Question 1

Who are the best surgeons in Hervey Bay?

Accepted Answer

As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD on the Starworks directory are The Bay Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic (4.9 stars from 134 Google reviews), Queensland Bariatric & Weight Loss Institute – Dr Mikhail Mastakov (5.0 stars from 43 Google reviews) and Dr Mastakov Gastric Sleeve & Bariatric Surgery Hervey Bay (5.0 stars from 35 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.

Question 2

How many surgeons does Starworks rank in Hervey Bay?

Accepted Answer

Starworks ranks 10 surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD, holding 279 Google reviews between them. Across the 10 the median rating is 5.0 stars from a median of 16 reviews. Of the 10, 7 are rated 4.5 or better and 1 has passed 100 reviews.

Question 3

What star rating should I expect from a good surgeon in Hervey Bay?

Accepted Answer

The median Google rating across the 10 surgeons Starworks ranks in Hervey Bay, QLD is 5.0 stars, and 7 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.

Question 4

How many Google reviews does an established surgeon in Hervey Bay have?

Accepted Answer

The median surgeon Starworks ranks in Hervey Bay, QLD carries 16 Google reviews, and 1 of the 10 surgeons have passed 100.

Question 5

How does Starworks rank surgeons in Hervey Bay?

Accepted Answer

Starworks gives every surgeon in Hervey Bay, QLD a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.

Question 6

Why does a surgeon in Hervey Bay with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?

Accepted Answer

Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer surgeon with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Hervey Bay, QLD. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.

Question 7

Why does the same surgeon not appear several times on this list?

Accepted Answer

Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 10 distinct surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD rather than a longer list of repeats.

Question 8

How often is this list of surgeons in Hervey Bay updated?

Accepted Answer

This ranking of surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.

Question 9

How can I improve my surgeon business ranking in Hervey Bay?

Accepted Answer

Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median surgeon Starworks ranks in Hervey Bay, QLD carries 16 Google reviews at 5.0 stars.

Best Surgeons in Hervey Bay

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Top Surgeons in Hervey Bay, QLD

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The Bay Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic

Queensland Bariatric & Weight Loss Institute – Dr Mikhail Mastakov

Dr Mastakov Gastric Sleeve & Bariatric Surgery Hervey Bay

Dr Simon Elix - Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon

Dr Emilia Dauway

Dr Peter Hansen

Dr Ragheb W Sidhom

Dr Andrew McGee - Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Aidan Cleary

Dr.Sean Mullen

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