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

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)

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