Dr Craig TaylorMBBS(Hons) FRACS ANZMOSS
Gastrointestinal, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon
One of Sydney's most experienced surgeons.
Dr Craig Taylor is one of the most experienced and highly regarded Specialist Surgeons in Sydney. He has performed 10,000 Gastrointestinal and Weightloss procedures, with significant experience in corrective and revisional surgery to resolve problems after previous procedures, and regularly manages high risk patients with major medical conditions, some with extreme obesity: Dr Taylor performed a sleeve gastrectomy on the largest patient ever to undergo surgery in Australia at 370kg.
His focus on precision in surgical technique and strict post-operative standards ensure that Dr Taylor’s complication rates are amongst the lowest in the world. He has pioneered many advances in surgical technique, short stay surgical protocols, and multi-disciplinary team management to ensure his patients receive the best possible care.
Dr Taylor is highly committed to education and actively involved in teaching other doctors, nurses and medical students. He is affiliated with the University of Sydney and the University of Notre Dame, has trained numerous surgeons from all over Australia and abroad who have worked under his guidance at Concord hospital Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Fellowship program or have attended Bariatric Masterclass Clinical Immersions at the Mater Private hospital. He is frequently invited to speak at surgical conferences around Australia, is a published author of more than 25 papers in the medical literature and continues to actively research improved outcomes in bariatric surgery.
Dr Taylor graduated from the University of Sydney in 1997 and qualified as a General Surgeon in 2004 with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He then undertook a further three years of subspeciality training in Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery in Queensland, France and the United States to gain his Specialist Surgeon qualifications. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgical Society (ANZMOSS), Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA), and International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO).