Dr Ming Ho completed general surgical training in Newcastle and obtained the fellowship of the College of Surgeons in Australia (FRACS). He was in the UK to further his training in coloproctology in 2017 and obtained his membership of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the fellowship of the College of Surgeons (FRCSEd).

Dr Ho is accredited by the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and the Joint Advisory Group on gastrointestinal endoscopy of the UK (JAG) to perform colonoscopy and gastroscopy.

He also provides THD® Anopress, a newer technology to manage anorectal problems, e.g. rectocele, faecal incontinent, chronic constipation, anismus, obstructed defecation, rectal prolapse, obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS). This service is currently bulk billed via Medicare.

Dr Ho’s Areas of Practice Include:

• Colon and Rectum
• Cancer surveillance program
• Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
• Gallbladder
• Haemorrhoids
• Hernia repair
• Breast
• Skin Cancer.

Dr Ming Ho is currently appointed as a staff surgeon at the Princess Charles Hospital and works privately at Samford Road Day Hospital and Greenslopes Private Hospital. Dr Ho also speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.

Dr Linus Chang has been a consultant gastroenterologist since 2010. He has special interests in high quality surveillance colonoscopy, monitoring of gastric intestinal metaplasia to detect early stomach cancer and Hepatitis B. He has special expertise in endoscopic ultrasound which is used to clarify intestinal subepithelial lesions, and pancreaticobiliary disease.

He undertook his gastroenterology training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Townsville. He had further subspecialty training in endoscopic ultrasound and its role in the diagnosis and staging of upper gastrointestinal cancer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth in 2009 with further periods of observation and hands-on training at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, USA and St Luc Hospital in Montreal, Canada.

Dr Chang was formerly staff specialist at the Mater Hospital Brisbane and lecturer with the University of Queensland. He was colonoscopy trainer for ten years to gastroenterology trainees at the Mater Hospital Brisbane. He is now solely in private practice and performs procedures at Mater Private South Brisbane, Mater Private Springfield, Westside Private in Taringa and Sunnybank Private Hospital.

Dr Chang consults at the Salmon Building on Stanley Street, South Brisbane and at Suite 21, Sunnybank Private Hospital Specialist Consulting Suites, 245 McCullough St, Sunnybank

His practice offers a choice of direct access or consultation led endoscopy. All bookings can be made on 07 3163 7820 and referrals through medical objects.

Dr Xuan Banh is an Australian trained gastroenterologist who graduated from the University of Queensland and subsequently underwent physician training at multiple hospitals, including the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Logan Hospital and QEII Jubilee Hospital. She also undertook post-fellowship training in Luminal Interventional Endoscopy at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.

Dr Xuan Banh has a special interest in:

• Surveillance colonoscopy
• Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large polyps
• Balloon enteroscopy
• Capsule endoscopy
• Endoscopic dilatation

She is a fellow in the Royal Australian College of Physicians and is a member of the Gastroenterology Society of Queensland.

Dr Muhammed provides exceptional general and laparoscopic surgery services, with an interest in:

• Gallbladder surgery
• Hernia repairs
• Bowel disorders
• Scrotal diseases
• Vasectomy
• Circumcision
• Varicose veins
• Thyroid
• Skin lesions/cancers surgery
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Dupuytren’s contracture
• Ganglion and trigger finger surgery

His special interest in hernia surgery includes all abdominal hernias, ventral and incisional hernia repair, and laparoscopic and open hernia surgery. Dr Muhammed also provides gastrointestinal endoscopy services to patients including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, upper GI dilation, PEG tube insertion and polypectomy. Dr Muhammed aims to always provide expert care to his Southwest patients with compassion and professionalism.

Dr Su-Lin Chan is a Specialist Dermatologist and Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists. She has also completed a Fellowship in Mohs surgery at Oxford Day Surgery. She completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 2010. After her internship and residency at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital she completed her specialist training through the Australasian College of Dermatologist national dermatology training program working at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital. She was also awarded an overseas training fellowship at the University College London Hospital.

Dr Chan has been published in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology and has presented at both National and International Dermatology Meetings. She is involved in the teaching and education of registrars, and General Practitioners through Dermatology Australasia. She has an interest in all aspects of general adult and paediatric dermatology, with a subspecialty interest in the medical and surgical management of skin cancers.

Dr Mike Brown has joined the community of Albany and is now consulting at the Great Southern Specialist Centre and conducting surgery at Albany Day Hospital. Mike grew up in country NSW before moving to Newcastle for university. Initially, he completed a degree in Engineering and worked as an electrical engineer for several years in the coal industry of the Hunter Valley. In 2005 Mike returned to University to study medicine, graduating in 2009. After graduation, he moved to Perth with his wife Naomi to undertake an internship at Royal Perth Hospital and subsequent resident positions at RPH, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury, PMH and Fremantle hospitals. During residency he studied part-time and gained a graduate diploma in science from the University of Sydney.

Mike commenced ophthalmic surgical training in 2014 in Perth and in 2018 undertook fellowship as the Fred Hollows Foundation Fellow at Lions Outback Vison. During this year he was involved in the delivery of specialist ophthalmic care to rural and remote communities throughout WA, including the Goldfields, Mid-West, Pilbara and Kimberly. He continues to be an honorary research fellow at the Lions Eye Institute.

Mike additionally undertook post fellowship training through Invercargill Hospital in New Zealand, advancing his skills in oculoplastics, medical retina and cataract surgery. He has worked since 2019 in the Southwest as a locum consultant through Bunbury and Busselton eye Doctors. He continues to be actively involved in the training of medical students and has been an examiner for UWA in Ophthalmology. He was the RANZCO (WA) registrar representative for 2017 and remains active in registrar teaching.

In 2020 Mike and wife Naomi moved part-time to Albany with the goal of relocating permanently to Albany in the near future.

Special Interests:
Comprehensive general Ophthalmology with a sub-specialist interest in medical retina, including intravitreal injections for AMD and diabetes, cataract surgery and pterygium surgery.