The GSSC welcomes Bariatric and Upper GI specialist Mr Matt Henderson Bariatric and Upper Gastrointestinal Specialist Services Added to GSSCAdding to the list of specialist services the Great Southern Specialist Centre has been growing in the region is the arrival of and Bariatric and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery specialist and General Surgeon Matt Henderson. Matt has been consulting from the centre since March and will be visiting the GSSC in Albany every fourth Tuesday. Primarily offering specialist services relating to Bariatric Surgery, Anti-Reflux and Hiatus Hernia Repair Surgery, Matt also specialises in Complex Abdominal Wall Hernia Repairs and Reconstruction and performs Cancer Surgery for the Oesophagus and Stomach. Having worked with GSSC director and general surgeon Ed Yeboah previously at Fremantle Hospital, he is looking forward to again working in conjunction with Dr Ed Yeboah and Dr Tom Bowles, to complement and provide additional metro support services to their expertise. In terms of his Bariatric services, Matt will be offering a complete multi-disciplinary approach to localise appointments for patients so that all pre-operative and post-operative care can be done in Albany or over the phone. This allows patients who previously had to take multiple visits to Perth for dietician, psychiatric and physician appointments to now complete those in Albany prior to their trip to Perth for the surgery. Matt was born and grew up in South Africa. He studied Medicine in Johannesburg at WITS University, training at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. He then worked in the UK before moving to New Zealand where he completed his General Surgery Training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He moved to Perth in 2013 to complete a two-year Fellowship in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery at Sir Charles Gairdner and Fremantle Hospitals. Based in the Upper GI West practice in Murdoch, Matt operates from St John of God hospital’s in Murdoch and Subiaco, Fremantle Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital. For more information visit Matt’s profile page on our website http://gsspecialistcentre.com/our-specialists/mr-matt-henderson/procedures/ To make a booking phone 08 6189 2500 or email info@uppergiwest.com.au |