Mr Rowan Collinson

Dr Rowan Collinson is a locally-trained Colorectal and General Surgeon. He is a Consultant at Auckland City Hospital, and in private practice at the MacMurray Centre, a multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal disorders clinic in Auckland. He undertook post-Fellowship training in Colorectal surgery in Sydney, Australia and Oxford, UK. He is a laparoscopic surgeon and colonoscopist who specialises in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and pelvic floor disorders.

Rowan has a particular interest in colorectal disorders of the pelvic floor, including faecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. This includes comprehensive assessment with anorectal physiology and endoanal ultrasound. Treatment is under-pinned by a multidisciplinary approach, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Areas of Specialisation
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Pelvic Floor Disorders & Prolapse, Faecal Incontinence, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis & Crohns Disease), Minor Anorectal & Defecatory Disorders, Anorectal Physiology & Endoanal Ultrasound, Colonoscopy

Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for
Capsule endoscopy, Capsule pH monitoring, Colonoscopy, Consultations, Flexible sigmoidoscopy, Gastroscopy, Oesophageal manometry test, Physician/surgeon assessment and follow up, Proctoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy

Qualifications/Memberships
MBChB (Auck), FRACS; CSSANZ, ACPGBI

Hospitals Practising at
Mercy Hospital, 98 Mountain Rd, Epsom, Auckland 1023