About
The Alfred Health Bariatric Clinic is a public hospital multidisciplinary bariatric service that assesses and manages patients with morbid obesity through both surgical and non-surgical interventions, operating within the Victorian Department of Health's framework for bariatric surgery.
Procedures Offered
Surgeons at This Clinic
Prof Wendy Brown
Mr Paul Burton
Mr Damien Loh
Dr Kirk Kee
Mr Yao-Yen Richard Chen
Mr Andrew Packiyanathan
Hospital Affiliations
The Alfred
Melbourne, VIC - public
Procedure Information
Laparoscopic Banding▼
One of the surgical interventions offered by the Bariatric Clinic for management of patients requiring surgical management for obesity.
Sleeve Gastrectomy▼
One of the surgical interventions offered by the Bariatric Clinic for management of patients requiring surgical management for obesity.
Gastric Bypass▼
One of the surgical interventions offered by the Bariatric Clinic for management of patients requiring surgical management for obesity.
Pricing
On the doctor's behalf, Alfred Health can bulk bill the cost of the consultation for some services through Medicare. This means there is no out of pocket expense to the patient. If the patient chooses to be seen as a private patient, please provide a referral to a named specialist to comply with MBS billing requirements. There is no out-of-pocket cost to the patient.
Accepts uninsured patients
Support Team
Dietitian
Bariatric Physician / GP
Nurse Specialist
Other Weight Loss Surgeons in VIC
Dr Andrew Huo
Melbourne Weight Loss Centre
“Melbourne Weight Loss Centre provides a specialised surgical weight loss treatment service for people who are morbidly obese and especially for those with obesity-related illnesses. They also specialise in the treatment of reflux disease and minimally-invasive general surgery as well as providing an endoscopy service.”
Zeev Duieb
Greater Eastern Obesity Surgery
“Greater Eastern Obesity Surgery is a team of health care specialists led by Bariatric Surgeon Dr Zeev Duieb, committed to working with patients to help them achieve their health and lifestyle goals. Conveniently located across multiple sites in Melbourne, they provide services to patients from all over Victoria.”
Mr Anthony Clough
Melbourne Centre for Bariatric Surgery
Epworth Eastern Hospital, St John of God Bendigo
“Melbourne Centre for Bariatric Surgery is led by Mr Anthony Clough, a General, Upper GI & Bariatric specialist with an interest in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. The clinic was the first in Melbourne to offer robotic technology for gastric bypass surgery and the first to offer SADI/SIPS duodenal switch surgery to Melbourne patients.”
Chek Tog
Specialist Surgical Group
“Specialist Surgical Group is a Melbourne-based multi-disciplinary specialist medical centre offering weight loss, plastic, skin cancer, upper GI, endocrine, breast, hand, and general surgery across locations in Essendon and Bundoora.”