Why Safe Surgery?

'My aim is to keep developing new surgical approaches that will                                                          improve the safety and therefore the outcome of my patients.'

My name is Dr Chris Berney, I am a general surgeon, specialising in advanced laparoscopic procedures. I completed my training in Switzerland before coming to Australia over 10 years ago.

My preference for laparoscopic procedures is based on seeing my patients returning to near normal activities within days. Laparoscopic work is minimally invasive, there are less complications and recovery time is quicker.

I am very involved with new medical developments and surgical techniques thus my patients benefit from this in my practice whenever possible.

As well as advanced laparoscopic surgery, I perform gastric banding surgery, endocrine surgery (thyroid gland, parathyroid gland) and endoscopic procedures such as gastroscopies and colonoscopies.

My aim is to deliver the highest quality service and to provide a thorough analysis of individual surgical needs. I will find the most appropriate and least invasive approach that provides the best outcomes for my patients.

I have appointments at the Prince of Wales Private, Sydney Private, Kareena Private and Bankstown Hospitals. I am also a Senior Lecturer with the University of NSW and was awarded a PhD in Medicine in 1999 for my research on the development of liver metastases from colorectal cancer.