Christopher Wakeman

The truth is, the Govt has no plan so just set an arbitrary date. It’s failing to get the basics of the vaccine rollout right, despite being among the last in the world to do it. As the costs of COVID-19 start to mount, we need a Govt that asks so much of Kiwis to do better.

Colonoscopy is recommended for everyone at age 45. You can get colorectal cancer even if you do not have a family history of cancer. bit.ly/2YfRrnO

Save the date: The InSiGHT biennial meeting 2021 will go ahead as planned 12-15 May, 2021 in #Brooklyn #NYC #USA hosted by our new Chair, @MattKaladyMD

The St Mark's retractor bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Morbidity associated with the immediate vertical rectus abdominus myocutaneous (VRAM) flap reconstruction after radical pelvic surgery. Contributed by our Surgery Departments very own Frank A. Frizelle & Christopher J. Wakeman, among others. Link>onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Celebrating 25 years of Pelvic Exenteration surgery at RPA hospital! So many congrats to Prof Michael Solomon and his legacy @SydneyLHD @SOuRCe_RPA @RPA_IAS @drcherrykoh

The St Mark's retractor - Jong - 2019 - BJS (British Journal of Surgery) - Wiley Online Library bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

@colorectal_jay inspiring talk on personalised management of #colorectalcancer at the 2019 @CSSANZ2 Spring Colorectal Meeting in Hobart. #colorectalsurgery

Dr Meterissian, while talking about surgeon burnout, shared this quote. Would you agree? #ACSCC19 @AmCollSurgeons #burnout #WorkLifeBalance #surgtwitter

Hands on! The Christchurch Surgical Interest Group hosts Surgical Workshops, Careers Evenings and Talks with prominent Consultants, such as the our very own Dept. of Surgery’s HOD, Assoc. Prof. Tim Eglinton.

Upcoming Seminar with Professor Karim Brohi, London Major Trauma System Christchurch: 1 October 2019, 4–6.30pm Novotel Cathedral Square 52 Cathedral Square Christchurch Central About the Seminar: hqsc.govt.nz/news-and-event…

At last - NICE recommend aspirin for Lynch Syndrome to reduce cancer risk nice.org.uk/news/article/o…

Thank you to all who completed Round 1!! We are excited to open Round 2 on 13 May #Tripartite2020Vision #LARS #colorectalresearch @CeliaKeane5 @ian_bissett @PeterCh12345 @eloiespin @AzminaVerjee @ASCRS @ACPGBI @escp_tweets @RACSurgeons

For recognition of the Art and Science of Surgery and surgical leadership in New Zealand, the Dept. of Surgery's very own Prof. Frizelle was recently awarded the Colin McRae Medal by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons. Congrats Prof. Frizelle on an outstanding achievement!

Gastrointertinal: A Case of a monster enterolith in a Crohn's disease patient. Publication - Contributed by the Department of Surgery's Ms Mullaney. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Clinical implications of the genetics of sporadic colorectal cancer. Publication - Contributed by the Department of Surgery's Prof. Frank Frizelle & Assoc. Prof. Tim Eglinton. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Aid in the Management of Intact Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Publication - Contributed by the Department of Surgery's Prof. Justin Roake. ejves.com/article/S1078-…

A Comparative Outcome Study of Hamstring Versus Tibialis Anterior and Synthetic Grafts for Deltoid to Triceps Transfers. Publication - Contributed by the Department of Surgery's Mr Jeremy Simcock. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28606436

Colonization with enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis is associated with early-stage colorectal neoplasia. Publication - Contributed by Prof. Frank Frizelle, Dr Jacqui Keenan, Dr Rachel Purcell, Dr John Pearson, & Dr Alan Aitchison. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Population-based study demonstrating an increase incolorectal cancer in young patients. Publication - Contributed by the Department of Surgery's Prof. Frank Frizelle, Assoc. Prof. Tim Eglinton, Mr Chris Wakeman, & Dr John Pearson. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…