Associate Professor Craig Taylor

Overview

Associate Professor Craig Taylor | Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon

A/Prof Craig Taylor is a highly experienced specialist Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeon with over 20 years' consultant level experience and more than 10,000 surgical procedures performed. He specialises in advanced minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery on the foregut emphasising careful assessment, clear communication, evidence-based treatment, excellence in surgical precision and comprehensive postoperative care.

A/Prof Taylor is Head of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Mater Hospital, Sydney, and Senior Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Concord Hospital. He is also Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He sees patients at his head office in North Sydney, as well as regular clinics in the Norwest Hills Area of Sydney, Tamworth in rural NSW, and via Telehealth.

Qualifications and Specialist Training

A graduate of the University of Sydney (MBBS Hons, 1997), A/Prof Taylor completed his General Surgery training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2004, followed by three years of advanced subspecialty Fellowship training in Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery in Queensland, France and the United States.

Areas of Surgical Expertise

His principal areas of practice include:

• Upper gastrointestinal surgery with a specific focus on benign disorders of the stomach and oesophagus including gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernias, achalasia, MALS, and SMA Syndrome.
• Bariatric and metabolic surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass and revisional procedures.
• Complex revisional and corrective surgery following previous bariatric or upper gastrointestinal operations.
• Gallbladder, liver, pancreas and spleen surgery
• Abdominal wall hernias, diastasis recti repair, retrorectus abdominal wall reconstructions, and groin hernia surgery.

A/Prof Taylor performs ALL procedures using minimally invasive techniques to enhance precision and reduce postoperative discomfort, hospital stay and recovery time.

Teaching, Research and Professional Leadership

A/Prof Taylor is actively involved in training surgeons, doctors, nurses and medical students. He has supervised numerous Australian and international Surgical Fellows on rotation at Concord Hospital and through his Masterclass Clinical Immersion programs at the Mater Hospital.

He is a regular invited speaker at national and international surgical conferences and has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications. His ongoing research focuses on improving outcomes in upper gastrointestinal and metabolic surgery.

Professional Memberships

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
• Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS)
• Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA)
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

For more information visit www.drcraigtaylor.com.au