Gastroenterology
We care for patients with diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract and liver.
What we do
Gastroenterology specialises in the assessment and care of patients with problems of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, including diseases of the oesophagus, stomach, small and large bowel and the pancreas.
We care for patients with disorders including:
- bowel cancer
- inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- GI motility
- Coeliac disease
- pancreatic and hepatobiliary diseases.
Services
- Acute and emergency services
- Inpatient services
- Outpatient clinics and community services
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Capsule endoscopy
- ERCP
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Intestinal ultrasound
- Enteroscopy
- Faecal microbiota transplantation
- Liver Fibroscan
- Liver biopsy
- Feeding gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
Where to find us
Gastroenterology is located in Tower Block, Level 4C.
Gastroenterology Outpatient is located in Outpatients building. Check appointment information and map for area on arrival.
Who we are
Consultants
- Dr Ilmars Lidums – Head of Unit
- Prof Rob Bryant – Head of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Dr Jeeves Naidu – Head of Endoscopy
- Dr Dep Huynh – Head of Hepatology
- Dr Garry Nind
- Dr James Fon
- Dr Ryan Mathias
- Dr Marcus Teo
- Dr Mark Lorenzetti
- Dr Sam Costello
- Dr Richard Kimber
- Dr Vinh An Phan
- Dr Bianca Angelica.
This page was last updated 13 May 2025.
You need a referral from a GP or medical practitioner to access this service.
Once your referral has been received it will be triaged according to clinical urgency.
If your referral is accepted, you will either:
- receive a letter, phone call or text message confirming your appointment time, date and location
- receive a letter confirming you have been waitlisted for an appointment.
If the referral is declined, your GP or referring medical practitioner will be notified.
Outpatient services
Find out information about specialist outpatient appointments, how to be referred, plus information when attending an outpatient clinic.
Your outpatient appointment
Contact us to:
- change your appointment time
- cancel your appointment
- find out triage status
- general outpatient enquiries.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment time, let us know as soon as possible.
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This page was last updated 13 May 2025.
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
eReferrals and referrals via emails are preferred.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
To ensure timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details.
The service triages referrals according to clinical urgency.
Urgent and serious referrals
If you are concerned about the appointment being delayed or if the patient's condition is deteriorating, contact the registrar to discuss.
Registrars are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent directly to the Emergency Department.
Discharge guidelines
Patients whose medical condition has stabilised or resolved, and where no further appointment has been made, will be formally discharged. If medical assessment is required again, a new referral should be made explaining the reason.
This page was last updated 13 May 2025.
The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology continues to look at ways to improve health outcomes via clinical trials, which are essential for the development of new medical treatments.
We have several Co-ordinators that recruit and manage our trials over the various sub-specialities. For more information on any trials we are currently running please contact the appropriate co-ordinator below:
Liver Clinical Research
- Megan Phelps
- 7074 2193
- Megan.Phelps@sa.gov.au
IBD & Gastroenterology Clinical Trials
- Lorelle Smith
- 7074 2201
- Lorelle.Smith@sa.gov.au
Pancreatic Diseases & Gastroenterology Research Group
- Romina Safaeian
- 7074 2189
- Romina.Safaeian@sa.gov.au
This page was last updated 13 May 2025.
This page was last updated 13 May 2025.