Dr Brian Draganic

Dr Draganic is a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at University of Newcastle and Head of Colorectal Surgical Department at John Hunter Hospital. He graduated from the University of Newcastle in 1990 and completed general surgical training in the Hunter before completing his Australian Colorectal Fellowship at Concord and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals and gaining further experience in UK before commencing practice in Newcastle.

Since then he has established, developed and led the Colorectal Unit at John Hunter Hospital from a two surgeon Newcastle service to a multiple medical, nursing and allied health unit providing 24 hr subspecialty colorectal surgical care for patients from the Hunter, New England and mid North Coast regions. He has leadership roles at John Hunter and Newcastle Private Hospital and is active in clinical research and post-graduate education.

His major clinical interests are open and minimally invasive colorectal surgery and endoscopy for cancer, diverticular and inflammatory bowel disease. He has taken care of over 2000 patients and enjoys every aspect of care from diagnosis and surgery, to surveillance and palliative care. He is also a very average triathlete.