Head, neck and skin lesion (cancer) outpatient clinic Blue Mountains Hospital
Contact
location Corner Great Western Highway and Woodlands Road, Katoomba, NSW 2780 Get directions
Postal address : Locked Bag 2, Katoomba NSW 2780
phone
Fax (02) 4784 6983
opening hours
Head, neck and skin lesion (cancer) outpatient clinic patients can access specialist appointments, tests and procedures without being admitted to hospital.
Referral information
Patients will need a referral from their doctor or GP (general practitioner) including details of their patient history, current medications and symptoms.
All new patients will need a completed referral form to be faxed to the clinic before an appointment can be made. GPs and referring clinicians can access the form in the Nepean Blue Mountains LHD outpatient referral catalogue.
Clinic services, specialists and hours
The following specialist services are available at the clinic:
thyroid surgery, including treatment of thyroid nodules, multinodular goitres, Graves’ disease refractory to medical therapy
surgical oncology, including treatment of skin cancers (including melanoma), subcutaneous lumps/bumps, lymphadenopathy, soft tissue tumours (including sarcoma)
head and neck surgery, including treatment of neck lumps, salivary gland masses, oral cavity lesions
This clinic is run fortnightly on alternate Thursday and Fridays by Dr Hsiang Chung.
What to bring
- Medicare card for bulk billing
- list of current medications
- previous test and pathology results, reports and scans if available.
Related services
Smoke-free policy
All our hospitals and locations are smoke-free. Smoking anywhere on the grounds may result in a $300 fine. View our policy.