Dr Patricia Kaazan

Gastroenterologist

Dr Patricia Kaazan is a highly trained Gastroenterologist with advanced expertise in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), intestinal failure, and gastrointestinal motility disorders.

Born and raised in Lebanon, Dr Kaazan graduated from Lebanese University in 2011 and commenced her physician training there before relocating to Australia in 2013. She completed her core physician training at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

Her specialist gastroenterology training was undertaken at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Logan Hospital. She subsequently completed a two-year advanced luminal fellowship at Princess Alexandra Hospital, with a special focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), intestinal failure, and motility disorders. During this time, she was actively involved in general gastroenterology services as well as transplant liver clinics and inpatient care.

Dr Kaazan holds a Graduate Diploma in Abdominal Sonography and is a member of the International Bowel Ultrasound Group. She has completed additional sub-specialty training in intestinal ultrasound at Mater Hospital and in perineal ultrasound at Kitasato University Hospital.

She is currently undertaking a PhD investigating the impact of obesity and visceral adiposity on inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr Kaazan is passionate about medical education and is actively involved in trainee teaching and supervision, educational meetings, and podcasts. She is a regular invited speaker at local, national, and international conferences and serves as a board member of the Young Global IBD group.

Special interests

• General gastroenterology and hepatology
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Gut failure and motility
• Endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy
• Intestinal ultrasound

Qualifications and memberships

• Medical Doctor, Lebanese University, 2011
• Australian Medical Council Certificate, 2014
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2021
• Graduate Diploma Abdominal Sonography, 2020
• International Bowel Ultrasound (IBUS) certificate, 2022
• Member, International Bowel Ultrasound Group (IBUS)
• Member, Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA)
• Member, European Crohn’s Colitis Organisation (ECCO)
• Member, Australasian society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (AuSPEN)