St Andrew's Ipswich Private Hospital
Part of Ramsay Health Care

St Andrew's Ipswich Private Hospital specialist K. Sivanesan

Dr K. Sivanesan

MBBS (Hons) (FRCOG (UK) DFFP (UK) FRANZCOG

Dr Sivanesan  FRCOG (UK) FRANZCOG is a specialist General Gynaecologist with a private gynaecology practice at St. Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital, Ipswich, Brisbane, QLD.

The private consulting rooms are located in the Lower Cameron House at 12 Roderick Street, Ipswich 4305.

Well known for his commitment to providing patient-centred care and his calm and compassionate bedside manner, Dr Siva tailors his gynaecological treatments to deliver the best possible outcomes for women at all ages and stages of their reproductive life, from adolescence right through to the post-menopausal years.

Dr Siva offers comprehensive treatment for all kinds of gynaecological problems, including abnormal bleeding, heavy periods, fibroids, pelvic pain, endometriosis, adenomyosis, ovarian cysts, pap smear abnormalities (abnormal pap smear), pelvic inflammatory disease, and pelvic organ prolapse / utero-vaginal prolapse for patients from all over Ipswich, greater Brisbane and beyond.

In addition to this wide range of general gynaecological services, Dr Siva also has a special interest in gynaecological surgery which includes advanced laparoscopic surgery including total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) as well as Vaginal prolapse surgery (Pelvic Organ Prolapse).

Dr Siva uses the very latest in minimally invasive surgical techniques to regularly perform Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Pelvic Floor Surgery, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery, Novasure endometrial ablation, Colposcopy, Laparoscopic Excision of Endometriosis and Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) at St. Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital, Ipswich, Brisbane, Queensland.

Patient centred care and tailored treatment options 

Dr Siva listens to his patients so he can understand their perspectives as well as the impact their gynaecological conditions are having on their physical, emotional and mental health.

This patient centred care approach allows Dr Siva to tailor his treatment options so he can deliver the very best outcomes for each and every patient.

Shorter waiting times Dr Siva prides himself on offering shorter waiting times for appointments and surgery. As he has recently increased his private consultation and surgical hours, wait times to see him in his rooms have been reduced to 1-2 weeks and elective surgery can usually be performed within 2-3 weeks at St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital.

If you wish to see Dr Siva as a priority, please indicate this when calling his rooms on (07) 3816 9189. 

Dr Siva also works as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Ipswich General Hospital, Ipswich, QLD.

He holds an academic title with University of Queensland as Senior Clinical Lecturer, delivering undergraduate medical student education for students from the University of Queensland and in Ipswich Hospital, training junior doctors.

Dr Siva qualifications and experience 

Dr Siva started his initial training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Glasgow, Scotland, where he worked as a junior doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

He was awarded MRCOG (Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK) in 2008 while completing his specialist registrar training in Manchester, which included advanced training in urogynaecology and pelvic floor surgery.

Following specialisation, Dr Siva did a clinical fellowship in Subfertility and IVF (Assisted Reproduction) at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.

In 2014,  he was awarded a Fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG)

Advanced laparoscopy including excision of endometriosis and total laparoscopic hysterectomy, Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), Vaginal Prolapse surgery, incontinence slings and Urodynamics, Abnormal uterine bleeding including Mirena insertion, management of fibroids and endometrial ablation, Abnormal pap smears and Colposcopy.
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