Our Doctors: Specialists

Specialists

Mildura Base Hospital provides an extensive medical service to the surrounding community of approximately 60,000 people. Provision of theses services is co-ordinated by the Director of Medical Services, Medical Administrator and the HMO Manager.

Click here to view our online VMO/Staff Consultant list.

THE VISITING MEDICAL OFFICERS INCLUDE:

• Physicians: There are staff consultant physicians and VMO physicians.  While they practice as General Physicians, each has a special interest in Cardiology, Nephrology and Gastroenterology.

• Anaesthesia: The theatres are serviced by staff anaesthetists who also provide pain management and ICU management services.

• Surgery: There are staff consultant general surgeons and VMO general surgeons who perform a full range of both elective and emergency surgical procedures and include special interest areas such as vascular, colorectal, breast and upper GI.

• Urology: The hospital is serviced by three visiting Urologists.

• Oral/Facial Maxilliary: There are three visiting consultants for this speciality.

• Dermatology: There is one fully qualified Dermatologists.

• ENT Surgery: There is one specialist VMO ENT Surgeon.

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology: There are 3 VMO Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and two staff Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

• Opthalmology: There is one VMO Ophthalmologist.

• Paediatrics: There are three qualified staff paediatricians.  While they practice as general paediatricians, each as a special interest in endocrine disorders and behavioural disorders.

• Orthopaedics: There is 1 Orthopaedic Surgeon providing elective and emergency services.

• Pathology: There are pathology services on-site.

• Radiology: A wide range of both investigative and some invasive radiology is carried out.

MEDICAL / DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

• Medical Imaging: Imaging services are provided by Sunraysia Medical Imaging both in Healthscope Court, and with an on-site Unit at Mildura Base Hospital.  Teleradiological advancements allow radiographs to be viewed after hours by experts based in Melbourne, and relayed to Mildura within a very short timeframe.

• Pathology: St. John of God Pathology Services provides a comprehensive service to local clinicians, with an on-site facility enhanced by the ability to provide on-line results within 8 minutes of processing by pathologists and microbiologists.