Dr Kaye Bowers

Overview

Kaye is a specialist Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon. She trained at The Alfred Hospital, obtaining her General Surgical Fellowship in 2007. This was followed by post fellowship training in advanced Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery with the Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgical Unit at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne and The Royal London Hospital in the United Kingdom. Kaye has completed training courses in advanced laparoscopic liver and pancreatic surgery at the internationally renowned IRCAD institute in Strasbourg France. Having now returned to Australia Kaye has consultant appointments at Alfred Health and Cabrini Health and has over 10 years experience as a consultant HPB Surgeon in Melbourne.

Kaye is President Elect of the board of the Australian and Aoteroa New Zealand Hepatic Pancreatic & Biliary Association and an examiner for the AANZHPBA surgical fellowship program. She is a Monash University Department of Surgery Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Chair of Senior Medical Staff and past Chair of the Upper GI and HPB Surgical Specialty Group at Cabrini Hospital. Other past appointments include HPB specialty editor for the ANZ Journal of Surgery, Secretary of the AANZHPBA and Chair of the AANZHPBA Training Board.

Kaye has a special interest in Healthcare Management with a focus on quality assurance and sustainability in health care. She has completed a MBA and Master of Healthcare Management.

Kaye performs a wide variety of General Surgical procedures as well as complex Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Splenic Surgery. Her areas of specialty interest include:

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic hernia repair

Pancreatic cysts and cancer

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

Liver tumours

Colorectal liver metastases

Obstructive jaundice

Complex gallstone disease

Splenect