Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Meet our Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons
Clin. Prof Jaswinder Samra, OAM
MB ChB, D Phil (Oxon), FRCS (Eng & Ed), FRACS
Head of Department
Clin. Prof Jaswinder Samra has a special interest in pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma and undertakes a broad range of laparoscopic surgery.
MB BS FRACS MD
Director of SERT Institute
Professor and Chair of Surgery Northern Clinical School
Board member of the AANZHPBA
Prof Tom Hugh has a special interest in gallstones, liver tumours, and abdominal wall and groin hernias.
Clin. Assoc Prof Garrett Smith
BMed MS FRACS
Royal Australian College of Surgeons Supervisor
Supervisor – ANZGOSQ Oesophago-Gastric fellowship
Clin. Assoc Prof Garrett Smith has a special interest in oesophago-gastric cancer, laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, hernia surgery, weight loss surgery, anti-reflux and hiatus hernia surgery.
BSc (Med) MBBS FRACS
Assoc Prof Steve Leibman has a special interest in gallstone disease, hernias, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernia surgery, robotic surgery, and surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer. He also performs a range of laparoscopic weight loss operations including sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass.
BHB MBChB PhD FRACS
Prof Anubhav Mittal has a special interest in gallstones, hernias, liver tumours and pancreatic cancer.
BSc(Med)Hons MBBS PhD FRACS
Dr Kai Brown has a special interest in tumours and diseases of the liver, pancreas and gallbladder, as well as abdominal wall hernias. He also has an interest in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.