Dr Michael Crawford (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Michael David Crawford
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of New South Wales 1992
- FRACS 1999
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Bariatric (Obesity) Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Links
- http://www.laparoscopicsurgeon.net.au/
- Phone
- 02 9159 6146
- Fax
- 02 9557 1176
Dr Crawford performs common General Surgical Operations such as Hernia and Gallbladder surgery. Dr Crawford is an expert in the laparoscopic (key-hole) management of these and other general surgical conditions. Dr Crawford has substantial experience and expertise in Obesity Surgery. He has performed Gastric Band surgery for 7 years and Sleeve gastrectomies since 2012. Sleeve gastrectomy has gradually overtaken Gastric banding as the most common bariatric surgery performed by Dr Crawford. Much of Dr Crawford’s focus has been Mastery of complex hepatobiliary surgery. Dr Crawford led the Liver Transplant Surgery team at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for many years. Dr Crawford has matured in his surgical practice alongside the development of laparoscopic surgery for various indications, making him an expert in many procedures laparoscopically. Dr Crawford routinely performs many operations with “key-hole” surgery. His laparoscopic operations include: Gallbladder and biliary surgery, inguinal and incisional herniae, distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, adrenalectomy, bariatric surgery and some liver resections.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Mater Hospital Sydney
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- RPAH Medical Centre
- The Mater Medical Centre
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
- Medical Conditions
- Obesity
- Hernia
- Medical Interventions
- Obesity Surgery
- Sleeve Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic
- Liver transplant
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Topics
- Obesity Surgery
Practice Locations
NSW
- RPAH Medical Centre
- Address
- Suite 314, 100 Carillon Ave
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9159 6146
- Fax
- 02 9557 1176
- The Mater Medical Centre
- Address
- 198 Pacific Highway
North Sydney NSW 2060
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9159 6146
- Fax
- 02 9557 1176
