Chesterville Day Hospital - Endoscopy

Open Or Direct Access Endoscopy at Chesterville Day Hospital

Open Access Endoscopy or Direct Access Endoscopy is the direct patient referral for a routine colonoscopy or gastroscopy from a GP to Chesterville Day Hospital.
No prior consultation with a specialist is required.

Reasons for referring a patient for a colonoscopy/gastroscopy.

• Positive Faecal Occult Blood test
• National Bowel screening program
• Family history of colorectal cancer
• Anaemia
• Difficulty swallowing
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Rectal bleeding
• Change in usual bowel habit
• Diarrhoea (stool culture negative)
• Unexplained abdominal pain > than 6 weeks
• Unexplained weight loss

Our specialists are highly regarded Melbourne Gastroenterologists, who provide high quality and timely diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopic services.
Dr Chat Jayasekera
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), DMedSc, FRACP
Dr Michael Merret
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), FRACP
A/Prof Alan Moss
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), MD, FRACP, FASGE
Dr Lani Prideaux
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), FRACP, PhD
Dr Anthony Rode
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), PhD, FRACP
Dr Michael Swan
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), FRACP
Dr Gauri Mishra
Gastroenterologist
MBBS(Hons), FRACP, PhD
Dr Alexander Hodge
Gastroenterologist
MBBS (Hons), BSc, FRACP, PhD