Mr George Petrou (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Mr George Petrou
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of New South Wales 1996
- FRACS
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Bariatric (Obesity) Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Greek
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery
Dr George Petrou’s expertise was previously only available in specialised centres in major cities. Originally from Sydney, he relocated to Port Macquarie in January 2008. As a practising liver oncology surgeon in Sydney, Dr George Petrou has achieved a vast experience in surgery of the liver and the biliary tract. His training in liver surgery has taken him from the Gold Coast to Melbourne, and also to the United States of America, where he has been actively involved in courses in minimally invasive surgery involving the liver, and the gastrointestinal tract. Dr Petrou’s technical skill in Bariatric and Hernia surgery are world class. Dr Petrou focuses on thoroughly exploring a patient’s suitability to a procedure and works with a multi disciplinary team of specialist physicians and health professionals to gain and provide optimal knowledge and care of a patient.
Dr Petrou and Louise attend International workshops enabling our team progressive knowledge including SAGES and International Federation of Surgery for Obesity and Metabollic Disorders (IFSO).
- Hospital Affiliations
- Port Macquarie Private Hospital
- Port Macquarie Hospital
- Wauchope Hospital
- Campsie Day Surgery
- Affiliated Clinics
- Port LapSurgery
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Australia and New Zealand Hepatic Pancreatic and Biliary Association (ANZHPBA)
- Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
- Topics
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery / Hepatopancreatobiliary
- Endosurgery
- Bariatric Surgery / Obesity Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
Practice Locations
Port Macquarie
- Port LapSurgery
- Address
- 49 Lake Road
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Australia
- Phone
- (02) 6584 3268
- Fax
- (02) 6584 4519
