About

Mr Simpson completed his medicine/law degree at Monash University in 2002. He then trained in General Surgery at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne before becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011. He completed two years of specialist colorectal training as a member of the Australian & New Zealand Colorectal Fellowship Training Program. This was followed by an international Colorectal Fellowship at the world renowned Mayo Clinic, USA.  Mr Simpson is a Specialist Colorectal Surgeon and a member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand. He is widely published in the field of colorectal surgery and has an active interest in education and research. He has public hospital appointments at The Alfred Hospital and Seymour Hospital and operates privately as part of the Colorectal Consulting Group at Cabrini Hospital Malvern and Holmeslgen Private Hospital Moorabbin.

Subspecialty interests include:

  • Inflammatory bowel disease - surgical management of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease

  • Complex pelvic tumors - all rectal cancers and pre-sacral lesions

  • Enhanced recovery techniques - designed to reduce the physiological stress of surgery

  • Laparoscopic surgery - minimally invasive colorectal surgery

  • Robotic surgery - minimally invasive technique to improve outcomes for rectal dissection

Qualifications:

Postgraduate Studies
2012   USMLE accreditation in the United States
2012   Conjoint committee certified for the Recognition of Training                     Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Colonoscopy
2012   Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)

Tertiary Qualifications
2002   Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Monash University
2002   Bachelor of Laws, Monash University

Awards

2011   Phil Douglas Education Prize: Best Podium Presentation at the Colorectal    Fellows Training Meeting
2006 The Alan, Ahda and Evi Selwyn Family Research Scholarship in Clinical Surgery
2006Finalist in the 'Sir Edward Hughes Memorial Research Prize in Surgery
2006Winner of best poster - Cabrini Research Day - Gastric emptying post oesophagectomy
2000Vic Health Award for Excellence in Health Promotion, Monash University

Publications

Chu DI, Schlieve CR, Colibaseanu DT, Simpson PJ, Wagie AE, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Surgical Site infections (SSis) after stoma reversal (SR): risk factors, implications, and protective strategies. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Feb;19(2):327-43. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2649-3. Epub 2014 Sep 13. 

Poglase A, Simpson P, McMurrick P, et al. Continuous wound infusion of local anaesthetic for the control of pain after elective abdominal colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; Vol 50; 12: 2158-2167

Simpson P, Ooi C, Chong J, Smith A, Baldey A, Staples A, Staples M, Woods S. Does the use of Nizatidine, as a prokinetic agent, improve gastric emptying in patients post oesophagectomy? J Gastrointestinal Surg 2009; 13: 13: 432-37

Simpson P, McMurric P, Polglase A, Koh C. Comparison of equipment management and cleaning protocols for rigid sigmoidoscopy. ANZJ Surg Oct 2010: Vol 80, 10; 728-731

Book Chapter, 5000 words. "The Place of Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer; Current Evidence". Published in the training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery education materials 2011

Book chapter, 5000 words. "Perineal procedures for rectal prolapse." Published in the Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery education materials 2012.

Ryan J, Simpson P, McLaughlin S. Education and Imaging: Gastrointestinal: Omental Infarction. J Gastroentorology Hepatol 2013;28(2):378

Simpson P, Kehl J, Rose P, Dozois E. Heterogenous malignant presacral teratoma with locally destructive benign intrasacral component. Techniques in coloproctology. Nov 1 2013 DOI:10.1007/s10151-103-1087-7

Simpson P, Wise K, Merchea A, Cheville J.C, Moir C, Larson D.W, Dozois E.J, Surgical Outcomes in Adults with Benign and malignant Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A single Institute Experience of 26 Cases. Dis Colon Rectum July 2014 57:7; 851-857