About Dr Vivian Yu
MBBS, BSc, FRACS
Profile: Mitcham Private Hospital would like to introduce Dr Vivian Yu, Specialist Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon who has extensive training in Australia and overseas. She considers that understanding the specific needs of each individual to be of utmost importance and is dedicated to providing the best possible care in every instance.Vivian was born and raised in Melbourne and has grown up speaking Cantonese and English at home. She graduated from The University of Melbourne School of Medicine in 2002. During her studies she also gained some experience in breast, endocrine and general surgery at the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong.After graduation and internship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vivian was a resident medical officer at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide before returning to Melbourne to complete general surgical training through the Alfred Hospital. She became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011 and then undertook extensive post-fellowship subspecialty training in general, breast and endocrine surgery at Bendigo Health and Austin Health, Victoria, and Waikato District Health Board, New Zealand.During this period of subspecialty training in various major centres throughout Australasia, Vivian continued to enrich her skills and expertise, gaining valuable experience in elective and emergency general surgery in a diversity of environments as well as insights into oncoplastic techniques for optimising breast cancer surgery, refining expertise in thyroidectomy for medication resistant Graves’ disease and large multinodular goitres, and minimally invasive parathyroidectomy.Vivian also has a keen interest in surgical education. She is a member of the Academy of Surgical Educators and regularly instructs on courses for surgical trainees through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and General Surgeons Australia. She is currently undertaking studies towards a Masters of Surgical Education.
Special interests: Thyroid conditions (toxic and non-toxic);Thyroid nodules;Multinodular Goitre;Parathyroid Surgery;Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy;Benign and Malignant Breast Disease;Breast lumps, pain and nipple discharge;Breast Cancer;
LANGUAGESCantonese
Practice Location
- Practice name Mitcham Private Hospital
- Address Edward Street Specialist Centre, 16 Edward Street, Mitcham, VIC
- Suburb or City Mitcham, VIC
Secondary Practice Location
- Practice name Waverley Private Hospital
- Address Silk Medical Specialist Suites, 401 Blackburn Road, Mount Waverley, VIC
- Suburb or City Mount Waverley, VIC
- What is the Dr Vivian Yu's specialty?
- Dr Vivian Yu is a Breast Surgeon, Endocrinologist, Surgeon, General Surgeon.
- What is the address of the Dr Vivian Yu's practice?
- Dr Vivian Yu works at Edward Street Specialist Centre, 16 Edward Street, Mitcham, VIC
- What are the Dr Vivian Yu's qualifications?
MBBS, BSc, FRACS
Profile: Mitcham Private Hospital would like to introduce Dr Vivian Yu, Specialist Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon who has extensive training in Australia and overseas. She considers that understanding the specific needs of each individual to be of utmost importance and is dedicated to providing the best possible care in every instance.Vivian was born and raised in Melbourne and has grown up speaking Cantonese and English at home. She graduated from The University of Melbourne School of Medicine in 2002. During her studies she also gained some experience in breast, endocrine and general surgery at the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong.After graduation and internship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vivian was a resident medical officer at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide before returning to Melbourne to complete general surgical training through the Alfred Hospital. She became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011 and then undertook extensive post-fellowship subspecialty training in general, breast and endocrine surgery at Bendigo Health and Austin Health, Victoria, and Waikato District Health Board, New Zealand.During this period of subspecialty training in various major centres throughout Australasia, Vivian continued to enrich her skills and expertise, gaining valuable experience in elective and emergency general surgery in a diversity of environments as well as insights into oncoplastic techniques for optimising breast cancer surgery, refining expertise in thyroidectomy for medication resistant Graves’ disease and large multinodular goitres, and minimally invasive parathyroidectomy.Vivian also has a keen interest in surgical education. She is a member of the Academy of Surgical Educators and regularly instructs on courses for surgical trainees through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and General Surgeons Australia. She is currently undertaking studies towards a Masters of Surgical Education.
Special interests: Thyroid conditions (toxic and non-toxic);Thyroid nodules;Multinodular Goitre;Parathyroid Surgery;Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy;Benign and Malignant Breast Disease;Breast lumps, pain and nipple discharge;Breast Cancer;
LANGUAGESCantonese
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