@gsspecialistcentre.com |