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Dr Mark Smith is a Consultant General Practitioner and Specialist Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon with specialist training and experience in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery of the abdomen and abdominal wall.
Dr. Smith uses the latest laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat conditions such as hernias, gallstones, reflux, and bariatric surgery for obesity and its complications.
Laparoscopic surgery uses small incisions, a camera, and long instruments to complete procedures that previously required more invasive open surgery. This can speed recovery, reduce pain, and minimize scarring.
Bariatric surgery is used to help people who struggle with their weight and related health conditions achieve lasting weight loss and significant improvements in health. Dr Smith has been providing bariatric surgery in the Otago/Southland region since 2012.
Laparoscopic technology is the standard treatment for gallbladder surgery, but applying it to the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux means that patients no longer need to take daily medication and their quality of life is significantly improved.
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal and other abdominal wall hernias can result in faster recovery, less pain, and a quicker return to work and normal activities compared to traditional open surgery.
Dr Smith completed medical school and general surgery training in New Zealand. He then undertook further specialist training in laparoscopic and upper gastrointestinal surgery in Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland and Portland, USA.
He also received his Master of Medicine in Evidence-Based Medicine. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Smith worked as a laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgeon at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon, before returning to the Southland to work and raise his children.
He now practices at the Mercy Hospital in Dunedin and regularly travels to Invercargill and Queenstown for consultations.
Since March 2022, Dr Smith has also worked at Southern Cross Central Lakes Hospital in Queenstown, where he provides selected surgical care.
He is an affiliated provider with Southern Cross Health Associates, offering hernia surgery, gallbladder surgery, gastroscopy and colonoscopy services.
For more information, visit Aim to lose weight, 0800 377 648481 Don Street, Invercargill
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