Background

• General gastroenterology training: Royal Brisbane and Women’s and Princess Alexandra Hospital.
• Extensive post graduate fellowship experience in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

Further post FRACP/specialization training

• 3 year fellowship
  • 1^st year: Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
  • 2^nd and 3^rd year: World renowned H.H Chao Comprehensive Digestive Diseases Center at University of California, where he held a faculty position as a clinical instructor.

Subspecialty interests

• High quality colonoscopy for bowel cancer detection and prevention
• Management of iron deficiency anaemia including small bowel e.g. balloon assisted enteroscopy.
• Bariatric endoscopy, including primary weight loss procedure, revisional procedural to treat weight regain post bariatric surgery and management of bariatric post surgical complications e.g. leaks.
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for management of pancreatic and bile duct diseases
• Management of reflux: Barrett’s oesophagus surveillance and treatment, oesophageal cancer prevention or palliation.

Academia                                                                                         

• Published widely in areas of reflux, colonic polyps/neoplasia and quality assurance, pancreaticobiliary diseases, novel endoscopic techniques, book chapters and invited authorship for journals and text book chapters with national and international publication.
• Multiple national and international conference presentations:
  • American Society of Gastroenterology (ASGE) presidential plenary presentation (largest worldwide gastroenterology conference)
  • American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) meeting in Hawaii – The Presidential Award for his research in endoscopy
  • Regular guest speaker to multiple national and international gastroenterology conferences.

• Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology for contribution to the field of gastroenterology.
• Master of Philosophy in diagnostic endoscopy through the University of Queensland
• Reviewer for high impact journals such as World Journal of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Cancer Management and Research, Digestive Endoscopy, Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology.
• Committee member (RBWH) of the Metro North HHS Bariatric Treatment Working Group