Mr Aravinthan Saravanamuttu

Mr Aravinthan Saravanamuttu is a a specialist general, upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon. He achieved his medical degree through the University of Melbourne in 2005.

Through his time as a junior doctor, Ara has gained experience at a number of Victorian public hospitals including The Alfred, Box Hill, Frankston, Maroondah, Sandringham and the Angliss. He qualified as a General Surgeon in 2014 (FRACS) and went on to gain further training in upper gastrointestinal surgery and bariatric surgery. Firstly, at Tweed Hospital and John Flynn Private hospital in 2014, where he was also exposed to robotic surgery. Then in 2015, he returned to the Alfred gaining valuable experience in revisional bariatric surgery, complex Upper GI surgery and trauma surgery.

Ara has joined LapSurgery Australia, the practice of Chris Hensman, Ray HcHenry and Richard Gilhome. He welcomes calls from other clinicians and is more than happy to offer phone advice. Consulting at St John of God Berwick Hospital Consulting Suites, 75 Kangan Drive, Berwick.