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Dr Anita Jacombs
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Dr Anita Jacombs

BSc, (HONS), MBBS, PHD, FRACS

General Surgery · Edgecliff

English

About

Dr Anita Jacombs is an Australian-trained General Surgeon with expertise in laparoscopic and open Hernia Surgery including groin hernias, umbilical hernias, epigastric hernias and Spigelian Hernias. Dr Jacombs also has expertise in the management of more complex abdominal wall hernia including Incisional Hernias, Recurrent Hernias, Flank Hernias, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and the management of mesh complications including mesh infections, mesh fistulas and sinuses, mesh seromas and mesh failures.

Dr Jacombs is an Academic Surgeon with ongoing research interests in biofilm infection of surgical implants, how this affects the implants function and why implants fail. She has also worked with the Australian Team that develop the use of pre-operative Botulinum toxin A Abdominal Wall preparation to improve surgical outcomes of patients with Complex Incisional Hernias. She actively continues her research in both these areas.

Dr Anita Jacombs is an active Medical Educator. She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney at the Nepean Clinical School and a Senior Instructor the RACS Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) skills course.

Education & training

  1. –2003 Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery · Medicine
    University of Sydney

Career & appointments

Hospital privileges

  • Advanced Veins Clinic — clinic · since
  • Australian Hernia Centre Edgecliff — clinic · since
  • Australian Hernia Centre Kingswood — clinic · since
  • Nepean Clinical School — clinic · since
  • St George Private Hospital — hospital · since

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

AU — AHPRA
#MED0001189122 active
AU — Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
#153143 active

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
Hernia 15
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction 10
Hernia Repair (Keyhole) 8
Inguinal Hernia 5
Varicose Veins 4
Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery 2
Open Hernia Repair 3
Painful Legs 2
Spider Veins 2
Swollen Legs 2
Varicose Veins Surgery 2
Femoral Hernia 2
Lipoma Removal 1
Microsclerotherapy for Thread Veins 1
Skin Lesion Treatments 1
Appendicectomy 0
Appendicitis 0
Foam Sclerotherapy 0
Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) 0
Laparoscopy 0
Lipoma 0
Skin Lesion Removal 0
Thread Veins 0
Vascular Surgery 0
VenaSeal for Varicose Veins 0
Venous Insufficiency 0
Venous Ulcers 0
General Surgery 0

Office, team & in practice

Locations & opening hours

5 locations

Location

2 tags

Conditions treated

13 indications

Also practises in

1 field

Treatments & procedures

28 services

With patient & peer validation

  • Hernia ★ 15
  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction ★ 10
  • Hernia Repair (Keyhole) ★ 7 ✓ 1
  • Inguinal Hernia ★ 4 ✓ 1
  • Varicose Veins ★ 4
  • Open Hernia Repair ★ 2 ✓ 1
  • Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery ★ 2
  • Painful Legs ★ 2
  • Spider Veins ★ 2
  • Swollen Legs ★ 2
  • Varicose Veins Surgery ★ 2
  • Femoral Hernia ★ 1 ✓ 1

Full procedure list

Hernia Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Hernia Repair (Keyhole) Inguinal Hernia Varicose Veins Open Hernia Repair Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery Painful Legs Spider Veins Swollen Legs Varicose Veins Surgery Femoral Hernia Lipoma Removal Microsclerotherapy for Thread Veins Skin Lesion Treatments Appendicectomy Appendicitis Foam Sclerotherapy Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) Laparoscopy Lipoma Skin Lesion Removal Thread Veins Vascular Surgery VenaSeal for Varicose Veins Venous Insufficiency Venous Ulcers General Surgery

Qualifications

5 credentials
  • BSc
  • (HONS)
  • MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • PHD
  • FRACS Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Engagement & popularity

Connections
5
Listed since
2026-05-22

Regulatory registrations

  • AHPRA · #MED0001189122
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons · #153143

Source information

Primary specialty
Hernia
Primary location
Advanced Veins Clinic

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