Meet Our Team

Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgeon

Dr Melissa Beitner 

MBBS(Hons), BMedSc(Hons), GDipSurgAnat, MS, MD, FASMBS, FRACS

Dr Beitner is an energetic, passionate, and highly skilled general and bariatric surgeon providing comprehensive and compassionate care to patients.

Dr Beitner is doubly qualified as a general and bariatric surgeon. Dr Beitner is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and certified general surgeon by the American Board of Surgery and Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.

Dr Beitner is the founder of 360 SURGERY where she specialises in bariatric surgery, surgery for upper gastrointestinal conditions, gastroscopy and surgical treatment of general surgical conditions.

Please visit https://www.360surgery.com.au/ for more information

  • Dr Beitner consults sessionally at The Emeline.

    Please visit https://www.360surgery.com.au/ or call 360 Surgery on (03) 8548 0384 to make an appointment or find out more.

  • Focused Skills

    • Dual-certified in General and Bariatric Surgery through American Board of Surgery – General Surgery

    • Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – General Surgery

    • Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS(Hons), University of Melbourne

    • Bachelor of Medical Science, BMedSc(Hons), University of Melbourne

    • Graduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy, GDipSurgAnat, University of Melbourne

    • Doctor of Medicine, MD

    • Master of Surgery, MS

    • Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, FASMBS, and

    • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, FRACS

    Personal Care

    Dr. Beitner is passionate about providing her patients with expert and comprehensive general and bariatric surgical services.

    With her team, Dr. Beitner delivers the highest standards of medical care and combines it with compassion for all her patients.

    Surgical Experience

    After completing her general surgery residency at New York University, Dr. Beitner worked in high-volume fellowships focusing on complex and revisional bariatric surgery.

    She has participated in or been the lead surgeon in over 2,000 Bariatric (weight loss) surgical procedures.

    Training

    After completing her general surgery residency at New York University in General Surgery, Dr. Beitner completed fellowship in bariatric and minimally invasive general surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

    Her medical training and focus was on advanced surgery for:

    • Primary and revisional laparoscopic bariatric surgery,

    • Robotic and minimally invasive general surgery and endoscopy, and

    • Upper gastrointestinal surgery, general surgery

    Dr. Beitner has also completed fellowships in Australia at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and St George Hospital, Sydney.

    She has been trained and worked with some of the world's best bariatric surgeons and counts the following as mentors: Drs. George Fielding, Les Nathanson, H. Leon Pachter, Feza Remzi, George Hopkins, Michael Talbot, Marina Kurian, Christine Ren-Fielding, and Daniel Heron.

    Fellowships

    Mount Sinai Hospital – Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery

    Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital – Bariatric Surgery

    St George Hospital – Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

    Operating Locations:

    • The Avenue Hospital, Windsor;

    • Holmesglen Private Hospital, Moorabbin;

    • Mulgrave Private Hospital, Mulgrave.

    Research and Publications

    Dr. Beitner is committed to advancing academic bariatric surgery. She is active in:

    • Developing advanced techniques,

    • Expanding research,

    • Publishing findings,

    • Attending conferences, and

    • Presenting and sharing her research and techniques globally.

    She is also an active medical community member, including

    • Being a reviewer for high-impact surgical journals

    • Serving on educational committees for the American College of Surgeons and

    • Participating in several professional groups and societies in Australia and globally.

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To make an appointment with Dr Melissa Beitner, get in touch with her friendly team today at 360 Surgery via her website or by calling (03) 8548 0384.

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