Burwood Heights
Medical Centre
Welcome - Dr Gabriel Ezra
We are very excited to welcome Dr Gabriel Ezra to the team who comes
to us with a wealth of experience and enthusiasm.
Dr Ezra is also currently the GP lead for the Eastern Health Transition Care program, which provides bed based care to older patients who have been discharged from hospital but require further discharge planning.
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Protect yourself against Pneumonia this winter with the NEW
Government funded Capvaxive vaccine for over 65yr olds.
Ask our friendly reception team to book or for more information.
Winter Viruses
There are lots of nasty viruses around.
If you have any cold and flu symptoms or respiratory symptoms
you must do a 3in1 RAT Test and wear a mask
before being seen.
We can only see patients face to face with a Negative RAT Test.
Opening Hours
Monday: 7:00am - 5:30pm
Tuesday: 10:30am - 5:00pm (alternative 9:30am)
Wednesday: 10:30am - 6:00pm (phones from 9am)
Thursday: 10:30am - 6:00pm (phones from 9am)
Friday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
We are CLOSED weekends and public holidays.
If you have a medical emergency call 000 or go to the nearest hospital.
For URGENT care the nearest hospital to our clinic is:
Box Hill Hospital
Main Entrance Building A
8 Arnold St, Box Hill VIC 3128
Emergency Department access via Rodgerson Road, Box Hill
Phone: 1300 342 255 Open 24hours
For Non-Urgent Emergency care please contact:
Inside the Forest Hill Medical & Dental Centre :
490-524 Springvale Rd, Forest Hill VIC 3131
Phone: 03 8804 1940
Monday-Sunday, 8am - 10pm
About Us
Burwood Heights Medical Centre, which has been a trusted destination for family health care in East Burwood and surrounding suburbs since 1996.
Our Clinical Team
Hemantha Karunaratne
Principle Doctor
Fondly known as Dr Karu. Dr Karu has been in General Practice since 1996.
He is very passionate about managing all aspects of Chronic Diseases.
Burwood Heights Medical Centre aims to provide holistic family orientated care.
Gabriel Ezra
Principle Doctor
Dr Ezra has extensive experience in geriatric medicine and chronic disease management.
He values comprehensive evidence based care and enjoys working collaboratively with his patients to achieve the best possible health outcomes.
Carolyn
Practice Nurse
Joy
Practice Nurse
Melissa
Practice Nurse
Our Administration Team
Angie
Practice Manager
Monica
Receptionist
Mary
Receptionist
Barbara
Receptionist
Contact Us
12 Burwood Highway
Burwood East, Victoria 3151
Phone: 03 9808 7900
Fax: 03 9888 8452
Email: reception@burwoodheightsmc.com.au
You can book an appointment online:
We are located opposite the RSPCA,
within the Burwood Heights Shopping Centre. Tram stop 66
Free parking is at the rear of the shopping centre.
Our Fees
We are a mixed billing clinic. The majority of our appointments are bulk billed for eligible Medicare patients. Our clinic charges the below fee's.
All fee's are payable at the time of the appointment. We accept all cards and cash. Card use incurs a surcharge.
Standard Appointments for Patients without a Medicare Card:
New Overseas Students - $85.00
Before 8am - $95.00
Overseas Students (existing) - $55.00
Before 8am (existing) - $65.00
~Patients must show their current student status & ID.
New Overseas Visitors - $85.00
Before 8am - $95.00
Overseas Visitors (existing) - $75.00
Before 8am (existing) - $95
Referral Letter Copies - $40.00
To reproduce Referral letters that have already been sent to the Specialist or handed to patients incur a non-rebatable fee.
Telephone Appointment - $65.00
Patients who haven’t been seen face to face in the last 12mths can opt to pay a non-rebatable fee for a phone appointment.
Failure to Attend - $50.00
Patients who fail to attend or notify the clinic within 2hrs of their appointment are required to pay before being seen again.
This includes patients who have appointments before 8am on Monday mornings. These appointments must be cancelled by 2pm on the Friday before.
Health Insurance can be claimed back with your payment receipt. We are unable to claim this for you at the appointment.
We use Hotdoc so that you can book an appointment online,
any time of the day or night. We also use Hotdoc to send
health reminders and appointment confirmations.
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book your favourite doctor in just 3 clicks.
Measles -Victoria 2026
Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that causes a skin rash and fever. It can lead to serious and potentially life-threatening complications and cases are on the rise in Victoria.
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The staff are so lovely & helpful and Dr Karu is always so knowledgeable.
Dr Karu's investigations are always so thorough.
Lesley