Mr James Roberts-Thomson

B.Med.sc., M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.

Specialist General Surgeon

Meet James

About Mr James Roberts-Thomson

Mr Roberts-Thomson lives in Devonport and works as a Specialist General Surgeon in North West Tasmania.

James spent his childhood at Table Cape in North West Tasmania. He studied medicine at the University of Tasmania, and after obtaining his medical degree worked in Adelaide, Darwin, the United Kingdom and South Africa, before returning to Tasmania in 2004.

James has a broad interest and skills in general surgery including:

Abdominal (bowel, gall bladder, and hernia surgery)
Breast (male and female)
Thyroid
Melanoma and other skin cancers
Endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy)

Locations

Locations

Private Practice

Mr Roberts-Thomson's private practice is based in Devonport at Devonport Family Medical Centre, 8 Wenvoe Street, Devonport Tas 7310 **new location effective 11 Dec 2023

Consultations are available in two locations, as per details below for Burnie and Devonport, for patients with private health insurance (or "self-funded"), workers compensation, Motor Accident Insurance Board (MAIB) or Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA).

Further details regarding each location are as follows:

Public Hospitals

Mr Roberts-Thomson also works in the public hospital system.

The information provided below is of a general nature only, and is in response to questions frequently asked by patients wishing to understand the difference between the private and public health systems. It is provided in good faith by James Roberts-Thomson's private practice but is not endorsed by the Tasmanian Department of Health.