Dr Michael Talbot is a Specialist in Bariatric Surgery, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Therapeutic Endoscopy/ERCP, Oesophageal Physiology and Reflux. He progressed to become an Associate Professor in 2015.
Education & Training
After graduating from the University of Otago in 1992 with Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, he completed his Internship in Wellington, NZ before commencing residency and surgical training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. In 2001 he graduated from Advanced Surgical Training (Fellowship of Royal Australian College of Surgeons, FRACS) in Sydney South Eastern rotation, then went on to complete further subspecialty training as the Lister Lecturer in Surgery at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.
Returning to Sydney he commenced consultant practice at St George and Wollongong Hospitals in 2003 as a UNSW Senior Lecturer in Surgery. In 2005 he consolidated his public hospital appointment at St George Hospital and currently consults as a Specialist at a number of other sites in Sydney and Wollongong (click here for locations).
A/Prof Michael Talbot teaches and supervises undergraduate Medical Students, Surgical Registrars and Fellows on campus at UNSW and St George Hospital. He is also involved in RACS postgraduate training programs.
Specialities
During his career Dr Talbot has been a pioneer of complex Bariatric Surgery in NSW and for the last two decades has had the highest caseload of these patients in the state. He performed Australasia’s first Robotic Bariatric and Oesophageal Surgical procedures.
Dr Talbot offers the full range of Endoscopic and Surgical treatments for Neoplasia in the Oesophagus and Stomach, and runs NSW’s longest-established High-Resolution Oesophageal Diagnostic Lab. He is one of the very few clinicians in Australia experienced in newly introduced Endoscopic Therapies to manage early Tumours and Oesophageal Functional Disorders.
Professional Profile
Professional Membership
A/Prof Michael Talbot is a member of the following organisations:
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; Australian Medical Association; American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; American Society of Gastroenterological Endoscopy; ANZ Gastro-Oesophageal Surgeons Association (foundation member); ANZ Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society; International Federation for Surgery of Obesity; Australasian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association.
Positions
- Head of Department: Upper GI Surgery: St George Hospital
- Chairman: Department of Surgery and the Medical Advisory Committee: St George Private Hospital
- President: ANZ Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society 2019-2020
- Executive Committee/Treasurer: Sydney Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society
- Surgical Representative: The Obesity Collective
- Founding Director/Secretary: Upper GastroIntestinal & Metabolic Research Foundation
SRC Master Surgeon
SRC (Surgical Review Corporation) is an internationally recognised accreditation that is achieved by providing the highest quality of care to patients, as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. An SRC accreditation helps patients identify and connect with elite healthcare providers who deliver the safest, highest quality of care. A/Prof Michael Talbot has been an SRC-accredited Master Surgeon in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery since 2012.
Research
A/Prof Michael Talbot is continually involved in the research of Upper Gastrointestinal disorders, Bariatrics and other related conditions. To learn more about the peer reviewed publications that A/Prof Talbot has taken part in please visit our Research section.
A/Prof Talbot is also a reviewer of the following Medical Journals:
Medical Journal of Australia; ANZ Journal of Surgery; Obesity Surgery Journal of Metabolic Surgery and Allied Care; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases Journal.
Book an Appointment
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