Dr David Liu

Dr. David Liu is a highly skilled General and Upper Gastrointestinal surgeon in Melbourne. He works in the Northern, Eastern, and Western suburbs and consults at Whittlesea Specialist Centre and Northpark Private Hospital. David also practices his profession at the world-renowned Austin Health, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Warringal Private Hospital. His patients are assured of receiving compassionate, timely, and high-quality care consistently, and he takes pride in providing these values.

David earned his Medicine degree from the University of Melbourne in 2007. He began his specialist General Surgery training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Austin Health in 2011. Additionally, he completed extra training in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery through the distinguished AANZGOSA program at Flinders Medical Centre and Austin Hospital. David trained under world-renowned surgeons and performed a high volume of surgeries, including those for gastro-oesophageal cancers, acid-reflux disease, hiatus hernias, obesity, achalasia, pharyngeal diverticulum, and complex abdominal wall hernias.

In furtherance of his expertise, David pursued sub-specialist training in gastro-oesophageal cancer surgery at the Utrecht Medical Centre, The Netherlands, and Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. These institutions perform more than 1000 cancer resections annually.

Apart from general surgeries, David also offers other services such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, vasectomy, carpel tunnel release, ingrown toenails, and lumps and bumps of the skin. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, and his services are available to all patients, whether uninsured, WorkCover, TAC, or private. He also welcomes direct discussions with other practitioners regarding their patients.