Dr Aseervatham is a Specialist General Surgeon who completed his medical training at the University of Queensland School of Medicine in 1991. Two years later he gained entry into the general surgical training program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. After completing his training at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, he spent 2 years in the United Kingdom gaining specialised skills in hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery.
Dr Aseervatham obtained his first consultant surgeon post at Nambour General Hospital in 2001, and has been part of the Sunshine Coast Health community ever since. He became Director of General Surgery in 2002, and then Director of Surgical Services, for the Hospital and Health Service, in 2005. During his 16 years in a leadership role, he is proudest of 2 achievements amongst several – the creating of a collaborative multidisciplinary patient-focussed culture, and a significant clinical contribution to the planning and creation of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
As a clinician, Dr Aseervatham focuses on using evidence-based practice to obtain the best possible outcomes for his patients. He understands the need for technical excellence as a surgeon, and the equally important psychosocial aspects of the therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.