Frank graduated MBChB, from Otago University in 1985, and subsequently undertook general surgical training in New Zealand obtaining FRACS in 1992. Following a period of further overseas training at the Mayo Clinic Mn, USA (colorectal surgery) and Ninewells, Dundee Scotland (laparoscopic fellowship) he took up a position on joint clinical staff with the University of Otago Christchurch in 1996. Frank was awarded a personal Chair in Colorectal Surgery in 2000, and subsequently took over as head of the University Department of Surgery in 2006.
Frank has a MMedSc from Otago University and has fellowships from the American College of Surgeons (FACS), The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), the New Zealand Medical Association (FNZMA), and is an honorary member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACGBI).
Frank is the Immediate past Chairman of Section on Colon and Rectal Surgery RACS and a current Part two examiner in General Surgery for the RACS. He is Member Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) since 2000. And been a member of the CSSANZ-RACS post fellowship training board in colorectal surgery since 2000 and is at present chairman of that board. He is at present Chair of the National Bowel Tumour Standards working group and recently was Chair of the (NZGG) Guidelines Development Team writing the Colorectal Cancer Management Guidelines for the New Zealand, and has until recently been a Member of NZ Cancer Control Council Committee. He is Editor in Chief of the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) since 2002, and on the editorial boards of 4 other journals.
He has published over 400 peer reviewed publications and 250 presentations at national and international meetings. His major interests is colorectal surgical outcome based research.
| Colorectal Cancer in NZ
Pre-conference Workshop Repeated |
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| Thursday, 14 August 2014 | Start 2:00pm | Duration: 120mins | Scenic |
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