Miss 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 a year with the Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgical Unit at the Austin Hospital. Kaye then went on to complete a further 2 years training in advanced Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at The Royal London Hospital in the United Kingdom. Having now returned to Australia she has consultant appointments at Alfred Health and Cabrini Health as a General and HPB Surgeon.

Kaye has attended training courses in advanced laparoscopic liver and pancreatic surgery at the internationally renowned IRCAD institute in Strasbourg France. She has over 10 years experience as a consultant HPB Surgeon in Melbourne.

Kaye serves on the executive board of the Australian and New Zealand Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, is the Chair of the Training Committee, and an examiner for the HPB surgical fellowship program. 

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. She is the Chair of Senior Medical Staff and past Chair of the Upper GI and HPB Surgical Specialty Group at Cabrini Hospital.

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 pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

Liver tumours

Colorectal liver metastases

Obstructive jaundice

Complex gallstone disease

Splenectomy