About Prof Tim Eglinton
POSITIONS
Professor, Head of Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch
Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Christchurch Hospital
Surgeon, St Georges, Southern Cross & Forte Hospitals, Christchurch
Disability Access
Services
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy
- Laparoscopic hernia repair
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Colorectal cancer
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Diverticular disease
- Functional bowel disorders (incontinence, constipation and obstructed defaecation)
- Anorectal pathology (including fissures, fistulas, haemorrhoids and pilonidal sinus disease)
Banding of haemorrhoids , Colonoscopy , Flexible sigmoidoscopy , Gastroscopy.
Haemorrhoidectomy , Laparoscopic cholecystectomy , Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with an intraoperative cholangiogram , Laparoscopic repair of femoral hernia, Open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy , Open or laparoscopic repair of femoral hernia , Open or laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia , Open or laparoscopic repair of umbilical hernia , Open repair of epigastric hernia , Open repair of umbilical hernia.
Credentials
Qualifications
MBChB, MMedSc (Distinction), FRACS, FACS, FCSSANZ;
Member Royal Australian College of Surgeons Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Fellow Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia & New Zealand
Member ANZ Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery
