Dr Elizabeth Murphy (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Elizabeth Mary Murphy
- Qualifications
- FRACS 1993
- MBBS University of Adelaide 1993
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Colorectal Surgeon
- Gender
- Female
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
Optimising outcomes in surgical management of rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, and management of complex pelvic floor disorders including faecal incontinence and obstructed defecation.
Liz is a colorectal surgeon, who operates in private practice in the Centre and the North of Adelaide. Liz has been Head of the Colorectal Unit at the Lyell McEwin Hospital since 2012, and has an active interest in both teaching and research, having completed a PhD in colonic motility at Flinders Medical Centre. Liz is involved in many roles for SA Health, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Lyell McEwin Hospital. She is currently a member of the South Australian Clinical Senate.
Liz’s current research projects include studies examining differences in cancer in men and women, studies examining the role on intravenous iron preoperatively in colorectal cancer patients and a project examining media utilisation in colorectal cancer patients.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Lyell McEwin Hospital
- Calvary Central Districts Hospital
- Calvary North Adelaide Hospital
- Ashford Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Colorectal Surgery@142
- Affiliated Organisations
- Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ)
Practice Locations
Adelaide
- Colorectal Surgery@142
- Address
- Ardrossan Hospital
142 Ward Street
North Adelaide SA 5006
Australia
- Phone
- 08 8267 3355
- Fax
- 08 8361 8822
