Reception Phone: 03 968 3100 Fax: 03 968 3101
christchurch@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Nicole Forster
Mr Prashant Sharma
MB BS 2003 UTAS; FRACS (GS) 2013
Practising at
Southern Cross Christchurch HospitalSpecialty
General SurgeryFull NZ Registration Date
11 January 2006Private Services
Christchurch Colorectal
21 Caledonian Road
St Albans
Christchurch
(03) 968 3140
Special Clinical Interest(s)
Laparoscopic Keyhole Abdominal Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Diverticular Disease
- Hernia
- Inguinal
- Abdominal
- Gallbladder
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery
- TAMIS (Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery)
- TaTME (Trans-Anal Total Mesorectal Excision)
- Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation
Anal Conditions
- Haemorrhoids, Fistula, Fissure
Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Other General Surgical Conditions
- Pilonidal Disease
- Pelvic Floor Disorders and Prolapse
Professional Profile
Prashant Sharma is a Consultant Colorectal amd General Surgeon and Senior Clinical Lecturer at University of Otago.
He obtained his Fellowship in General Surgery in 2012 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Follwing this he undertook subspeciality training in Colorectal Surgery though the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ). He did his fellowship at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, and at Western Hospital in Melbourne.
Prashant is a specialist Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Abdominal surgery and has a special interest in Trans-Anal Mimimally Invasive procedures (TAMIS). This includes an interest in performing Rectal Resection Transanally (TaTME - Trans-anal TME).
He also has an interest in Laparoscopic Hernia surgery, Anorectal conditions including Fistula, Abscesses, Haemorrhoids). He is currently engaged in a Masters Programme with research in Diverticular Disease and Diverticulitis.
