Wollongong Hospital
Public Hospital
Wollongong Hospital is a public hospital located in Wollongong. This hospital provides cancer surgery with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, haematology and cancer genetic services available onsite at the Illawarra Cancer Care Centre.
Location and contact details
Wollongong Hospital
- Address
- Loftus Street Wollongong NSW 2 5 0 0
- Phone
- 0 2. 4 2 2 2. 5 0 0 0.
- Fax
- 0 2. 4 2 5 3. 4 8 7 8.
- Website
- Visit website
Types of treatment
Wollongong Hospital provides cancer surgery.
Information about additional cancer services including chemotherapy and radiation therapy​ can be found at the Illawarra Cancer Care Centre.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Treatment for some cancers can be complex and patients should be treated at a hospital which meets agreed criteria for managing this type of cancer. These centres are known as specialist cancer centres. Wollongong Hospital is recommended for:
- bladder cancer
- breast cancer
- colon cancer
- complex head & neck cancer
- neurological cancers
- oesophageal and stomach cancers
- pancreatic, primary liver and bile duct cancers
- penile cancer
- rectal cancer.
Cancer care teams
Specialists at Wollongong Hospital participate on the multidisciplinary cancer care teams (MDT) listed below. The teams meet regularly to coordinate care for people with these types of cancers:
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- Brain and spinal cord cancer
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- Endocrine cancer
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- Gynaecological cancer
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- Head and neck cancer
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- Sarcoma
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- Upper gastrointestinal cancer
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- Urogenital cancer
Cancer specialists
The following cancer specialists work at Wollongong Hospital:
Surgeons
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Dr Allan Mekisic Breast Surgeon
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Dr Andrew Still Colorectal Surgeon
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A/Prof Bruce Ashford Head and Neck Surgeon
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Dr Daniel Cox Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
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Dr David Reid General Surgeon, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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Dr Dragos Iorgulescu General Surgeon
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Dr Elizabeth Dally Urologist
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Dr Helen Nicholson Urologist
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Dr Hunter Watt Urologist
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Dr James Wykes Head and Neck Surgeon
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Dr Lyndon Chan Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
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Dr Matthew Beck Breast Surgeon, Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon
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A/Prof Matthias Jaeger Neurosurgeon
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A/Prof Mouhannad Jaber Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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Dr Paul Kovac Urologist
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Dr Peter Chin Urologist
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Dr Rahul Rindani Urologist
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Dr Ravi Cherukuri Neurosurgeon
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Dr Robert Winn Colorectal Surgeon
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Dr Soni Putnis Colorectal Surgeon
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Dr Spencer Murray Urologist
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Dr Stephen Pearson Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
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Dr Steven Craig Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist
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Prof Stuart Mackay Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
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Dr Takako Eva Yabe Head and Neck Surgeon
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Dr Thomas Pitham Neurosurgeon
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A/Prof Timothy Skyring Urologist
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Dr Tony Palasovski Breast Surgeon
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Dr Ulvi Budak General Surgeon
Other specialists
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Dr Alexia Pape Endocrinologist
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Dr Amit Kapur Gastroenterologist
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A/Prof Andrew Jones Respiratory Physician
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Dr Arthur Grillas Gastroenterologist
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Dr Claudia Rogge Gastroenterologist
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Dr David Swartz Gastroenterologist
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Dr Derek Glenn Interventional Radiologist
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A/Prof Graham Hart Respiratory Physician
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Dr Ivan Valiozis Gastroenterologist
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Dr Jane Zhang Endocrinologist
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Dr Jeremy Humphris Gastroenterologist
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Dr Matthew Luttrell Endocrinologist
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Dr Sameh Samuel Respiratory Physician
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Dr Shehan Abey Gastroenterologist
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Dr Vanitha Visvalingham Respiratory Physician
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Dr Yew Hung Chieng Gastroenterologist
Additional information
General information about fees
Most treatments are available in both the public and private systems but the costs can be very different. Also, a specialist can work in the public system, private system or both.
It is important to ask about fees before any doctors' visits, tests or treatments. Ask what the fees will be and how much you will get back from Medicare or your private health fund. You will have to pay any remaining costs (the gap payment).
Interpreting and translating services
Patients, their families and carers who do not speak English as a first language or who are Deaf have the right to free, confidential and professional interpreters when they use public health services.
Information for Aboriginal people
To speak to an Aboriginal Health Worker, contact Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation or phone (02) 4229 9495.
Information about what to expect before, during and after cancer treatment is available in this guide, written for Aboriginal people.
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