Dr Anthony Cheng

MBChB    MRCSEd    FRACS    FACS

Bariatric and General Surgeon

Dr Cheng is a surgeon who specialises in laparoscopic bariatric (weight loss) procedures, robotic surgery and endoscopy. His practice focuses on a holistic, multi-model and multidisciplinary approach to the management of obesity. His special interests are in the surgical treatment for type 2 diabetes and complex revision surgery.

As well as a specialist bariatric surgeon, Dr Cheng also has extensive experiences in laparoscopic hernia repairs, gallstones operation, anti-reflux procedures and hepatobiliary surgery. He has performed thousands of minimally-invasive surgeries and endoscopy procedures with excellent outcomes and high patients’ satisfaction.

Dr Cheng qualified as a surgeon in Melbourne. He undertook further specialist training in Australia and United Kingdom. He was the recipient of the prestigious Paul McMaster Surgical Fellowship in Birmingham UK from the Australia and New Zealand Hepato-pancreatic-biliary Association (ANZHPBA). Dr Cheng is the author of multiple scientific and research papers that have been presented at national and international conferences.

Dr Cheng is a clinical examiner and a surgical training supervisor for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He is a Senior Lecturer of The University of Queensland, teaching medical students from the School of Clinical Medicine.

In addition to his private practice, Dr Cheng started the gastric sleeve pilot program in Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in 2015. He is now the lead bariatric surgeon for the Public Bariatric Surgery Initiative in the Metro South Division of Queensland Health; offering bariatric surgery to eligible public patients.

Besides English, Dr Cheng is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Bariatric Surgeon Dr Cheng

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (MRCSEd)
  • Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
  • Member of the Australia and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Association (ANZMOSS)
  • Member of the Australia and New Zealand Hepato-pancreatic-biliary Association (ANZHPBA)
  • Member of the International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO)
  • Certified Robotic Surgeon, Da Vinci Robotic Surgery System
  • Certified Endoscopist of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Fellow of The American College of Surgeons
Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
The Australian New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

Sunnybank Private Hospital

Suite 30, Level 2, Sunnybank Specialist Centre

245 McCullough Street, Sunnybank QLD4109

Phone: 07 3518 8626     Fax: 07 3319 6658