About John Fawkner Private Hospital

John Fawkner Private Hospital has been providing care to the people in the north west of Melbourne for over 77 years. The hospital was built in 1939 by the Missionary sisters and was known as the Sacred Heart Hospital. It was once one of the top 3 busiest maternity hospital in Victoria. Many babies were born here including some of our current specialists! The hospital has 147 beds including a five bed Intensive Care Unit and six bed Coronary Care Unit and has 24 hour on-site medical cover. 

We are the only private hospital with an Emergency Department in the north-west of Melbourne. Our Emergency Department is open 24/7 for both surgical and medical patients.

To see Dr Cheah as an emergency patient from the Emergency Department - please ask the Emergency consultant to ring Dr LP Cheah on his mobile

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Elective & Emergency Surgery and Endoscopy at John Fawkner Private Hospital

Mr LP Cheah MBBS(Hons 1st) FRACS MRCS( England)

Dr LP Cheah is an experienced Specialist General Surgeon and Endoscopist who has performed over 20,000 procedures. He graduated from the University of Melbourne as the top medical student (winning 23 awards and prizes) and completed his surgical training in both England and Australia. He created Melbourne Surgery in 2006 when he became a consultant general surgeon. When he was a young consultant, Dr Cheah was one of the busiest surgeon working in public hospitals in Victoria by case numbers.

To see Dr Cheah electively - please get a referral from you GP and ring the rooms directly. 

To see Dr Cheah as an emergency patient from the Emergency Department - please ask the Emergency consultant to ring Dr LP Cheah on his mobile

Making An Appointment

Please ring the rooms directly for an appointment. A referral letter from your general practitioner is required. Please bring along all the relevant results of tests already performed(eg Ultrasound/CT films and copy of the radiology reports or blood test results). For patients who have seen Dr LP Cheah before, a new referral is needed if it has been more than 12 months since the date of the original referral letter. Interstate and overseas patients are welcome.

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Special Interests

1. Hernia repairs using mini-incision without muscle paralysis - Inguinal , Anterior abdominal wall (Paraumbilical , Laparoscopic port sites, Epigastric), Femoral(over 2000 +cases)
2. Minor Plastic Surgery - Skin cancers, Cysts, Lipomas, Lumps, Moles(6000+ cases)
3. Endoscopy - Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy & banding of haemorrhoids, Capsule Endoscopy(10 000 + procedures)
4. Pilonidal sinus surgery - using mini-incisions (600+ cases)
5. Haemorrhoids - Banding, Surgery, Ligation/Plication(2000+ cases)
6. Ingrown toenail - wedge resection(500+)
7. Vasectomy- scalpel free technique(400+)
8. Hand surgery - Carpal tunnel release, Ganglion, Dupuytren's Contracture
9. General Surgery - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Appendicectomy, Breast Surgery(lump, breast cancer, inverted nipple, gynaecomastia), Thyroid Surgery, Bowel surgery, Anal fissure/fistula, Perianal abscess, Melanoma Surgery, Circumcision