Reception Phone: 03 968 3100 Fax: 03 968 3101
christchurch@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Nicole Forster
Mr John Frye
MB ChB 1993 Auckland; FRACS 2002
Practising at
Southern Cross Christchurch HospitalSpecialty
General SurgeryFull NZ Registration Date
23 December 1993Private Services
Christchurch Colorectal
21 Caledonian Road
St Albans
Christchurch
(03) 968 3140
Special Clinical Interest(s)
Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
- Advanced endoscopic resection techniques
Laparoscopic Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Diverticular Disease
- Hernia
- Inguinal / groin
- Abdominal - incisional and spigelian
- Gallbladder - cholecystectomy
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery
- TAMIS (Transanal minimally invasive surgery)
- TART (Transanal resection of tumour)
- HAL (Haemorrhoidal artery ligation) with RAR (Rectoanal repair) and other techniques to reduce post haemorrhoidectomy pain
Anorectal Conditions
- Haemorrhoids
- Anal Fistula
- Anal
- Pilonidal disease.
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Pelvic floor disorders
- Incontinence, constipation and obstructed defaecation
- Rectal prolapse and intussusception.
Professional Profile
John Frye is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon practising in Christchurch. John is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Otago, Christchurch.
John obtained his Fellowship in General Surgery after training at Christchurch and other NZ centres. John then undertook post fellowship subspeciality training in colon and rectal surgery at prestigious international institutions - the Royal London Hospital, Concord Hospital, Sydney and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
John is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Fellow of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, and Fellow of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand. John has published and presented nationally and internationally on a number of different colorectal and surgical conditions.
John is a specialist and an enthusiast for the appropriate use of "keyhole" surgery. John routinely performs laparoscopic and transanal minimally invasive procedures which offers improved patient recovery. John is also trained to use the Da Vinci Robotic platform for robotic-assisted surgery.
