Optimise Health..
Live Well.
comprehensive health assessment · perioperative medicine · healthy longevity
Optimise Health.
Live Well.
Comprehensive Health Assessment
Perioperative Medicine
Healthy Longevity
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About
Dr Kheng Soo
Consultant Physician, FRACP
Perioperative and Geriatric Medicine
Dr Soo is a Consultant Physician specialising in perioperative and geriatric Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australiasian College of Physician (FRACP), a graduate of the Chapter of Perioperative Medicine, and holds a research doctorate (PhD) in medicine. He has additional qualifications in geriatric oncology and palliative medicine.
His clinical practice centres on comprehensive health assessment and optimisation across surgery, ageing, and cancer care. This includes perioperative optimisation, cancer supportive and survivorship care, and lymphoedema.
Dr Soo’s research is at the intersection of ageing and cancer care, advancing the measurement and clinical application of frailty, resilience, and quality of life in older people. His work has been published in leading medical journals, including The Lancet Healthy Longevity, and informs integrated, evidence-based models of care designed to improve outcomes for older adults, particularly those living with cancer.
His approach is evidence-informed and person-centred, with a focus on prevention and optimisation to support function, independence, and healthy longevity.
Areas of Practice
Comprehensive Health Assessment
Evidence informed, whole person medical assessment, focused on health optimisation and prevention, to support wellbeing and healthy longevity.
Perioperative Medicine
Medical assessment and optimisation before and after surgery, focused on risk assessment, safety, and functional recovery.
Geriatric Medicine
Specialist assessment and management for older people, focused on mobility and function, cognition, medication optimisation, and resilience, including comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults with cancer. This approach supports shared decision making, independence and quality of life.
Lymphoedema and chronic oedema
Medical assessment and management of lymphoedema and chronic oedema, including diagnostic assessment and coordination of care.
Affiliations
Private Hospitals
Epworth Eastern
Epworth Freemasons
St Vincent’s East Melbourne
Donvale Rehabilitation
Public Hospitals
Eastern Health
Northern Health Virtual Specialist Clinic
Academic
Eastern Health Clinical School (Monash University)
Contact
Ready to take the next step in your health journey?
Private consulting appointments are managed by Central Geriatrician Associates (Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia).
Please use the practice link to arrange an appointment or submit a referral.
