Dr. Ian Bradford

I’m a full-time private sector Colorectal (bowel) and General (Abdominal) Surgeon offering services for the whole South Island via premises in Christchurch and Queenstown. My professional time is based on a 4 week cycle: 3 weeks in Christchurch and 1 week in Queenstown.  I have 22 years of specialist experience and can add another 12 years of overall operative experience since my first operation performed as a trainee in 1996. This includes being a trauma and emergency surgeon on call in busy tertiary-level public hospitals and being an elective surgeon undertaking high volume elective work ranging from simple procedures to advanced cancer surgery. My emergency experience gives me a solid grounding in dealing with the very rare “unexpected” problems encountered in elective operations. My elective surgery experience places me well to deal with a variety of conditions covered by my speciality.  Attention to detail and being “up there” with the best practices in the world are very important to me. I upskilled in challenging fields: complex hernia surgery (Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and parastomal hernias), Inflammatory bowel Disease (Pouch surgery) and Keyhole or Laparoscopic Surgery etc. and eventually became a faculty member training other specialists in these complex techniques. For bowel cancer surgery I undertook a Fellowship with the most reputable centre for minimally invasive surgery at the time and became a credentialled trainer of other bowel cancer surgeons via the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI). I am now undertaking robotic surgery training to further evolve these niche and cutting-edge technologies.  I keep up to date with the best international standards and guidelines in my speciality by CSSANZ monthly journal club meetings, by membership of professional organisations, by attending international conferences and courses, and by participating every year in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ MOPS programme (Maintenance of Professional Standards). 

Areas of expertise:

• Gastroscopy – investigating digestive symptoms and pain e.g. dairy intolerance, gluten allergy, stomach ulcers, reflux, heartburn, cancer
• Colonoscopy – investigating digestive symptoms and intervening for polyps, bowel cancer, diverticulitis, Crohn’s Disease, Colitis
• Bowel cancer screening – risk assessment and investigation of families or individuals
• Cancer surgery – bowel cancer, neuroendocrine cancers, soft tissue tumours in the abdomen
• Abdominal Wall Reconstruction – hernia repair by open, keyhole or robotic surgery
• Functional gastrointestinal disorders – swallowing problems, constipation, bloating
• Gallbladder disease – gallstones, polyps, inflammation
• Anal conditions – piles/haemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, leakage, prolapse, birthing trauma
• Pelvic organ conditions – working in conjunction with gynaecologists for pelvic disorders like prolapse and endometriosis

Qualifications:

• MBBch, FRCS (Eng), CCST (UK)

Overseas Experience:

• 2003–2017: Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon – York, UK
• 2002–2003: Post CCST Specialist Registrar – Northern Deanery, UK
• 2001–2002: Assistant Professor – Hong Kong
• 2000–2001: Specialist Registrar – Northern Deanery, UK
• 1998–2000: Research Fellow – Newcastle University, UK
• 1996–1998: Specialist Registrar – Northern Deanery, UK
• 1993–1996: Senior House Officer – Yorkshire Deanery, UK
• 1992: House Officer – Cape Town, South Africa

Training 

• Yorkshire Deanery – Basic Surgical Training
• Northern Deanery – Higher Surgical Training

Research 

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) – Research Associate (2 years), Thesis: Regulation of Neutrophil Chemotaxis in Ulcerative Colitis, Newcastle University

Memberships:

• European Society for Coloproctology (ESCP)
• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
• Colorectal Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ, Provisional)
• British Hernia Society
• The Pelvic Floor Society
• Association of Surgeons in Training
• Northern Functional Bowel Group
• North of England Surgical Society
• Hull-York Colorectal Society
• York Medical Society
• British Medical Association