Dr. Richard Simpson

Dr Richard Simpson is a Specialist Colorectal Surgeon with over twenty years of experience and is a member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) and is accredited with the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) for colonoscopy and gastroscopy.

After being awarded his Fellowship by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in General Surgery in 1998 he completed four years of specialist Colorectal training. The first two years were undertaken in the United Kingdom and at St George Colorectal Surgical Unit in Sydney. This was followed by two years on the Australia and New Zealand Training Board Program for Colon and Rectal Surgery (ANZTBCRS). These years were spent in Prince of Wales Colorectal Surgical Unit in Sydney, and Box Hill and St Vincent's Private Colorectal Units in Melbourne. Completion of the program provides membership into the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Dr Simpson is involved in the teaching and education of surgical trainees (including Colorectal Fellows), junior doctors and medical students. Dr Simpson is committed to providing the highest quality Colorectal Surgery. He attends Colorectal conferences both nationally and internationally. He has a strong network of Colorectal surgical colleagues both in Australia and abroad. He has a particular interest in laparoscopic (keyhole) colorectal surgery.

Dr Simpson is a Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) at Gosford Public Hospital and attends Private patients at Gosford Private Hospital and Brisbane Waters Private Hospital. He is the proud father of five children, including seven-year-old identical twin boys.