Raymond treats a full spectrum of colorectal and general surgery conditions. Further information provided by the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Department of Health is linked below.

Raymond has received specialist training in both colorectal and general surgery. This includes the following procedures:

  • Minimally invasive surgery
    • Laparoscopy (keyhole)
    • Robotic
    • Hand-assisted
  • Advanced colonoscopy and gastroscopy
    • Stents
    • Dilatation
    • Endoscopic mucosal resection
    • Management of upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Transanal surgery
    • Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS)
    • Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS)
    • Transanal total mesorectal excision (ta-TME)
  • Removal of bowel growths and cancers
    • right hemicolectomy
    • left hemicolectomy
    • anterior resection
    • ultra-low anterior resection
    • total colectomy (removal of all the colon but leaving the rectum)
    • total proctocolectomy (removal of all of the colon and rectum)
    • abdominoperineal resection (removal of the left colon and rectum)
  • Reconstructive pouch surgery to avoid a permanent stoma
  • Haemorrhoid surgery
    • Haemorrhoidectomy
    • Pain-reducing approaches such as transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialisation (THD) and haemorrhoid banding
  • Abscess and Fistula surgery
    • Mucosal advancement flap
    • Ligation of intersphincteric tract (LIFT)
    • Fistulotomy
    • Drainage
    • Video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT)
  • Excision of pilonidal disease and reconstruction (Karydakis and Limburg flaps, modified Bascom, EPSiT)
  • Creation, revision and reversal of stomas (bags)
  • Surgery for rectal prolapse (ventral mesh rectopexy, resection/suture rectopexy, Delorme and Alteimer approaches)
  • Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence
  • Anal sphincter repair
  • Small bowel resection
  • Appendiectomy
  • Hernia repair