We provide specialist medical care to patients with disorders of the gastrointestinal tract including the liver and pancreas.
Our areas of expertise include: viral hepatitis; hepatocellular carcinoma; inflammatory bowel disease; coeliac disease; eosinophilic oesophagitis; and functional bowel disease (IBS).
We also provide diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic services including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and capsule endoscopy. Fibroscan assessment of liver fibrosis is also available. Breath tests for Fructose and lactose malabsorption, and small bowel overgrowth, and tests for calprotectin and thiopurine metabolites are provided by our laboratory. Find out more about our laboratory.
| Clinic | Clinic Locations |
| Coeliac | Eastern Health Box Hill |
| Functional Gut/Oesophageal | Eastern Health Box Hill |
| General gastroenterology |
Eastern Health Angliss Eastern Health Box Hill Eastern Health Healesville Eastern Health Maroondah |
| Hepatitis |
Eastern Health Box Hill (Hepatitis B and C) Eastern Health Healesville (Telehealth, Hepatitis C Clinic) Carrington Health (Hepatitis C Clinic) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | Eastern Health Box Hill |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
Eastern Health Box Hill Eastern Health Maroondah |
| Liver |
Eastern Health Angliss Eastern Health Box Hill Eastern Health Maroondah |
Patients will be triaged according to their presenting problem and where possible, offered an appointment in a clinic location closest to their home address (subject to appointment availability and waiting times).
Information is available on HealthPathways Melbourne for assistance in managing your patient’s condition. This includes what investigations you need to perform prior to referring to a specialist and what information you need to include in the referral. If you require login access to HealthPathways, contact [email protected]
For the conditions listed below, referrals should meet the Statewide Referral Criteria for Specialist Clinics:
- Abnormal liver function tests
- Chronic refractory constipation
- Chronic refractory diarrhoea
- Cirrhosis
- Coeliac disease
- Constipation with sentinel findings
- Diarrhoea with sentinel findings
- Dysphagia (gastroenterology)
- Dysphagia – diagnostic gastroscopy
- Presently, Eastern Health does not have capacity for direct access to endoscopy service for the above condition. Please refer patients to Dysphagia (gastroenterology).
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Persistent iron deficiency
- Positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) – diagnostic colonoscopy
- Presently, Eastern Health does not have capacity for direct access to endoscopy service for the above condition. Please refer patients to Rectal bleeding.
- Rectal bleeding
For all other Gastroenterology conditions, please continue to refer as per clinical assessment and need.
For referral information, including how to refer electronically, see Specialist (Outpatients) Clinics.
If your patient’s condition deteriorates, please send an updated referral via HealthLink SmartForms selecting the Referral Continuation “Amended referral/update previously sent referral” with additional clinical information.
Emergency cases should be sent to the Emergency Department.
- Fibroscan Request Form (PDF, 2.7KB)
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- Please be advised that Fibroscan services are currently in the process of being transferred from Monash University to being provided by Eastern Health. Work is in progress with regards to setting up the Eastern Health Fibroscan service to commence early in 2024.There will be a very limited Fibroscan services in the meantime.
- Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA)