Education:

1991: Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Queen’s University of Belfast Medical School, Belfast, UK
1993: Primary FRCS:RCSI
1995: Final FRCS [RCS Ireland]
2002: Master of Philosophy, Queen’s University of Belfast Medical School, Belfast
2004: Intercollegiate Gold Medal Winner, Stockton
2004: Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, UK
2007: Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2007: Approved in Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy

Experience:

Extensive experience in general surgery, with a focus on upper GI, bariatric, and laparoscopic hernia repair.
Trained in the UK and Ireland, with additional fellowships in upper GI surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, and laparoscopic surgery in Canberra.
Holds visiting privileges at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, and St Andrew’s Private Hospital, Ipswich.
Regularly consults at locations in Ipswich, Brisbane CBD, and North West Private.
Offers open access endoscopy services for upper GI disorders.

Memberships:

Member of the Obesity Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand
Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
Member of the European Hernia Society
Previously served as an instructor for Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons