Mr Chandika Wewelwala

Dr Chandika Wewelwala is a Breast and General surgeon who specializes in complex breast surgical procedures as well as acute and elective general surgical procedures. He has expertise in the latest surgical techniques for the treatment of breast cancer and also offers implant based breast reconstruction as part of breast cancer treatment.

He completed his accredited surgical training at Monash Health Victoria and obtained the fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2020. Following this, he has done further 2 years of subspecialized training under the BreastSurgANZ, which is the peak body governing accreditation and training of breast surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. During his first year of post fellowship training he worked at the Auckland City hospital New Zealand where he had excellent exposure to a variety of breast surgeries as well as the opportunity to develop expertise in extensive general surgical procedures including laparoscopic procedures. He also developed skills in managing a variety of skin cancers during this period. He then returned to Monash health as a Breast surgical oncology fellow to complete the accredited training in breast surgery and gained expertise in complex breast surgical procedures and is now able to offer the latest in the surgical management of breast cancer as well as other breast diseases.

In addition to breast surgery, Dr Chandika has expertise in managing general surgical conditions such as hernias, gallbladder disease, pilonidal disease and a variety of skin lumps and bumps. He utilizes minimally invasive (key hole) procedures for the treatment of hernia and gallbladder disease (laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic hernia repair). He also obtained recognition by the Gastroenterology society of Australia as a certified colonoscopist in 2020.

Main Services

• Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
• General Surgery
• Hernia Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Surgery
• Endoscopy

PRIVATE HOSPITALS
Waverley Private, Mulgrave Private, St John of God Berwick

PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Monash Health, Warragul Hospital, Wonthaggi Hospital

LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English, Sinhalese

Qualifications/Memberships
MBBS, FRACS;
Fellow of Australasia College of Surgeons;
BreastSurgANZ member;
Breast Surgeons of Australia and NZ;
Member of General Surgeons Australia;
Member of Australian Society for Breast Disease.
Specialist Training
FRACS general surgery training (Monash Health); 2 years of BreastSurgANZ training - Auckland City Hospital and Monash Health