Sunshine Coast Gastroenterology

We aim to deliver the best quality care for our patients, covering all general gastroenterology and hepatology conditions.

Our Vision

At Sunshine Coast Gastroenterology, our ethos is simple but powerful. We aim to deliver the best quality care for our patients, covering all general gastroenterology and hepatology conditions. We believe in empowering our patients by helping you make informed decisions about your care with our expert guidance. 

Our Philosophy

We deliver high quality, patient centric and evidence-based care. Our approach is collaborative, with the patient and the referrer. Patients entrust us with their care - we strive to be worthy of that trust.

Services We Provide

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Consultation

  • General gastroenterology and hepatology

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Crohns Disease

    • Ulcerative Colitis

    • Microscopic Colitis

  • Endoscopic care including

    • Cancer and polyp surveillance

    • Large polyp resection

    • High-risk groups and familial cancer syndromes

  • Hepatopancreaticobiliary medicine

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Diagnosis

  • Diagnosis and management of gastroenterology and hepatology conditions

  • IBD care and management

    • Intestinal Ultrasound

  • Colon / bowel cancer diagnosis

  • Barrett's diagnosis and surveillance

  • Gastric atrophy

  • Biliary obstruction

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic EUS

    • Pancreatic lesion tissue acquisition (fine needle biopsy)

    • IPMN and other pancreatic cysts (fine needle aspiration)

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Endoscopy

  • High-quality diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy

  • Advanced colonic polyp resection including

    • EMR (endoscopic mucosal resection)

  • Upper endoscopy (gastroscopy)

  • Barrett's treatment including

    • Resection (Duette/EMR)

    • RFA (coming soon)

  • Gastric and duodenal polyp resection

  • GI bleeding including ulcer treatment, variceal banding, argon plasma coagulation

  • Therapeutic and palliative stents for oesophagus, small bowel, colon

  • Difficult ERCP including stenting

  • Therapeutic EUS including

    • Pancreatic collection drainage

    • Palliative biliary drainage

    • Lumen apposing metal stents

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Surveillance and Aftercare

  • Cancer and Polyp surveillance

  • Post bowel cancer resection surveillance

  • IBD colonoscopy surveillance

  • Barrett’s oesophagus

  • Gastric intestinal metaplasia in high risk individuals

  • Pancreatic lesions (IPMN, pseudocysts and other pancreatic pathology)

  • ERCP stent exchanges

  • Post-bariatric surgery issues requiring endoscopy

    • Including drainage of collections

  • Endoscopic Recall program

 Our Doctors

 Our doctors are highly trained and experienced, delivering subspecialist level care for a variety of conditions. Our aim is to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients - and while health can be unpredictable, we believe the best results are only achievable by working with expert Gastroenterologists, providing access to some of the best gastroscopy, colonoscopy and interventional endoscopic procedures on the Sunshine Coast.

We embrace the latest procedures and technology but are firm believers in evidence-based medicine and best practice care.

Dr. Lauren White

BAppSc(HM) MBBS FRACP MPhil

Dr. Vikas Gupta

MBBS (Hons) BSc (Med) Hons FRACP

Dr. Christopher Yin Hiew Kia

MBBS FRACP

Dr Tehara Wickremeratne

BSc (Hons) MBBS MSc FRACP

Contact Us

bookings@scgastro.com.au
Phone: (07) 5390 6360
Fax: (07) 5390 6222

Suite 1
Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital
3 Doherty Street, Birtinya
QLD 4575

Opening Hours:

Reception Mon-Fri: 9.00am — 4.30pm
Dr White is available for consults alternate Tuesday afternoons
Dr Gupta is available for consults Wednesday afternoons

 

Our Services

  • Consultation

  • Diagnosis

  • Treatment & Surgery

  • Aftercare

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