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Tim EglintonProfessor and Head of Department
Colorectal Surgeon

MBChB MMedSc FRACS FACS FCSSANZ

Email tim.eglinton@cdhb.health.nz

Tim Eglinton is a Colorectal and General Surgeon and Head of Department of Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Otago, Christchurch.

After obtaining FRACS in General Surgery in 2005, he undertook post fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery in Cambridge, United Kingdom and Adelaide, Australia. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Tim is dedicated to improving the lives of those with surgical diseases and has published widely on colorectal and other surgical conditions and been the recipient of a number of international awards and scholarships. He is the immediate past chair of the ANZ Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery and an elected member of the International Surgical Group.

Tim teaches undergraduate students and supervises MMedSc and PhD candidates.

Research interests

Tim's research interests include:

  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Minimally invasive surgical techniques
  • Artificial Intelligence applications in surgery

Publications

Nikolic, A., Tranter-Entwistle, I., McCombie, A., Connor, S., & Eglinton, T. (2026). Synopsys-CRC: Development of ANZ colorectal cancer synoptic operation reports. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.18951 Journal - Research Other

Vraich, A., Nicholas, E., McCombie, A., Eglinton, T., & Glyn, T. (2026). Contemporary outcomes and restorative pathways following colectomy for inflammatory bowel disease: A tertiary centre cohort from Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1643), 15-23. doi: 10.26635/6965.7513 Journal - Research Article

Buchanan, J., Connor, S., Carey-Smith, B., Pearson, J., & Eglinton, T. (2026). Performance and failure analysis of real-time computer vision in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 96(Suppl. 1), HP002. doi: 10.1111/ans.70592 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Buchanan, J., Connor, S., Eglinton, T., Carey-Smith, B., & Pearson, J. (2026). Governance and liability perceptions after real-world deployment of surgical artificial intelligence. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 96(Suppl. 1), GS069P. doi: 10.1111/ans.70592 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Buchanan, J., Carey-Smith, B., Simcock, C., Tranter-Entwistle, I., Connor, S., Eglinton, T., … Pearson, J. (2026). Developing a surgeon-visible pathway for real-time computer vision in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 96(Suppl. 1), GS054P. doi: 10.1111/ans.70592 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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