Mr Travis Ackermann - Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgeon

Mr Travis Ackermann

Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgeon

BSc (Hon), MBBS (Hon), P Grad Dip Surg Anat, FRACS, AANZHPBA Graduate Member, AFHEA

Mr Travis Ackermann is a specialist Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgeon with expertise in advanced minimally invasive (laparoscopic/keyhole) and open techniques.

After completing a degree in Biomedical Science (Bsc. Hon) at Victoria University, Mr Ackermann completed his medical studies at the Australian National University (MBBS Hon). Following these studies, he returned to Melbourne and in 2017 he was awarded his FRACS after completing General Surgery training at Monash Health.  He then completed a further three years of postgraduate fellowship training, at the Canberra Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide through the Australian & New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic & Biliary Association (ANZHPBA) training programme. In addition, Mr Ackermann has pursued his interests further in minimally invasive surgery through a number of international workshops in Tokyo, Japan and Strasbourg, France.

Mr Ackermann is a member of RACS, ANZHPBA, General Surgeons Australia (GSA), the International Laparoscopic Liver Society, Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (A-PHPBA) and the International Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association.

Currently Mr Ackermann has appointments to Monash and Bass Coast Health performing HPB and General Surgery and consults in Berwick and at Bass Coast Health. In addition to operating at Wonthaggi, Casey, Dandenong and Monash Clayton he also operates at Jessie McPherson, Mulgrave and St John of God Berwick private hospitals.

Further reading: A long journey that started at Victoria University.

Mr Travis Ackermann offers the following expertise:

Upper Gastrointestinal/HPB

  • Laparoscopic & open liver surgery
  • Laparoscopic & open pancreatic surgery
  • Laparoscopic & open splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic & open cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic & open common bile duct surgery
  • Laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair
  • Liver, Pancreatic & Biliary tumours
  • Gallstones

General Surgery

  • Laparoscopic & Open inguinal and femoral hernia repairs
  • Laparoscopic & Open ventral, umbilical and incisional hernia repairs
  • Recurrent hernias
  • Small bowel surgery
  • Appendicectomy
  • Diagnostic laparoscopy
  • Excision of benign soft tissue tumours, lipomas
  • Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
Mr Travis Ackermann - Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgeon