MB ChB 1990 Leicester; MRCP 1995; FRACP 2004

Adrian treats all aspects of gastrointestinal diseases, has a a special interest in nutrition and capsule endoscopy. He strives to ensure his patients have a clear understanding of their condition so they can make decisions about their own health management.

A general gastroenterologist, Adrian performs both diagnostic and advanced therapeutic gastroscopy, colonoscopy and single balloon enteroscopy, polypectomy, stent insertion and dilatation. He also provides a hydrogen breath-testing service to detect FODMAP malabsorption (a common cause of IBS symptoms) and other related disorders.

After his training at Leicester University Medical School (UK), Adrian came to the Bay of Plenty in 1995 as a gastroenterology registrar at Tauranga Hospital. He went back to the UK to finish his training, which included a nutrition and intestinal motility fellowship at Central Middlesex Hospital, London. He then returned to Tauranga Hospital in 2001, where he worked as a specialist for 19 years. Adrian has had a private practice at Promed House since 2007.

During his 13 years as Head of Gastroenterology at the BOPDHB, Adrian established the acute admissions and planning unit, set up the nutrition team and the gastroenterology multidisciplinary meeting. He also initiated the local gastroenterology training programme and was one of the supervisors. Later he joined the Aotearoa New Zealand Advanced Training Subcommittee – Gastroenterology which is a part of the Royal Australasian college of physicians providing oversight of all the New Zealand gastroenterology trainees.

Adrian was the principal investigator of several research studies into GI disease for the Bay of Plenty Clinical School and is now involved in studies through Momentum Research in Promed house (formerly P3 Research).

Gastrointestinal diseases are often chronic, with distressing symptoms. Adrian finds that by listening to and working with his patients, they are able to safely achieve the best outcomes and quality of life. He strongly supports screening and surveillance, particularly with respect to bowel cancer, which can be prevented by safely removing precancerous polyps (growths). These polyps can become bowel cancers if left untreated.

Adrian continues to be involved in training, and travels regularly to Vanuatu where he is teaching Ni-Van physicians diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He is involved in setting up the national hepatitis B screening and treatment service. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/working-to-fight-hepatitis-in-vanuatu/4WACZIXSUBDHUQ4YFHZXMQBNOM/

• Nutrition
• Capsule endoscopy

Physician and Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterologist

14 September 1995

Internal Medicine

English