Dr Philip Smart
Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery
Part of Epworth General Surgery & Gastroenterology Clinical Institute
About
Dr Philip Smart trained in General Surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital before completing an Epworth Colorectal Fellowship and MD with Prof A Heriot and A/Prof J Mackay. He then completed a Fellowship in colorectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the US. He is the Head of Surgery at The Surgery Centre, Austin Health, the Deputy Directory of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine at Austin Health, and a member of the Eastern Colorectal Specialists Group based at Epworth Eastern.
Epworth hospital locations
Consulting locations
Consulting Location
Epworth Eastern Specialist Centre
Ground Floor, Suite 5
120 Thames Street
Box Hill North
VIC
3129
Consulting Location
Epworth Hospital
Suite 8.6, Level 8
Bridge Road Tower, 89 Bridge Road
Richmond
VIC
3121
Special interests
- Minimally invasive colorectal surgery (SILS, TAMIS, TEMS, Robotic colorectal surgery)
- Interventional endocopy/colonoscopy, endolaparoscopy
- Colon and rectal cancer, Faecal Incontinence
- Diverticular disease, haemorrhoid surgery, pilonidal sinus surgery, rectal prolapse
- Laparoscopic hernia surgery
Research
- Thromboembolism in Rectal Cancer
Qualifications
- MBBS University of Melbourne 1999
- Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Methods Monash University 2003
- FRACS (General Surgery) Royal Australian College of Surgeons 2009
- Clinical Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinic USA 2013
- Doctor of Medical Science (MD) University of Melbourne 2015
Professional Associations
- Medical Board of Australia
- RACS
- CSSANZ
- GESA