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Contact Details

Email
tamara.glyn@cdhb.health.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer and General Surgeon
Department
Department of Surgery and Critical Care (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MB ChB(Auc) FRACS
Research summary
Inflammatory bowel disease; bowel cancer

Research

Tamara Glyn is a general and colorectal surgeon with a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. She completed a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) followed by a Postgraduate Diploma (Pharmacology) before undertaking medical training, graduating with an MB ChB from the University of Auckland in 2007. Tamara trained in general surgery in South Auckland, Palmerston North and Whangarei, being awarded her FRACS in 2014.

She completed the International Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester MN, USA) in 2015 and subsequently spent two further years as a CSSANZ fellow at St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne, Australia) and St James Teaching Hospital (Leeds, UK).

Publications

Glyn, T., Williams, S., Whitehead, M., Eglinton, T., West, N., & Purcell, R. V. (2024). Digital spatial profiling identifies molecular changes involved in development of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Frontiers in Oncology, 14, 1247106. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1247106

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Divinagracia, J., Glyn, T., Choi, H., Divekar, T., Chou, J., Lin, A., Richter, K., & Soliman, N. B. (2024). Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: Multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. British Journal of Surgery, 111(1), znad421. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad421

Pal, A., Chittleborough, T., McCombie, A., Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. A. (2024). Human factors in pelvic exenteration: Themes in high-performing teams. Colorectal Disease, 26, 95-101. doi: 10.1111/codi.16825

To, Y. H., Gibbs, P., Tie, J., Loree, J., Glyn, T., & Degeling, K. (2023). Circulating tumour DNA guided adjuvant chemotherapy decision making in stage II colon cancer: A clinical vignette study. Cancers, 15, 5227. doi: 10.3390/cancers15215227

Waddell, O., Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. (2023). Is it time to reduce the age of screening for colorectal cancer? New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1580), 8-11. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Glyn, T., Wood, V., & Frizelle, F. (2023). Multivisceral and management of recurrent colorectal cancer. In S. R. Steele (Ed.), Steele's colon and rectal surgery. (pp. 460-470). Wolters Kluwer.

Chapter in Book - Research

Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. (2022). Small bowel mesenchymal tumours. In J. A. Windsor, S. Pandanaboyana & A. A. Agarwal (Eds.), Duodenum and small bowel. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Glyn, T., Williams, S., Whitehead, M., Eglinton, T., West, N., & Purcell, R. V. (2024). Digital spatial profiling identifies molecular changes involved in development of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Frontiers in Oncology, 14, 1247106. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1247106

Journal - Research Article

Pal, A., Chittleborough, T., McCombie, A., Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. A. (2024). Human factors in pelvic exenteration: Themes in high-performing teams. Colorectal Disease, 26, 95-101. doi: 10.1111/codi.16825

Journal - Research Article

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Divinagracia, J., Glyn, T., Choi, H., Divekar, T., Chou, J., Lin, A., Richter, K., & Soliman, N. B. (2024). Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: Multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. British Journal of Surgery, 111(1), znad421. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad421

Journal - Research Article

Jain, A., Gormly, K. L., Glyn, T., Sammour, T., Koay, E. J., Oar, A., … Vatandoust, S. (2023). Management of rectal cancer in the era of total neoadjuvant therapy and watch and wait: A multidisciplinary team discussion at the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Annual Scientific Meeting 2022. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13974

Journal - Research Article

Lee, M. S., Thomas, A., Pearson, J. F., Purcell, R., Frizelle, F., & Glyn, T. (2023). Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with appendicitis over the age of 40 years. Colorectal Disease, 25, 624-630. doi: 10.1111/codi.16429

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, N., Gatenby, G., Waddell, O., Purcell, R., Keenan, J., Pearson, J. F., Frizelle, F., & Glyn, T. (2023). Early onset colorectal cancer in Canterbury, New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, 2148-2154. doi: 10.1111/ans.18357

Journal - Research Article

To, Y. H., Gibbs, P., Tie, J., Loree, J., Glyn, T., & Degeling, K. (2023). Circulating tumour DNA guided adjuvant chemotherapy decision making in stage II colon cancer: A clinical vignette study. Cancers, 15, 5227. doi: 10.3390/cancers15215227

Journal - Research Article

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including, Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lim, E., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Egbuji, J., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., & Lahood, Z. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 77(1), 28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563

Journal - Research Article

Kim, E., Fernando, C., McCombie, A., Bailey, W., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Porter, C., Wakeman, C., & Creagh, T. (2022). Abdominal and perineal hernia rates following vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap reconstruction : A supraregional experience. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 75, 1158-1163. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.002

Journal - Research Article

The POSTVenTT Study Collaborative, including Wright, D., Brown, A. W., Allen-Brough, C., Kieser, D. C., Roake, J., Lyons, O., Lim, E. T., Glyn, T., Roberts, E., Siggins, L., Gandhi, K., Huang, J., Hart, A., & Amer, M. (2022). The management of peri-operative anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery in Australia and New Zealand: A prospective cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia, 217(9), 487-493. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51725

Journal - Research Article

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including, Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Rennie, S., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lim, E., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., Gaston, M., & Haimona, M. (2021). Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76, 1454-1464. doi: 10.1111/anae.15560

Journal - Research Article

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including, Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Rennie, S., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lim, E., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., Gaston, M., & Haimona, M. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: Data from an international prospective cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 108, 1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101

Journal - Research Article

COVIDSurg Collaborative, and GlobalSurg Collaborative, including, Wright, D., Benson, R., Kieser, D., Rennie, S., Clifford, Z., Frizelle, F., Glyn, T., Lyons, O., O'Grady, M., Roake, J., Ailabouni, R., Alqassab, M., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Hawkins, R., Oliver, T., Saw, K. S., Gaston, M., & Haimona, M. (2021). Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76, 748-758. doi: 10.1111/anae.15458

Journal - Research Article

Gatenby, G., Glyn, T., Pearson, J., Gearry, R., & Eglinton, T. (2021). The long-term incidence of dysplasia and colorectal cancer in a Crohn’s colitis population-based cohort. Colorectal Disease, 23, 2399-2406. doi: 10.1111/codi.15756

Journal - Research Article

Glyn Mullaney, T., & Frizelle, F. (2020). Quality of life outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer. Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery, 31, 100767. doi: 10.1016/j.scrs.2020.100767

Journal - Research Article

Glyn Mullaney, T., McCombie, A., Wakeman, C., Eglinton, T., & Gearry, R. (2020). Surveillance for dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: An updated national survey of colonoscopic practice in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1517), 56-65. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

Hawkins, A. T., Wise, P. E., Chan, T., Lee, J. T., Glyn Mullaney, T., Wood, V., Eglinton, T., Frizelle, F., … Lightner, A. L. (2020). Diverticulitis: An update from the age old paradigm. Current Problems in Surgery, 57, 100862. doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2020.100862

Journal - Research Article

Tranter-Entwistle, I., Mullaney, T. G., Noah, K., Pearson, J., Falvey, J., Gearry, R., & Eglinton, T. (2020). Long-term incidence of dysplasia and colorectal cancer in an ulcerative colitis population-based cohort. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90, 821-825. doi: 10.1111/ans.15686

Journal - Research Article

Mullaney, T. G., Lam, D., Kluger, R., & D’Souza, B. (2019). Randomized controlled trial of probiotic use for post‐colonoscopy symptoms. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89, 234-238. doi: 10.1111/ans.14883

Journal - Research Article

Duchalais, E., Glyn Mullaney, T., Spears, G. M., Kelley, S. R., Mathis, K., Harmsen, W. S., & Larson, D. W. (2018). Prognostic value of pathological node status after neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer. British Journal of Surgery, 105(11), 1501-1509. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10867

Journal - Research Article

Mullaney, T. G., Lightner, A. L., Johnston, M., Kelley, S. R., Larson, D. W., & Dozois, E. J. (2018). A systematic review of minimally invasive surgery for retrorectal tumors. Techniques in Coloproctology, 22(4), 255-263. doi: 10.1007/s10151-018-1781-6

Journal - Research Article

Segal, J. P., Penez, L., Elkady, S. M., Worley, G. H. T., McLaughlin, S. D., Mullish, B. H., … Glyn, T., … Hart, A. L. (2018). Long term outcomes of initial infliximab therapy for inflammatory pouch pathology: A multi-Centre retrospective study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 53(9), 1051-1058. doi: 10.1080/00365521.2018.1496271

Journal - Research Article

Glyn, T., & Lightner, A. L. (2023). Inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Digestive Disease Interventions. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1760425

Journal - Research Other

Glyn, T., Oar, A., Vatandoust, S., Heriot, A., & Jain, A. (2023). Rectal cancer treatment: An embarrassment of riches? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, 2293-2294. doi: 10.1111/ans.18634

Journal - Research Other

Waddell, O., Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. (2023). Is it time to reduce the age of screening for colorectal cancer? New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1580), 8-11. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Journal - Research Other

Waddell, O., McLauchlan, J., McCombie, A., Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. (2023). Quality of life in early-onset colorectal cancer patients: Systematic review. BJS Open, 7(3), zrad030. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad030

Journal - Research Other

Glyn, T., & Purcell, R. (2022). Circulating bacterial DNA: A new paradigm for cancer diagnostics [Mini review]. Frontiers in Medicine, 9, 831096. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.831096

Journal - Research Other

Shine, R. J., Glyn, T., & Frizelle, F. (2022). Pelvic exenteration: A review of current issues/controversies. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, 2822-2828. doi: 10.1111/ans.17734

Journal - Research Other

Glyn, T., Sagar, P., & Frizelle, F. (2021). Re: Malignant transformation of tailgut cysts is significantly higher than previously reported: Systematic review of cases in the literature. Colorectal Disease, 23(11), 3027. doi: 10.1111/codi.15908

Journal - Research Other

REACCT Collaborative, including Frizelle, F., & Glyn, T. (2021). Characteristics of early-onset vs late-onset colorectal cancer: A review. JAMA Surgery, 156(9), 865-874. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2380

Journal - Research Other

Espiner, E., Hart, S., Poole, G., Glyn Mullaney, T., & Hoh, S. M. (2020). Beyond COVID-19: Five actions which would improve the health of all New Zealanders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1515), 125-127. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Mullaney, T. G., & D’Souza, B. (2019). Mesenteric cyst: An uncommon cause of acute abdomen. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89(3), E98-E99. doi: 10.1111/ans.14067

Journal - Research Other

Mullaney, T., & Eglinton, T. (2019). The cost of colorectal complications in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1497), 6-8. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Mullaney, T., & Frizelle, F. (2019). Where are we going with cancer treatment in New Zealand? New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1491), 7-10. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Burke, J. R., Armstrong, G., Mullaney, T., & Jayne, D. (2018). Intra‐operative fluorescence angiography facilitates tailored resection in ischaemic colitis: A video vignette. Colorectal Disease, 20(11), 1050. doi: 10.1111/codi.14403

Journal - Research Other

Mullaney, T. G., Lightner, A. L., Johnston, M., Keck, J., & Wattchow, D. A. (2018). ‘Watch and wait’ after chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88(9), 836-841. doi: 10.1111/ans.14352

Journal - Research Other

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