HERNIA CLINIC OF BRISBANE
David J Phillips
M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Ed) F.R.A.C.S.
SURGEON

PROFILE

Dr David Phillips has been a general surgeon in private practice in Brisbane for over twenty years. His initial post-graduate training in surgery was completed in Australia through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. On completion of these studies, he moved to England and obtained a fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

His three major interests are:

1. Hernia Clinic of Brisbane: This Clinic has been established to provide world class standards of hernia repair and to maintain these standards by regularly attending international conferences organised by the two leading hernia groups in the world (The American Hernia Society and the European Hernia Society).
2. General Surgical Practice: General surgeons operate on a wide variety of body parts. For further information refer to section ‘Who is a General Surgeon’. Dr Phillips maintains an interest in most areas of general surgery. This major areas of interest are:

• Laparoscopic surgery:
  Hernia,
  Gall Bladder (Cholecystectomy)
  Appendix (Appendicectomy)
• Skin Lesions:
  Melanomas,
  BCC and SCC (skin cancers)

3. Endoscopies: These procedures allow the doctor to examine various areas of the gastro-intestinal tract for diseases, including pre-malignant and malignant (cancerous) conditions. There are two types of Endoscopies

• Gastroscopy or Upper Endoscopy:
  Examination of stomach and oesophagus by gastroscope.
• Colonoscopy:
  Examination of lower bowel by colonoscope.

Dr Phillips is member of the following organisations:

Australian Medical Association Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh The American Hernia Society

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The Gastroenterologicl Society of Qld (Aust) The European Hernia Society

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