Dr Marcus Ong
Dr. Marcus Ong
Dr. Ong is a Western Australian trained specialist surgeon who was raised in the northern suburbs of Perth, studying Medicine at the University of Western Australia.
Graduating from medical school in 1999, Dr. Ong underwent ten years of focused surgical hospital training at the Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner and Fremantle Hospitals, in the Perth region.
He completed his Fellowship in General Surgery with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 2009.
Dr. Ong is extensively trained and experienced in oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery in Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
Having worked at the Royal Free Hospital and the Harley Street Clinic in London between 2010 and 2012, Dr. Ong completed his Fellowship, returning to Australia with his young family, joining the Surgical Department in Bunbury, Western Australia.
He has since contributed to the establishment and running of the South-West Breast Cancer Service, which provides surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy services to patients, in addition to performing surgical procedures for public and private patients in the Bunbury Regional and Busselton Hospitals, and services to private patients at the St John of God and Montserrat Bunbury Day Hospitals.
Dr. Ong is also currently consulting for BreastScreen WA, Bunbury.
Services and Special Interests
Oncoplastic surgery of the breast is an innovative approach to breast cancer treatment. Deriving from the Greek language; Onco (a tumour) and Plastic (to mould), this modern discipline applies surgical techniques to reshape or reconstruct the breast after breast cancer treatment, in a seamless manner to maintain cosmesis.
Specialising in breast-conserving cancer surgery and reconstruction for breast cancer patients, in addition to consulting patients for breast reduction, breast enlargement (augmentation) and breast lift procedures, has allowed Dr. Ong to apply his extensive experience to clients of the wider community.
Dr. Ong also provides a specialist, multidisciplinary treatment approach to breast, thyroid, and melanoma cancer patients, involving a professional team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, physiotherapists, McGrath Foundation Breast Care nurses and allied professionals.
General and laparoscopic surgery services, with a particular interest in the gallbladder, thyroid and parathyroid surgery and hernia repairs, in addition to endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) services are also available to clients.
Teaching medical students and surgical registrars is a passion for Dr. Ong, who was recently awarded the “Excellence in Surgical Teaching Award for Best Surgical Teacher in Western Australia, 2016”.
Dr. Ong continues to provide expert care to his south-west patients with compassionate and professional care.