Dr Michael Talbot (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Michael Leonard Talbot
- Qualifications
- FRACS 2001
- MBBS University of Otago 1992
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Bariatric (Obesity) Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
Dr Michael Talbot is a Specialist in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, therapeutic Endoscopy/ERCP, Oesophageal Physiology and Reflux. After Graduating from the University of Otago in 1992 he completed his Internship in Wellington, NZ before commencing residency and surgical training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. In 2001 he graduated from Advanced Surgical Training in Sydney South Eastern rotation then went on to complete further subspecialty training as the Lister Lecturer in Surgery at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary UK. He commenced consultant practice at St George and Wollongong Hospitals in 2003 as a UNSW Senior Lecturer in Surgery. In 2005 he consolidated his public hospital appointment to St George Hospital and currently consults at a number of other sites in Sydney and Wollongong. During his career Dr Talbot has been a pioneer of complex Bariatric Surgery in NSW and has for the last decade had the highest caseload of these patients in the state. He performed Australasia’s first robotic bariatric and oesophageal surgical procedures. Dr Talbot offers the full range of endoscopic and surgical treatments for neoplasia in the oesophagus and stomach and runs NSW’s longest established High Resolution Oesophageal Diagnostic Lab. He is one of very few clinicians in Australia experienced in newly introduced endoscopic therapies to manage early tumours and oesophageal functional disorders.
- Hospital Affiliations
- The Sydney Private Hospital Incorporating the NSW Eye Centre
- St George Hospital NSW
- Figtree Private Hospital
- St George Private Hospital
- Strathfield Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Upper GI Surgery - St Vincent's Clinic
- Upper GI Surgery - Orange
- Upper GI Surgery - Wollongong
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Australia and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA)
- Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
- Affiliated Universities
- University of New South Wales
- Medical Conditions
- Obesity
- Neoplasia
- Swallowing disorder
- Hernia
- Medical Interventions
- Obesity Surgery
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Surgery, Robotic Assisted
- Gastroscopy
- Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Topics
- Upper gastrointestinal surgery
- Obesity Surgery
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Upper GI Surgery
- Address
- St George Private Hospital
Suite 3 Level 5
1 South St
Kogarah NSW 2217
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9553 1120
- Fax
- 02 9553 7526
- Upper GI Surgery - St Vincent's Clinic
- Address
- Suite 505 Level 5
438 Victoria Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9051 0549
- Fax
- 02 9553 7526
Orange
- Upper GI Surgery - Orange
- Address
- Orange Day Surgery Centre
60-62 McNamara Street
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9051 0549
- Fax
- 02 9553 7526
Wollongong
- Upper GI Surgery - Wollongong
- Address
- Illawarra Family Medical Centre
338 – 340 Crown Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9051 0549
- Fax
- 02 9553 7526
