About Us
Mission Statement
The Cairns Surgical Collaborative was formed to provide
- Holistic, collaborative and comprehensive surgical care for all patients of Far North Queensland, both publicly and privately, covering from the Torres Strait and Cape York down to the Cassowary Coast
- A shared care and multidisciplinary management principle, where patients have access to a team of specialist clinicians rather than an individual
- Support to the local and regional GP community in Far North Queensland, with expedited surgical advice, fast-tracked admissions and assessments for acute pathology, and urgent consultation and management for cancer care
- Evidence based, multidisciplinary clinical practice for both benign and malignant conditions
- Collaborative support to our surgical, medical, obstetric and gynaecologic colleagues and their respective patients
The Cairns Surgical Collaborative is proud to work closely with a network of surgeons, physicians and oncologists throughout Queensland (ranging from Cairns and Townsville in the North, down to Brisbane and the Gold Coast region in the South), and around Australia, allowing for up-to-date multi-disciplinary care. This ensures that patients will be receiving not only the highest standard of care, but a team of specialists involved in that care.
Our Expert Team
Dr. Esh Jeyarajan
BSc (Biomed), MBBS, FRACS (General Surgeon), AANZGOSA, ANZMOSS
Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric & Endocrine Surgery
Dr. Jeyarajan is an Australian trained Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, having completed Fellowship in General Surgery. He then had the great privilege of completing a further subspecialty Fellowship in Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Endocrine Surgery at Gold Coast University and Pindara Hospitals. Under the tutelage of eminent senior surgeons, he trained to perform:
- Robotic Surgery
- Oesophagogastric & hepatobiliary malignancy resections including oesophagectomy (2-stage and 3-stage), gastrectomy (total, subtotal & distal) and pancreatectomy (Whipple and minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy +/- splenic preservation)
- Benign upper gastrointestinal surgery, including robotic and laparoscopic antireflux surgery, hiatal hernia surgery and treatment for achalasia
- Bariatric surgery, including robotic and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass and SADI-S (Single Anastomosis Duodenoileostomy with Sleeve Gastrectomy), intra-gastric balloon, as well as management and revision of previous bariatric surgery with complications including gastric band, and vertical-banded gastroplasty
- Endocrine surgery, including thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy and robotic and laparoscopic adrenalectomy
- Endoscopy including interventional procedures
Professional Memberships:
- AANZGOSA – Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric & Oesophageal Surgery Association
- ANZMOSS – Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society
- GESA – Gastroenerological Society of Australia
- RACS – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Mr Christian Beardsley
FRACS AANZHPBA (General Surgeon)
Hepatobiliary and General Surgery
Dr Beardsley is an Australian trained Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, having completed Fellowship in General Surgery. He then underwent a further subspecialty Fellowship in Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, where he specialised in:
- Complex hepatobiliary resections and reconstructions, for malignancy of the liver, gallbladder, bile duct and pancreas
- Gallstones, and Hernia surgery, including complex abdominal wall reconstructions
- Endocrine Surgery (thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy)
- Endoscopy including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and interventional procedures (e.g. acute bleeding intervention)
Dr Beardsley chairs the hepatobiliary surgery chapter and co-chairs the endocrine surgery chapter of the Cairns Surgical Collaborative
Dr Beardsley is available for consultation on the above subspecialty areas, along with all general surgical services such as acute abdominal pain management, gallbladder disease, hernias, emergency/trauma surgery, appendicectomy and endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy, both diagnostic and interventional), to name a few.
Professional Memberships:
- AANZHPBA – Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association
- ANZAST – Australian and New Zealand Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- GESA – Gastroenterological Society of Australia
- RACS – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
A/Prof Ju Yong Cheong
BSc(Hons), MBBS, MS, PhD, FRACS (General Surgery), CSSANZ
Colorectal Surgeon and pelvic floor specialist
Dr Cheong is an Australian trained and qualified specialist general surgeon, with advanced training in colorectal surgery. He obtained MBBS, BSc (Hons) from University of New South Wales in 2005. He underwent general surgical training in Sydney at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, and was awarded his Fellowship in Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2016.
He underwent three years of accredited colorectal fellowship training in Australia through the Australia New Zealand Training Board of Colorectal Surgery (ANZTBCRS) of Colorectal Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) at Royal Adelaide Hospital (Adelaide), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney) and Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney).
Following his Australian general and colorectal fellowships, he underwent further training overseas. In 2021, he undertook colorectal fellowship in robotic and laparoscopic surgery at the Korea University Anam Hospital, which is internationally renowned for colorectal robotic surgery. In 2021-2022, he then undertook an additional one year clinical colorectal fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in the United States of America.
In 2022, Ju Yong was granted full membership into the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ). He is also a member of American College of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS) since 2021.
Ju Yong has a keen interest in academia, and obtained a Masters of Surgery and Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Sydney for his research in the area of Colorectal surgery.
He is trained to perform:
- Colon and rectal cancer surgery
- Inflammatory bowel disease surgery
- Rectal prolapse surgery
- Treatment of pelvic floor disorders, including faecal incontinence, slow transit constipation, obstructive defaecation syndrome, insertion of sacral nerve stimulator.
- Minimally invasive surgery: laparoscopic surgery, TAMIS
- Robotic colorectal surgery
- Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy
- Proctology: Anal fistula, Hemorrhoids, Skin tags, Anal fissures.
Dr Cheong has clinical appointments in both Cairns Hospital (Public) as well as Cairns Private Hospital.
Professional Memberships
- CSSANZ – Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand
- ASCRS – American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- GESA – Gastroenterological Society of Australia
- RACS – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Multidisciplinary Care
We actively participate and contribute to both the public and private sector cancer care multidisciplinary meetings, to both provide and advocate for our patients but also support the patients of our colleagues’ with our advice and recommendations as needed.
Audit
- Active participation in public and private hospital morbidity and mortality meetings
- Dr Jeyarajan contributes to the Bariatric Surgery Registry (BSR) of Australia and New Zealand and is the Principal Investigator for Cairns