Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the speciality relating to the gastrointestinal tract – including the oesophagus, stomach, small bowel and colon. It also involves related digestive organs such as the pancreas, gallbladder, biliary tree and liver. All gastroenterologists are trained to look after patients with conditions affecting these organs, however some also have a particular interest in diseases of the liver (known as hepatology).

Common conditions that gastroenterologists can manage include:

• gastro-oesophageal reflux,
• stomach ulcers,
• gastro-intestinal bleeding,
• functional gastro-intestinal disorders (such as irritable bowel syndrome), and
• inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis).

Gastroenterologists often investigate symptoms by performing endoscopy and colonoscopy. Some have further training in endoscopic ultrasound and video capsule endoscopy. Early stages of oesophageal and colorectal cancer can also be treated through these procedures.

We have gastroenterologists providing services at all five locations across Adelaide, as well as a number of country areas.

Gastroenterologists include:

• Associate Professor Peter Bampton (Tennyson Centre and 480 Specialist Centre)
• Dr John Bate (Calvary Adelaide Hospital)
• Dr Laurie Chitti (Western Hospital)
• Dr Adrian Chung (Tennyson Centre, Western Hospital and Flinders Private)
• Dr Mahinda De Silva (Flinders Private)
• Dr Sam Edwards (Flinders Private and Tennyson Centre)
• Dr Richard Kimber (visiting specialist)
• Dr Raghu Kumar (Western Hospital)
• Dr Marc Le Mire (480 Specialist Centre, Calvary Adelaide Hospital and Tennyson Centre)
• Dr Mark Lorenzetti (visiting specialist) 
• Dr Nazree Nordeen (Western Hospital, Tennyson Centre and Calvary Adelaide Hospital)
• Dr Hamish Philpott (480 Specialist Centre)
• Dr Arvind Rajagopalan (Tennyson Centre)
• Professor Chris Rayner (Calvary Adelaide Hospital)
• Dr Alex Rodgers (Flinders Private)
• Dr Abdul Shaikh (Western Hospital, Tennyson Centre and Calvary Adelaide Hospital)
• Dr Paul Spizzo (Tennyson Centre)
• Dr Martin Tan (Tennyson Centre, Calvary Adelaide Hospital and Western Hospital)