Dr Adam Willington
Dr Adam Willington is a Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Endoscopist who is dedicated to helping patients understand and manage digestive and liver conditions. He provides comprehensive assessment and compassionate, evidence-based care.
Adam studied medicine at the University of Oxford, graduating in 2011 with Distinction. He moved to New Zealand in 2013 and completed advanced Gastroenterology training in Christchurch and Auckland. Further experience was gained with specialist fellowships in Gastroenterology at Christchurch Hospital and Liver Medicine/Transplant Hepatology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham (UK), one of the largest specialist liver units in Europe.
Adam consults at the MacMurray Centre and Christchurch Hospital and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago. Outside of work he is a proud father and husband and enjoys spending time in the outdoors.
Areas of expertise:
- Endoscopy – diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy, colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Liver disease including fatty/metabolic liver disease, autoimmune liver diseases (AIH, PBC, PSC), alcohol-associated liver disease, haemochromatosis, viral hepatitis, liver cancer and liver transplant
- Fibroscan
- Bowel cancer screening
- Reflux, dyspepsia and swallowing difficulties
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Disorders of gut–brain interaction / functional gastrointestinal disorders
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s disease and microscopic colitis)
- Coeliac disease
- Anaemia and gastrointestinal bleeding
Qualifications:
- BA (Hons)
- BMBCh (Distinction)
- FRACP
Overseas Experience:
- John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
- Liver Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Current Employment:
- Consultant Gastroenterologist, MacMurray Centre
- Consultant Gastroenterologist, Christchurch Hospital
- Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Otago
Memberships:
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology (NZSG)
- European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
