Rural Clinics

The Centre for Bariatric Surgery provides easy access statewide.

Our principal site is located in Glen Iris in Melbourne however we supplement that with two major options:

The Melbourne satellite clinics, located in Frankston, Ringwood, Preston, Windsor and soon to be established, Sunshine. Bookings to attend the satellite clinics are made via CBS main telephone number: (03) 9805 1500.

In the country our CBS Rural Associate General Practitioners are located throughout Victoria and all of them have all been trained by Professor Paul O'Brien in the follow-up care of our CBS lap-band patients. They are all interested in assisting you with weight loss and they have access to our database with your medical history. Bookings for rural appointments should be made via the respective phone numbers listed below for the rural GPs.

Lap-band surgery will still take place at The Avenue Hospital in Windsor, Melbourne but follow ups can be made by any of the CBS trained GPs below to save you time in travelling to Melbourne for regular necessary follow up appointments.

Bendigo:

Dr Ashraf Mansour, MBB.CH

Golden City Medical Centre
41 Eaglehawk Road
Bendigo Vic 3550
Phone: (03) 5441 4554

Dr Mansour has worked in general practice since 2007. He has a long history of general practice overseas.

Dr Safwat Hanna, MBB.CH, FRACGP

Golden City Medical Clinic
41 Eaglehawk Road
Bendigo Vic 3550
Phone: (03) 5441 4554

Dr Hanna has worked in general practice in Bendigo for 13 years. His special interest is in minor procedures, sports medicine and mental health.

Dr Zhong Yu, MBBS, FRACGP

Bendigo Medical Centre
63-65 Bridge Street
Bendigo Vic 3550
Phone: (03) 5454 2300

Dr Yu is a GP with special interests in men's health, mental health, paediatrics and weight loss.

Castlemaine:

Dr Catherine Foley MBBS, FRACGP

Botanical Gardens Health
137 Cornish Street Castlemaine
Phone: (03) 5472 1844 - 5470 6144

Works Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Since 2009 I have been looking after lap-band patients in their follow up care and I enjoy working with patients using lap bands to help optimize their health and achieve healthier weights.

Echuca:

Dr Greg Hay, MB BS , Dip OBS, FRACGP

Rich River Health Group
214 Ogilvie Avenue 3564 Echuca
Phone: (03) 5480 6700

Maffra / Gippsland:

Dr Kelly Seach MBBS MPS

Maffra Medical Group
160 Johnson Street
Maffra Vic 3869
Phone: (03) 5147 1011

Mildura:

Dr John Dyson-Berry MC Ch.B, FRACGP, FACEEM, Dip Obst

Lime Medical Centre
154 Lime Avenue
Mildura Vic 3500
Phone: (03) 5023 5122 - 5023 5123

Dr Dyson-Berry has been a Practice Principal at the Lime Medical Clinic since 1986. He enjoys the full gamut of family medicine but has had extra training in paediatrics, obstetrics, aged care and aviation medicine. He has a pilot's licence and enjoys flying and spending time boating on the mighty Murray River.

Dr Gerald Murphy MBBS (London), Dip Derm; Dip EBST

Deakin Medical Centre
255 Deakin Avenue
Mildura Vic 3500
Phone: (03) 5022 1488

Dr Murphy qualified in 1979 St Bartholomews Hospital, London. Trained in chest medicine and oncology in Cambridge and London.

His special interests are tropical medicine, asthma and respiratory medicine, dermatology, minor surgery and forensic medicine. He has been in General practice in Mildura since 1990.

Dr Vasa Skorupanovic MBBS DRANZCOG

Tristar Medical Group
87-89 Langtree Avenue
Mildura Vic 3500
Phone: (03) 5023 1200

Dr Skorupanovic commenced General Practice in 1972 and did Obstetrics for the first 20 years. He has been a Board member of old Mildura Base Hospital for 12 years, President 1987-89. Member of Medical Advisory Committee, Mildura Private Hospital. Visiting Medical Officer MPH. Director of Mildura & District Hospital Fund. Now working as GP supervisor to Tristar Medical Group teaching GP registrars, IMG's, PGPPP's and medical students.

His interests are: Mildura Wine & Food Society, playing guitar, snow skiing, golf, sea fishing and boating, Australian native flora. He has 2 children and 3 grand children

Dr Sanjay Saluja MBBS, MS

Tristar Medical Centre
87-89 Langtree Avenue
Mildura Vic 3500
Phone: (03) 5023 1200

Dr Saluja trained overseas in India. Post Graduate in orthopaedic surgery and 24 years in practice. Special interest in skin cancer surgery. Passed Fellowship exam of RACGP.

Mooroopna & Shepparton:

Dr David Ball MBBS

Kialla Medical Clinic
21d/8025 Goulburn Valley Hwy
Kialla VIC 3631
Phone: (03) 5823 5446

Mooroopna Medical Centre
87 McLennan Street
Mooroopna Vic 3629
Phone: (03) 5825 2755

Dr Ball graduated from Melbourne University in 1976 and has worked in General Practice for 30 years. His other interests include paediatrics, diabetes and travel medicine.

Swan Hill:

Dr Svitlana Kelada GP

Swan Hill Medical Group
Splatt Street
Swan Hill Vic 3585
Phone: (03) 5033 1711

Dr Kelada has a special interest in women's health, general practice and internal medicine.

Wodonga:

Dr Bill Walton, MBBS, FRACGP DTM (GLAS)

Wodonga West Medical Clinic
60-62 Waratah Way
Wodonga Vic 3690
Phone: (02) 6024 2766

Dr Walton has been in general practice and a rural practitioner for 25 years. He is interested in multi-disciplinary practice with allied health. His sub specialty is travel medicine and diving medicine.

Dr Douglas Colwell, MBBS

Wodonga West Medical Clinic
60-62 Waratah Way
Wodonga Vic 3690
Phone: (02) 6024 2766

Dr Colwell graduated from the University of Queensland in 2003. After completing his junior medical years at Rockhampton Hospital he returned to the Australian Defence Force as a Medical Officer. He completed tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and has returned to Australia to continue working in all fields of general practice.