For GPs

A surgical partner who returns your patient

Same-week appointments. Detailed letters within 24–48 hours. Direct doctor-to-doctor access on the cases that warrant it.

Partnership

Your patient stays your patient

Dr Sud's practice is set up to be the surgical step in your patient's care, not a replacement for it. The patient is referred, seen, treated, and discharged back to you — usually within two weeks of the original phone call. You stay the primary clinician throughout.

  • No skin checks. No GP-style ongoing care. Surgical episode only.
  • Patient discharged back to your practice when the wound is closed.
  • All histopathology, operative and follow-up correspondence sent to you.
  • Direct phone access during business hours for clinical questions.

Scope

What to refer

Lesions and conditions Dr Sud routinely accepts. When in doubt, phone first.

Skin cancer & lesions

  • BCC, SCC, keratoacanthoma — including cosmetically sensitive sites
  • Melanoma assessment, wide local excision and coordination of staging
  • Recurrent or incompletely excised lesions
  • Pigmented lesions requiring dermoscopic and histological assessment
  • Atypical naevi where excisional biopsy is the right call

Reconstruction

  • Local flaps and skin grafts on face, scalp, ear, hand
  • Defects following excision elsewhere requiring closure
  • Staged reconstructions

Hand & minor surgery

  • Carpal tunnel decompression
  • Trigger finger release
  • Ingrown toenail (Zadek)
  • Lipomas, epidermoid cysts, other benign lesions

What gets escalated

Cases warranting general anaesthetic, sentinel lymph node biopsy, oncology multidisciplinary input, or hospital admission are referred onward to a tertiary centre. Dr Sud arranges this before any procedure, not after.

Referral pathway

A pathway built around you and your patient

Rapid access — and you're kept in the loop at every step.

  1. 01

    Referral received

    Fax, Medical Objects (500996LF) or email — phone first on the tricky ones.

  2. 02

    Patient contacted promptly

    Usually within 24 hours; urgent lesions prioritised for a same-week appointment.

  3. 03

    Procedure performed

    Under local anaesthetic, in the rooms — no hospital admission required.

  4. 04

    Same-day GP letter — with clinical photographs

    You receive the operative note and clinical photographs the same day.

  5. 05

    Histology forwarded once available

    Pathology results sent straight through to you as soon as they come in.

Correspondence

What you get back

Letters written to be useful to the referring GP, not to fill a template.

Initial consult letter

Same day or next business day

Clinical impression, dermoscopic findings, planned procedure, and anticipated reconstruction. Sent before the procedure where there's a gap between consult and operation.

Operative letter

Within 24 to 48 hours

Procedure performed, anaesthetic used, technique, reconstruction method, wound care instructions, and follow-up plan.

Histopathology

On report receipt

Pathology forwarded with a short clinical comment and ongoing management plan — clearance, further excision, or MDT referral where indicated.

Discharge

End of surgical episode

Final letter confirming discharge back to your care, with a summary suitable for the patient's primary record.

Contacts

Clinical contacts

For the receptionist's note, or the referral software.

Phone (rooms)

0412 686 693

Direct line. Ask for clinical desk for doctor-to-doctor.

Email (referrals)

referrals@sudsurgery.com.au

Encrypted attachments accepted.

Medical Objects

Dr Ajay Sud — SUD Surgery

Preferred secure-messaging channel.

Provider number

MED0001938883

AHPRA registration.

Rooms

291 Shafston Ave, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169

Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. Procedures performed on-site.

Hours

Mon–Fri, by appointment

Urgent calls outside hours via the on-call number.

Refer

Send your first referral

Send it through the referral form, or call to talk through a complex case — Medical Objects and email are welcome too.