Dr Kontoku Shimokawa (General Surgeon)

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Name
Dr Kontoku Yoon Shimokawa
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery University of Otago New Zealand 2004
Occupation
Bariatric (Obesity) Surgeon
General Surgeon
Gender
Male
Languages Spoken
Japanese
Medical Specialties
General Surgery
Links
Phone
03 5332 7241
Email

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Kon is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is a Specialist General and Upper Gastrointestinal (Upper GI) Surgeon. He has particular interests in oesophago-gastric, bariatric, and hepatobiliary surgeries. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) from the University of Otago and obtained his FRACS through the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he was Chief Registrar in his final year.

He undertook subspecialty training in the field of Upper GI with ANZGOSA (Australia and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association) where he studied at Fremantle Hospital in Perth and Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. He also spent a year in Tokyo Japan as a research fellow in an Upper GI surgery unit.

Kon has particular experience and interest in minimally invasive (key-hole) surgery for malignant and benign oesophageal and gastric conditions. Further interests include diseases of the liver, biliary tract, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Hospital Affiliations
St John of God Ballarat Hospital
Ballarat Health Services - Base Campus
Maryborough Hospital
Affiliated Clinics
Ballarat Surgical Clinic
Affiliated Organisations
Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
Topics
Obesity Surgery

Social Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kontoku-shimokawa-ab09ab33

Practice Locations

VIC

Ballarat Surgical Clinic
106 Drummond St
Ballarat North VIC 3350 
Australia
03 5332 7241
03 5333 4366