Assistant Professor Havish Srinath

Dr Havish Srinath grew up in Sydney but moved to sunny Queensland to study medicine at the University of Queensland. He fell in love with the Gold Coast and Northern NSW when working as a junior doctor at the Tweed Hospital. He completed his general surgical training via the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane and obtained his FRACS in 2019.

Dr Srinath completed two further subspeciality training years in colorectal surgery as a fellow under the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ). These years included robotic and minimally invasive surgery at the Tweed/John Flynn Hospital and the intestinal failure and inflammatory bowel disease unit of Fiona Stanley Hospital. Dr. Srinath has a keen interest in benign and malignant colorectal disease including endoscopy, diverticular disease, colorectal cancer, pelvic floor disorders and inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr Srinath has always had a love for the beauty of the region he worked in as a junior doctor and returned at the completion of his training to the Tweed and John Flynn Hospitals to work as a general surgeon with interest in colorectal surgery. He is a member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and the CSSANZ.

Dr Srinath has an interest in research with focus upon diverticular disease, robotic surgery and colorectal cancer. He has published and presented in local and international forums.

Dr Srinath has been an avid teacher since medical school. He was involved in tutoring of medical students and has been part of the academic teaching faculty at UQ, Griffith and Bond universities. He subsequently obtained a graduate diploma in medical education at the University of Dundee, Scotland to further his interests in surgical education.

Dr Srinath will also have a public appointment at The Tweed Hospital, Murwillumbah Hospital and will operate at Tweed Day Surgery. 

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