MB BS 2003 UTAS; FRACS (GS) 2013

Prashant Sharma is a Consultant Colorectal amd General Surgeon and Senior Clinical Lecturer at University of Otago.

He obtained his Fellowship in General Surgery in 2012 in Christchurch, New Zealand.  Follwing this he undertook subspeciality training in Colorectal Surgery though the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ).  He did his fellowship at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, and at Western Hospital in Melbourne.

Prashant is a specialist Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Abdominal surgery and has a special interest in Trans-Anal Mimimally Invasive procedures (TAMIS).  This includes an interest in performing Rectal Resection Transanally (TaTME - Trans-anal TME). 

He also has an interest in Laparoscopic Hernia surgery, Anorectal conditions including Fistula, Abscesses, Haemorrhoids).  He is currently engaged in a Masters Programme with research in Diverticular Disease and Diverticulitis.

Laparoscopic Keyhole Abdominal Surgery

• Colorectal Surgery
  • Cancer
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Diverticular Disease
• Hernia
  • Inguinal
  • Abdominal
• Gallbladder

Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery

• TAMIS (Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery)
• TaTME (Trans-Anal Total Mesorectal Excision)
• Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation

Anal Conditions

• Haemorrhoids, Fistula, Fissure

Endoscopy

• Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy

Other General Surgical Conditions

• Pilonidal Disease
• Pelvic Floor Disorders and Prolapse

General Surgeon

• Pre Fellowship Training Christchurch Hospital
• Post Fellowship Training
• Christchurch Hospital
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
• Western General Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

POSITIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Christchurch Hospital
• Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Southern Cross Hospital
• Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, St George’s Hospital
• Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Medical School
• Fellow Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
• New Zealand Medical Association
• Member Royal Australasian College of Surgeons section of Colon and Rectal surgery
• Member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand

11 January 2006

General Surgery