Dr John Spillane (General Surgeon)

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Name
Dr John Bernard Spillane
Qualifications
MBBS 1993
Occupation
General Surgeon
Gender
Male
Languages Spoken
Dutch
Medical Specialties
General Surgery
Links
Phone
(03) 9421 6425
Fax
(03) 9421 6372
Email

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John Spillane is a general surgeon with subspecialty training in upper gastrointestinal surgery and surgical oncology. He has a special interest in the management of oesophagus and stomach cancers as well as skin cancers and melanomas. He has a public hospital appointment at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and is a member of Australian and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgical Association (ANZGOSA) and the Surgical Oncology Society of Australia. He is an honorary lecturer in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Melbourne.John obtained his medical degree from Monash University and completed his surgical training at Monash Medical Centre. He undertook subspecialty training in surgical oncology, upper gastrointestinal surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery. This included training in the United Kingdom initially in the Newcastle Deanery and then subsequently at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He then returned to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre as a consultant surgeon in the Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-biliary unit and skin & melanoma service.

John has developed a strong interest in the nutritional support of the patient’s with upper gastrointestinal cancers as well as using exercise physiology to improve patient’s fitness prior to surgery. He specialises in the laparoscopic management of intra-abdominal cancers and in particular total gastrectomies and minimally invasive oesophagectomies.

He also has a large experience in the palliative management of these tumours. John works extensively in a multidisciplinary team when managing his patient’s. This includes medical oncologists, radiation oncologists as well as dieticians, exercise physiotherapists, stomal therapists and specialist nurse practitioners.

John has a long interest in research and is actively involved in a number of national and international clinical trials. Over the past 20 years he has been involved in the education of Monash and Melbourne university students as well as international medical graduates. He is passionate about the training of future Australian surgeons and is the Director of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary training at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and a member of the Faculty of Surgical Educators at the Royal College of Surgeons of Australia.

Hospital Affiliations
Epworth Freemasons - Victoria Parade
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Affiliated Clinics
Cancer Specialists
Affiliated Organisations
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Australia and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA)
Society of Surgical Oncology
Medical Conditions
Esophageal cancer
Stomach cancer
Melanoma
Skin cancer
Hernia
Medical Interventions
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Topics
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Cancer

Practice Locations

VIC

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Level 3
10 St Andrews Place
East Melbourne VIC 3002 
Australia
03 9387 1000
03 9656 1110
03 9654 8457
Dr John Spillane
Epworth Eastern Consulting Suites
Suite 2 1 Arnold Street
Box Hill VIC 3128 
Australia
03 9656 1110
Cancer Specialists
Level 1
84 Bridge Rd
Richmond VIC 3121 
Australia
(03) 9421 6425
(03) 9421 6372