Overview General Surgery
General Surgery
New referrals are seen promptly.
Dr Sherry Salter is a General Surgeon practising across Melbourne, performing both elective and emergency surgery. She treats patients with gallstones, hernias, skin lesions and appendicitis. She operates laparoscopically where it suits the procedure. She consults on patients from Inner South Melbourne, Melbourne South-East, Bayside and the Mornington Peninsula.
Surgery as Service
Gallbladder Surgery
Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) to treat gallstones, gallbladder polyps and inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis).
Removal of moles, cysts, lumps, lipomas and skin cancers.
Skin Lesions
Repair of groin (inguinal and femoral), umbilical and incisional hernias.
Hernia Surgery
Appendix Surgery
Removal of the appendix (appendicectomy), most often for appendicitis and usually performed as keyhole surgery.
Acute and after-hours cover for abdominal emergencies, including appendicitis, bowel obstruction, abscesses and pain and inflammation from the gallbladder.
Emergency Surgery
What to expect
When your GP sends a referral, you will be contacted to arrange a consultation with Dr Salter that takes place within 2 weeks. At the initial appointment, Dr Salter will assess you, talk through any worries you have, explain what the operation involves and the benefits and risks of the surgery.
When you have surgery, Dr Salter will call your next of kin when the operation is finished. She will see you on the ward to explain the operation findings and discuss the recovery and follow up arrangements.
On discharge, Dr Salter will send a discharge letter to your GP to let them know how your operation progressed, your recovery and the follow-up plan.
Speak to your GP about a referral to
Dr Salter
Consulting and Surgery Locations
Dr Salter consults and operates privately at Cabrini Malvern, Cabrini Brighton, Cabrini Local - Sorrento, Jessie McPherson Private Hospital in Clayton and St John of God Berwick Hospital, seeing patients from Melbourne's Inner South and South East, Bayside and the Mornington Peninsula.
She holds a public hospital appointment at Monash Health, where she operates and teaches surgical trainees and medical students.
