A/Prof Vipul Aggarwal

Dr Vipul Aggarwal is an Interventional Gastroenterologist specialising in all forms of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

He undertook his general gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy training in Sydney (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, St George Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital). He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in 2010.

Vipul subsequently secured a prestigious Fellowship in Advanced Interventional Endoscopy at Wake Forest Baptist University Hospital in North Carolina, USA where he also worked as a consultant gastroenterologist.

In 2013 Vipul relocated to Canberra to set up and expand the interventional endoscopy services in the ACT region. He joined the Canberra Hospital and started practice with Professor Mark Bassett at Canberra Gastroenterology.

In February 2016, Vipul became the Director of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit at Canberra Hospital. Vipul practices all aspects of Gastroenterology, and his special interests include prevention, early detection and treatment of gastrointestinal and pancreato-biliary cancers.

Vipul consults at Deakin and Bruce. He performs the following endoscopic procedures at Brindabella Endoscopy Centre, Calvary Private Hospital, ACT Endoscopy and at National Capital Private Hospital:

• High quality colonoscopy for bowel cancer screening and polypectomy
• Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large polyps
• Haemorrhoid treatment
• Gastroscopy for Barretts, oesophageal cancer, dysphagia, variceal banding
• Video Capsule endoscopy
• Endoscopy Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP)
• Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)
• Oesophageal, duodenal and colonic stenting
• Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures
• Balloon Enterscopy

Vipul is a member of Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and the American Society for Gastroenterological Endoscopy (ASGE).

As a specialist clinician, he provides comprehensive, evidence based, and patient centric medical care to all his patients. If you would like to meet Vipul or organise a clinical meeting with him please contact us at Canberra Gastroenterology.

Hospitals Practicing At: The Canberra Hospital, Calvary Private Hospital, National Capital Hospital

Current Positions
Clinical Director, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Unit,
The Canberra Hospital
Chair of faculty of Endoscopy for Australia
Clinical Associate Professor for Australian National University

Bowel Cancer Screening & Polypectomy, Haemorrhoid Treatment, Barretts prevention, early detection and treatment of gastrointestinal and pancreato-biliary Cancers.
He performs Gastroscopies (for GORD, Barretts, oesophageal cancer, dysphagia, variceal banding), Colonoscopies (including Endoscopic mucosal resection of large polyps), Video Capsule Endoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Video Capsule endoscopy, Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures, Balloon Enterscopy.

Qualifications/Memberships
MBBS, MD, MSc(Med), FRACP