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Mark Smith

Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon

0800 377 6484 Otago , Southland
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Southern Cross Health Insurance Affiliated Provider for Consultations
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About Mark Smith

Dr Smith is a Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon with specialist training and experience in laparoscopic weight loss surgery and other advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Dr Smith completed medical school and specialty General Surgical training in New Zealand. He was convocated as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2005. Following his General Surgical specialty training he undertook further specialty training in surgery of the liver and bile ducts in Edinburgh, Scotland; and Bariatric and Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery in Oregon, USA. He also completed a Master of Medical Science Degree in evidence based medicine.
Following this, Dr Smith worked in the USA for two years as a specialist bariatric surgeon at Oregon Weight Loss Surgery, a certified bariatric center of excellence.

In 2011, Dr Smith chose to return to New Zealand to raise his family and to establish the bariatric surgery program at Southland Hospital, later Southern DHB. He has conducted extensive research in to improving the safety of bariatric surgery and published multiple peer reviewed articles and book chapters. These include Surgical options for failed laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery textbook.

In 2018, Dr Smith relocated to Dunedin Hospital to join the regional team treating cancers of the stomach and oesophagus. He continues to provide bariatric, upper GI and genreal surgery services for Otago and Southland through Mercy Hospital, Dunedin.

Dr Smiths current surgical practice involves the application of advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) techniques for weight loss surgery as well as the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux, hernia, gallstones, endoscopy and colonoscopy. Dr Smith is a member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand, and OraTaiao - The New Zealand Climate and Health Council.

Dr Smith is the proud father of two beautiful girls and enjoys cycling and skiing in his spare time.

Gender: Male

Services

Areas of Specialisation
Laparoscopic Surgery, Bariatric, Gallbladder, Fundoplication, Hernia, General Surgery, Endoscopy & Colonoscopy

Mark is proud to have been providing weight loss surgery services to Otago and Southland since 2012.
Experienced multidisciplinary care and follow-up.
Surgeries offered:

  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Laparoscopic One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass
  • Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
  • Revisional Weight Loss Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Umbilical Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Anti-reflux Surgery (Fundoplication)
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for
Banding of haemorrhoids, Colonoscopy, Gastroscopy, Paediatric endoscopy.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with an intraoperative cholangiogram, Laparoscopic repair of femoral hernia, Laparoscopic repair of hiatus hernia, Open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Open or laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia, Open repair of epigastric hernia, Open repair of incisional hernia, Open repair of umbilical hernia. Skin lesions & Minor skin surgery.

Credentials

Qualifications
MBChB 1997, MMedSci 2009, FRACS 2005;

Memberships
American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery,
Obesity Surgery Society Australia & NZ,
The Australian & NZ Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association

Hospitals Practising at
Mercy Hospital Dunedin
Southern Cross Hospital Queenstown

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Contact Mark Smith

Suite 7, Marinoto Clinic
72 Newington Ave
Dunedin

PO Box 6276,
Dunedin North 9059

Opening Hours
Mon
9:00am – 5:00pm

Tue
9:00am – 5:00pm

Wed
9:00am – 5:00pm

Thu
9:00am – 5:00pm

Fri
Closed

Sat
Closed

Sun
Closed

81 Don St
Invercargill

PO Box 6276,
Dunedin 9059

Opening Hours
Mon
9:00am – 5:00pm

Tue
9:00am – 5:00pm

Wed
9:00am – 5:00pm

Thu
9:00am – 5:00pm

Fri
Closed

Sat
Closed

Sun
Closed

Queenstown Medical Centre
9 Isle St
Queenstown

PO Box 6276,
Dunedin 9059

Opening Hours
Mon
9:00am – 5:00pm

Tue
9:00am – 5:00pm

Wed
9:00am – 5:00pm

Thu
9:00am – 0500pm

Fri
Closed

Sat
Closed

Sun
Closed

72 Newington Ave Dunedin 9010 New Zealand