Dr Christos Apostolou (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Christos Apostolou
- Qualifications
- MBChB 1996
- FRACS 2012
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- African Languages
- Afrikaans
- Greek
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery
Dr Christos Apostolou is a consultant upper gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgeon.
He brings expertise in the fields of upper gastrointestinal, liver, biliary and pancreatic surgery especially in treatment of upper GI and HPB malignancies and is fully trained in laparoscopic and open surgery as well as diagnostic and interventional endoscopy.
His practice additionally encompasses aspects across abdominal surgery - including gallbladder surgery, management of reflux and hiatal hernia, surgical management of liver and pancreatic disease, endoscopic and open abdominal wall hernia repair, GI endoscopy (jncl. ERCP).
He completed hi s surgical training in Cape Town South Africa obtaining Fellowship on the College of Surgeons of S. Africa, FCS (SA), in 2003. He then completed a 2-year fellowship in surgical gastroenterology at Groote Schuur Hospital, culminating in the Certificate of Surgical Gastroenterology by the South African College of Surgeons in 2006. (Cert. Gastro (SA) Surg.)
He was awarded a Masters in Surgery by the University of Cape Town in 2006 for his work on the management and classification of pancreatic pseudocysts, MMed (Surg).
He was subsequently appointed as a sessional consultant in HPB surgery and Honorary Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Cape Town and established a successful private practice. Upon moving to Sydney in 2011, he undertook an additional 2-year fellowship in upper gastrointestinal surgery in the busy Bankstown and Liverpool Hospitals, culminating in admission to fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons following exceptional performance assessment in August 2012 (FRACS).
Dr Apostolou holds the position of Conjoint Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Clinical Lecturer Macquarie University and is a member of the Australia & New Zealand Hepatobiliary (ANZHPBA) and Oesophagogastric Associations (ANZGOSA)
- Hospital Affiliations
- Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital
- Macquarie University Hospital
- Waratah Private Hospital
- Sydney Adventist Hospital
- Strathfield Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Drummoyne Advanced Specialty Services
- Macquarie GI
- SAN Clinic
- Bankstown Clinic
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Australia and New Zealand Hepatic Pancreatic and Biliary Association (ANZHPBA)
- Topics
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery / Hepatopancreatobiliary
Practice Locations
NSW
- Drummoyne Advanced Specialty Services
- Address
- Level 2
169 Victoria Road
Drummoyne NSW 2047
Australia
- Phone
- 1800 885 942
- 02 8599 9889
- Fax
- 02 8008 1596
- Macquarie GI
- Address
- Suite 404 Level 4
2 Technology Place
Macquarie University NSW 2109
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9793 1995
- Fax
- 02 8008 1596
- SAN Clinic
- Address
- Sydney Adventist Hospital
185 Fox Valley Road
Wahroonga NSW 2076
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9480 4250
- Fax
- 02 8008 1596
