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Education & training
MB BS 1995 Lond; FRCS (Gen Surg) 2007; CCT (UK) (Gen Surg) 2009; FRACS (GS) 2017
Specialty description
General Surgeon is a specialist who provides expert treatment across a broad range of emergency and planned surgical procedures, performs surgery to correct diseases and disorders covering a broad range of medical conditions. A colorectal surgeon specialises in the management of disorders of the small bowel, colon, rectum and anus. This includes both benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) problems such as colorectal cancer and polyps, inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease of the colon, anorectal conditions including haemorrhoids, fissures, abscesses and fistulas, pelvic floor disorders including bowel prolapse, functional bowel problems such as constipation and incontinence. Gastroenterologist specializes in the prevention, investigation, treatment of and research into illnesses involving the gastrointestinal tract and liver such as inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome and gastro-oesophageal disease.
Locations
- Practice name Northland DHB General Surgery
- Address 12 Kensington Ave, Whangarei
- Suburb or City Kensington, NZ
- Region Northland
- Country New Zealand
- Practice name
- Address Kaitaia Hospital, 29 Redan Road, Kaitaia 0410
- Suburb or City Kaiapoi, NZ
- Region Canterbury
- Country New Zealand