Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Meet our Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons

Clin. Assoc Prof Garrett Smith

BMed MS FRACS

Head of Department

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.

Prof Tom Hugh

MB BS FRACS MD

Director of the 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. Prof Jaswinder Samra, OAM

MB ChB, D Phil (Oxon), FRCS (Eng & Ed), FRACS

Clin. Prof Jaswinder Samra has a special interest in pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma and undertakes a broad range of laparoscopic surgery.

Assoc Prof Steve Leibman

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.

Prof Anubhav Mittal

BHB MBChB PhD FRACS

Prof Anubhav Mittal has a special interest in gallstones, hernias, liver tumours and pancreatic cancer.

Dr Kai Brown

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.