Mr Ross Ferguson

With over 30 years of surgical experience, Ross is a highly skilled and knowledgeable general surgeon. He completed his specialist general surgical fellowship in 1992 after graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1983. He furthered his training in breast surgery at Cheltenham Hospital in the United Kingdom before beginning surgical practice on the Mornington Peninsula in 1994.

Ross has developed a broad general surgical practice with a particular interest in breast, bowel, and hernia surgery. He is committed to public health and has been a Visiting Medical Officer at Castlemaine Health since 2004 and Peninsula Health since 2006. Additionally, he has served as a long-term member of the Beleura Private and Peninsula Private Hospitals Medical Advisory Committees, and currently as Chair of Frankston Private Hospital Medical Advisory Committee.

From 2017 to 2020, Ross was appointed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as its "Annual Scientific Congress Co-ordinator," where he oversaw the program for the major annual professional development conference for general surgeons in Australasia and beyond. He is a professional member of several organisations, including the Australian Society of Breast Disease, Australian Medical Association, Coeliac Society of Australia, General Surgeons of Australia, and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Ross is well-known for his approachable and respectful communication style. He listens to his patients, their families or carers, and health professionals, using his extensive surgical skills and experience to maximize and enhance the health outcomes, surgical experience, and wellbeing of every indivudual patient.