invercargill@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Jo McLeod
Mr Julian Speight
MB BS 1993 London; FRACS (GS) 2007
Practising at
Southern Cross Invercargill HospitalSpecialty
Endoscopy (Gastroenterology)General Surgery
Full NZ Registration Date
06 June 2003Private Services
Mr Julian Speight - General Surgeon
Special Clinical Interest(s)
- Hernia surgery
- Gallbladder surgery (laparoscopic and open)
- Varicose veins
- Removal of skin cancers (including melanomas) and other minor skin surgery
- Bowel cancer surgery (including laparoscopic bowel resections)
- Surgery for diverticular disease (including laparoscopic surgery)
- Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (including laparoscopic surgery)
- Rectal prolapse, as well as haemorrhoids, anal fissures, perianal fistulas (and other perianal problems)
- Endoscopies (gastroscopies, colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopies)
- Pilonidal disease
- Laparoscopi and open herina repairs
Professional Profile
I am a general and colorectal surgeon offering clinics in both Invercargill and Queenstown.
I trained at St Thomas' Hospital in London and then gained my Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 1999. I came out to New Zealand for a year in 1996 as part of my Edinburgh Fellowship, and was taken by the beauty of the landscape and the friendliness of New Zealanders. After I'd gained my Edinburgh Fellowship I emigrated to New Zealand and joined the training scheme for the Australasian College of Surgeons.
I gained my Fellowship to the Australasian College of Surgeons in 2007, and then spent a further year working at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) Bath, UK. In Bath I gained additional training in colorectal surgery, particularly in laparoscopic bowel surgery.
I returned to New Zealand in 2008 to take up my position as Consultant General Surgeon here in Invercargill. I am currently the Chairman of the Senior Medical Staff here in Southland, and am on a number of committees.