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Dr Craig Harris

BSc (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACS

Dr Craig Harris is a Colorectal Surgeon and Gastrointestinal Endoscopist. Dr Harris consults and operates at St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside (Chermside) and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital (Spring Hill). These two hospitals provide the best colorectal surgeon facilities in Brisbane. Consultations are also available at our consulting suites in North Lakes, along with colonoscopies.

Dr Harris is Brisbane born and bred. After completing a Bachelor of Science at the University of Queensland with first class honours Dr Harris decided to pursue a medical career. He completed his medical degree at the University of Sydney again graduating with honours and subsequently returned to his hometown of Brisbane. General surgery training was undertaken through the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital and its affiliated hospitals. Subspecialty colorectal surgery training was then completed with national and international colorectal surgery fellowships in high volume leading colorectal surgery units, namely Christchurch Hospital New Zealand, Concord Hospital Sydney, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney. This provided extensive experience in all areas of colon and rectal surgery.

Dr Harris practices broadly across all aspects of colorectal surgery with a particular interest in laparoscopic and robotic colorectal cancer surgery, pelvic exenteration, inflammatory bowel disease and benign anorectal disorders. He has published and presented internationally on the outcomes following pelvic exenteration surgery for recurrent rectal cancer. Upon returning to Brisbane, Dr Harris was appointed as Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital and is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland. He is accredited with the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) to perform colonoscopy and endoscopy and is a member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ).

As a Brisbane Colorectal Surgeon, he is pleased to care for private patients at St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. These two institutions provide excellent colorectal surgery facilities with cutting edge technology and highly experienced staff familiar with the management and post operative care of colorectal surgery patients.