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.
Dr Bright graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Adelaide in 1995. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2006 and went on to complete a Master of Surgery in 2010. He is a member of several professional bodies, including the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus and General Surgeons Australia.
Since 2010, he has served as a Consultant in Oesophago-gastric Surgery at Flinders Medical Centre and was appointed Head of the unit in 2014. He has held several notable positions, including serving on the Executive of the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association from 2011 to 2020, and as Specialty Editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery between 2014 and 2021. He is also the past Chair of the Association's training committee and holds an academic appointment as a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at Flinders University.
Special Interests
- Oesophago-gastric cancer
- Anti-reflux and hiatus hernia surgery
- Interventional upper GI endoscopy, including endoscopic ultrasound