About Us

Weight Loss Surgery & Hernia Repair. Laparoscopic Emergency and Elective. Dr Mikhail Mastakov is a General Surgeon currently practicing at Mater Private Hospital Redland, Sunnybank Private Hospital and St Stephen's Hospital Hervey Bay. Dr Mastakov is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the General Surgeons Australia (GSA) and Obesity Surgery Society of Australia & New Zealand (OSSANZ) and holds accreditation for Colonoscopy from the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA). Dr Mastakov has also completed a preceptorship in Bariatric (Obesity) surgery with leading Australian bariatric surgeons practicing in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Dr Mastakov completed his fellowship in Australia and has 24 years of experience in performing general surgeries, procedures and surgical care for both public and private patients including 15 years of doing surgeries in Queensland hospitals such as Princess Alexandra Hospital, QEII Jubilee Hospital, Logan Hospital, Redland Hospital, Townsville Teaching Hospital, Rockhampton and Nambour Base Hospitals. Our general surgery practice performs numerous elective and emergency surgeries and surgical procedures. The list of most commonly performed surgeries include Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, laparoscopic/open repair of femoral, inguinal, ventral, umbilical, incisional or recurrent hernia, HAL (Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation - treatment of symptomatic haemorrhoids), laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy, surgery for benign or malignant breast conditions, and large bowel surgeries such as right and left hemicolectomies (bowel resection) for colon cancer. We also provide high quality care for patients with bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, thyroid and parathyroid pathology, pilonidal sinus, haemorrhoids, anal fistula or fissure, hydrocele and varicocele, benign or malignant skin and soft tissue tumours and ingrown toenails.