Referring to Dr Ali Zad

Information for GPs: gastroenterology, endoscopy and oesophageal function testing across 7 private hospitals in Brisbane and Moreton Bay.

How to refer

Please address referrals to Dr Ali Zad (Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, MD, FRACP) and send them however suits your practice:

Fax: (07) 3521 5947
Email: reception.gasteroenterology@gmail.com
Phone: (07) 2111 2600

For urgent concerns, please phone the rooms so we can prioritise the appointment. A GP referral is valid for 12 months.

Helpful to include

Reason for referral and how urgent it is
Relevant history and current medications, especially blood thinners and diabetes medications
Recent blood tests, imaging and any previous endoscopy reports
Bowel screening (iFOBT) result, if positive

Services and procedures

Where Dr Zad consults and operates

Brisbane Private Hospital, Spring Hill
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill
North West Private Hospital, Everton Park
North Lakes Day Hospital, North Lakes
Caboolture Private Hospital, Caboolture
Westside Private Hospital, Taringa
Peninsula Private Hospital, Kippa-Ring

Patients can usually be seen at the location closest to them. After each consultation and procedure, we send a letter back to you via Medical-Objects.

Red flags and urgent referrals

Please mark referrals urgent and phone the rooms on (07) 2111 2600 for patients with dysphagia, iron deficiency anaemia, unexplained weight loss, persistent vomiting, rectal bleeding with a change in bowel habit, or a positive bowel screening test. For patients who are acutely unwell (active gastrointestinal bleeding, food bolus obstruction, severe abdominal pain), please refer to the nearest emergency department.

Medicines to mention in the referral

Anticoagulants and antiplatelets, diabetes medicines (including insulin and SGLT2 inhibitors), GLP-1 receptor agonists, and iron supplements. We give patients written instructions before any procedure, and we will contact you if a medicine needs to be paused.

Common reasons for referral

Reflux not responding to proton pump inhibitors and Barrett’s oesophagus surveillance
Dysphagia, eosinophilic oesophagitis and achalasia and motility disorders (high-resolution manometry, 24-hour pH and Bravo testing)
Positive bowel screening test and polyp surveillance
Iron deficiency and rectal bleeding
Coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and IBS
Abnormal liver tests, fatty liver (MASLD) and hepatitis B and C

Reports back to you

We send a letter after each consultation and procedure, including endoscopy and histology findings and a recommended plan or surveillance interval. Please contact the rooms if you have not received a report or would like to discuss a patient.

Resources you can share with patients

Printable fact sheets, questions and answers by condition and short patient education videos, referenced to current guidelines.

Billing for your patients

Initial consultation $200; Medicare rebates $155.85 (item 110), so patients pay $44.15.
Follow-up consultations are bulk billed.
No gap for Dr Zad’s procedure fee for privately insured patients (hospital excess and anaesthetist billed separately).
Capsule endoscopy bulk billed when Medicare criteria are met.
No extra fee for DVA patients.

Full details for patients: fees and Medicare.

Refer a Patient

Fax referrals to (07) 3521 5947 or phone the rooms on (07) 2111 2600. Patients can also book online.