John Cartmill

Biography

 Professor John Cartmill is the Professor of Surgery at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Chairman of Macquarie GI and has been instrumental in the development of Macquarie University Hospital. A Colorectal Surgeon with training in the Cleveland Clinic, he has interests in provision of innovative new technologies, improved health care delivery, and enhancing medical communication and teaching.

Research Interest

 Many of the commonest gastrointestinal symptoms present to the Colorectal surgeon; abdominal, rectal or anal pain, bleeding from the bowel, change of bowel habit - these patient experiences can be expressions of simple benign problems or complex and even life threatening conditions. My clinical interests span these conditions; bowel, rectal or anal cancer through to the management of diverticulosis and its complications, inflammatory bowel disease, hernia and incontinence. I am interested in colonoscopy, minimally invasive and conventional "open" surgery. The equipment and expertise available at Macquarie University Hospital allows me to bring the latest and most up to date of technologies to bear on abdominal, rectal, anal and other gastrointestinal problems. I am particularly interested in quality improvement and patient safety. I am also interested in medical communication. This includes communication between people working together, between patient and doctor and between cultures.