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A/Prof Bhavesh Patel

Paediatric Surgery

Qualifications

MBChB, FRACS, FACS, CHIA

Practice location

Alternative contact

Clinical Interests

Paediatrics - minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy and thoracoscopy), paediatric and neonatal surgery, urology and burns.

Biography

A/Prof Patel is a Paediatric Surgeon who was brought up in New Zealand and trained in major centres including Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton before moving across to Australia and completing his training in Brisbane and Sydney.

He holds appointments at Queensland Children's Hospital and Mater Children’s Private Brisbane.

His specialty expertise includes paediatric surgery, neonatal surgery, paediatric urology, burns and trauma, with special interests in hypospadias, hernia and orchiopexy.

He is a keen teacher and is an active senior lecturer with the University of Queensland School of Medicine, a faculty member of the Academy of Surgical Educators with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a co-founder of the Australasian Paediatric Surgery Research Interest Group. He holds memberships with the Australia and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Society of Paediatric Urologists of Australia and New Zealand, International Paediatric Endosurgery Group, Australia and New Zealand Burns Association and the International Children’s Continence Society.

A/Prof Patel is currently accepting private referrals. For further information please see his website www.betterkids.com.au.

Hospitals affiliated

  • Mater Children's Private Brisbane
  • Mater Private Hospital Springfield
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