For Referring Doctors
Everything you need to refer a patient to Dr Choi — quickly and efficiently.
Referrals may be sent to either of Dr Choi's rooms — whichever is more convenient for your patient.
Gutopia — Burwood
gutopia.com.au ↗South Sydney Gastroenterology — Kogarah
southsydneygastro.com.au ↗02 8583 3382
Rooms open Monday–Friday, 9:00am–4:30pm.
The Process
A standard GP specialist referral is all that's required. GP referrals are valid for 12 months; specialist-to-specialist referrals are valid for 3 months.
Fax to 02 8859 6685, or email info@gutopia.com.au (Burwood) or admin@southsydneygastro.com.au (Kogarah).
Our secretary will triage your referral and contact the patient directly to arrange an appointment at the most suitable location.
Please clearly mark URGENT on the referral and call the rooms on 02 8859 6689 to flag the case. Urgent referrals are triaged within 48 hours.
Referral Checklist
A complete referral helps us triage accurately and means fewer follow-up calls for your staff.
Full name, DOB, Medicare number, phone, address.
Presenting symptoms, duration, clinical question.
Past medical history, prior GI investigations or procedures.
Current medication list, known allergies and sensitivities.
Pathology, imaging, endoscopy reports relevant to the referral.
Urgent, semi-urgent, or routine — please specify.
Scope of Practice
Dr Choi welcomes referrals across the full scope of adult gastroenterology and hepatology, with particular sub-specialty interest in inflammatory bowel disease.
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — from new diagnosis through long-term medical management, including biologics and advanced therapies. Dr Choi's PhD research focused on IBD, and he maintains an active clinical and academic interest in the field.
Reflux, dyspepsia, IBS, coeliac disease, iron deficiency, constipation, diverticular disease, and other common GI presentations.
Gastroscopy, colonoscopy (including polypectomy), and bowel cancer screening and surveillance.
Fatty liver disease, abnormal LFTs, viral hepatitis, and other liver-related presentations.
South Sydney Gastroenterology — Kogarah
Suite 503, 131 Princes Highway, Kogarah NSW 2217
https://www.southsydneygastro.com.au/AHPRA registration: MED0002042982
For anything not covered here — including clinical discussion about a patient before referring — please call the rooms and our team will put you in touch with Dr Choi.