Dr Tim Bright

General & Upper GI Surgeon

Dr Tim Bright graduated in Medicine from the University of Adelaide in 1995, was admitted to Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2006, and subsequently completed a Master of Surgery. He then went on to post-fellowship training at the Northern Oesophago-gastric Cancer Unit in Newcastle UK.

He has been involved in ANZGOSA and the ANZ Journal of Surgery, as well as published numerous research papers in Barrett’s oesophagus, anti-reflux surgery, hiatus hernia surgery and oesophago-gastric cancer.

Special interests

• Oesophago-gastric cancer
• Anti-reflux and hiatus hernia surgery
• Interventional upper GI endoscopy, including endoscopic ultrasound

Qualifications and memberships

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Adelaide, 1995
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2006
• Masters of Surgery, 2010
• Member, International Society for Disease of the Esophagus
• Member, General Surgeons Australia

Significant appointments

• Consultant, Oesophago-gastric surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, 2010-current
• Head of Oesophago-gastric surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, 2014-current
• Executive, Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association, 2011-2020
• Specialty Editor, Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2014-2021
• Past Chair, Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association training committee
• Senior lecturer in surgery, Flinders University