AREAS OF SPECIALTY

Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

LAPAROSCOPIC and ROBOTIC SURGERY EXPERT
GASTROSCOPY, COLONOSCOPY
INGUINAL & ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA MANAGEMENT
TRANSANAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (TAMIS)
MINIMALLY INVASIVE HAEMORRHOID MANAGEMENT
PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

Colon & Rectal Cancer

Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CANCER MANAGEMENT
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
ROBOTIC SURGERY
ADVANCED AND RECURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER
TRANSANAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (TAMIS)
PERITONEAL DISEASE (HIPEC and PIPAC)

Craig practices at the Sydney Adventist Hospital in Sydney

and the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne

He has extensive experience managing Colorectal Cancer, in particular using a minimally invasive approach with both laparoscopic and robotic surgery

He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Australian National University, completing his General Surgical Fellowship in New Zealand, with post-fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, and St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne.

He is a Fellow of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and NZ and an International Fellow of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons

He is committed to providing his patients with compassionate care of the highest quality

Craig Lynch

Colorectal and Robotic Surgeon

Sydney and Melbourne

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Robotic Surgery

Craig is an early pioneer of robotic colorectal surgery, being the first to perform robotic colorectal surgery in Australasia in 2009

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PIPAC

PIPAC is a minimally invasive approach to delivering intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis

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Research

Craig holds a Masters degree in surgery and has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts.

His active research interests include robotics, AI and peritoneal cancer

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Craig was at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne for over 10 years. He was instrumental in the development of both the program for advanced pelvic cancer, including performing robotic exenteration procedures, and Peritoneal Cancer program, performing cytoreduction, HIPEC and PIPAC for advanced peritoneal malignancy

APELS

Asia Pacific Endo-Lap Surgery Group

Founded to promote and teach laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical skills in the Asia-Pacific region.

Founding Board Member and Course Director

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Haemorrhoid Surgery

The HAL-RAR Procedure offers a minimally invasive solution for Haemorrhoids with less pain and faster recovery than conventional surgery

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