Dr Anastasios Nicolaou (Gastroenterologist)
- Name
- Dr Anastasios Nicolaou
- Qualifications
- FRACP 1995
- MBBS University of Sydney 1988
- Occupation
- Gastroenterologist
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Greek
- Spanish
- Medical Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Dr Nicolaou emigrated from Cyprus in 1977 at the age of fifteen. He completed his undergraduate university studies at Sydney University in 1988. In 1995 he completed his training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and in the same year he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. During his post-graduate training Dr Nicolaou worked in a number of public hospitals in NSW, including Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, St George Public Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, Liverpool Hospital, Campbelltown Hospital, Balmain Hospital and Dubbo Base Hospital.
Since early 1996 Dr Nicolaou has been in private practice as a consultant gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. He has had a private practice in St George Private Medical Centre since early 1996 and in June 2007 he took over the management of Healthwoods Specialist Centre. Dr Nicolaou currently carries out procedures at the Healthwoods Specialist Centre and at St George Private Hospital in Kogarah.
Dr Nicolaou is accredited by the Gastroenterological Society of Australia of which he is member to perform diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy.
Dr Nicolaou’s practice encompasses all aspects of gastroenterology and Hepatology but he has a special interest in colorectal cancer screening, capsule endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, management of irritable bowel syndrome, reflux disease and Barrett’s oesophagus, coeliac disease and resistant helicobacter pylori infection.
Dr Nicolaou has an interest in teaching and promotes and welcomes both nursing and medical students at the Healthwoods Specialist Centre and actively participates in teaching.
In the last sixteen years, while in private practice, Dr Nicolaou worked in more than ten other private hospitals and day surgery facilities. He brings with him the experience in all these other centres in the management of Healthwoods Specialist Centre as a CEO and Medical Director. Having served as a member of the Medical Advisory Committee in four other day surgeries, Dr Nicolaou is also the Chairperson of the Medical Advisory Committee at the Healthwoods Specialist Centre.
Dr Nicolaou speaks and writes Greek fluently and has a limited grasp of the Spanish language also.
- Hospital Affiliations
- St George Private Hospital
- Healthwoods Day Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Healthwoods Endoscopy Centre
- Topics
- Gastroenterology
- Upper GI Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy & ERCP
