MB BS 2003 London; CCT (UK) (Gen Surg) 2017; FRCS (Gen Surg) 2017

James graduated from Imperial College London, UK in 2003 with two degrees, a distinction in surgery and the Faculty of Medicine Prize. After qualifying, he worked for a year in Timaru Hospital before returning to the UK to enter specialist surgical training in London. During this time he also undertook a fellowship in Clinical Leadership and two years of full-time clinical research to complete a degree in perianal fistula disease. Following surgical training, James went on to gain experience in advanced colorectal surgery techniques in Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, UK and then Christchurch Hospital, NZ. 

Having fallen in love with Aotearoa New Zealand, together with his wife, son and miniature schnauzer, James decided to stay permanently, taking up a position as consultant colorectal surgeon in Dunedin Hospital in 2019. He also is the Quality Improvement Clinical Lead for Southern DHB, a Senior Lecturer for the University of Otago, where he teaches medical students and runs the surgical audit unit, and provides specialist surgical services through Intus Dunedin and Mercy Hospital Dunedin. 

• Laparoscopic colorectal surgery, including TEMS and TAMIS
• Pelvic floor disorders and anorectal physiology
• Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy
• Laparoscopic hernia repair
• Accredited endoscopy
• Complex hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction
• Haemorrhoidal artery ligation operation, HALO
• Perianal fistula disease
• Perianal fissures
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Appointments

• Colorectal Surgeon, Intus Dunedin | 2022-Present
• Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Southern DHB | 2019-Present
• Senior Lecturer, University of Otago | 2019-Present
• Quality Improvement Clinical Lead, Southern DHB | 2019-Present

Specialist Training 

• JAG Certified Colonoscopy Provider, UK | 2018
• Colorectal Fellowships, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, UK and Christchurch Hospital, NZ | 2017-19
• Clinical Research Fellow, Queen Mary University of London, UK | 2013-15
• Clinical Leadership Fellow, NHS London, UK | 2011
• Surgical Training, NHS London, UK | 2007-17
• Undergraduate, Imperial College London, UK | 2003

23 December 2020

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