Gastroenterologist Bribie Island – Bongaree

Dr Ali Zad (MD, FRACP) is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist who consults on Bribie Island at Ramsay Specialist Consulting Bribie Island in Bongaree. Seeing a specialist on the island means fewer trips across the bridge for appointments and follow-up.

Patients come from Bongaree, Bellara, Woorim, Banksia Beach, Welsby, Sandstone Point, Ningi, Toorbul, Donnybrook and Beachmere.

Where to find us on Bribie Island

• Ramsay Specialist Consulting Bribie Island, Suite 4, 60 Hornsby Road, Bongaree QLD 4507 (map and directions)

Booking an appointment on Bribie Island

Call (07) 2111 2600 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm) or request an appointment online. You can book directly; a GP referral is needed for a Medicare rebate. Bribie Island clinics run on set days, so please ask our rooms for the next available session. Telehealth follow-up is also available.

Where procedures are done

Consultations are held on the island. Day procedures such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy are done at a nearby private hospital, usually Caboolture Private Hospital (about 30 minutes’ drive) or North Lakes Day Hospital. These are done under sedation, so you will need someone to drive you home and stay with you afterwards. Our rooms will send written preparation instructions; read more about preparing for your procedure.

Procedures and tests

• Gastroscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Video capsule endoscopy
• Oesophageal manometry
• 24-hour pH monitoring
• Bravo wireless pH test
• Haemorrhoid banding

Common reasons people are referred

• Heartburn or reflux that keeps coming back (what causes acid reflux)
• Food sticking or difficulty swallowing (swallowing problems)
• A positive bowel screening test, or polyps found before (bowel screening and polyps). Free bowel screening kits are available to Australians aged 45 to 74.
• Rectal bleeding or haemorrhoids (rectal bleeding)
• Bloating, diarrhoea, constipation or a change in bowel habit (IBS, bloating, diverticular disease)
• Low iron or anaemia (iron deficiency)
• Abnormal liver tests or fatty liver (fatty liver)
• Coeliac disease, H. pylori, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (coeliac, H. pylori, IBD)

Your first appointment

Please bring your GP referral (needed for a Medicare rebate), a list of your medicines, including blood thinners and diabetes medicines, any previous test results, scope reports or scans, and your health fund details if you have private cover. If you need a procedure, we will explain the options, the preparation and the costs before anything is booked.

Questions about appointments on Bribie Island

Do I need a referral? You can book directly. A GP referral is needed for a Medicare rebate.

Can I have my procedure on the island? Procedures are done in a hospital day-procedure unit, usually at Caboolture Private Hospital or North Lakes Day Hospital. Your consultation and follow-up can be on Bribie Island.

Can I have a telehealth follow-up? Yes, follow-up appointments can often be done by phone or video. Ask our rooms when you book.

When should I not wait for an appointment? If you are vomiting blood, passing black or heavily bloody stools, have severe abdominal pain or food completely stuck, call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department.

Patient information

Read our digestive health questions and answers, watch the patient education videos or download a printable fact sheet.

Other locations

Caboolture · North Lakes · Kippa-Ring and Redcliffe · Everton Park · Brisbane City and Spring Hill · Taringa

General information only. It is not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.