Profile
Dr Fraser has a number of clinical and research interests within the fields of gastroenterology and endoscopy.
Specialty
Luminal gastroenterologist and gastrointestinal endoscopist
Clinical Interests
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, enteroscopy and colonoscopy)
- Colon cancer prevention including bowel cancer screening and removal of polyps by colonoscopy
- Minimally invasive endoscopic procedures
- Making endoscopy easier/more comfortable for patients
- Gastro-oesophageal (acid) reflux and dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Small bowel conditions (Crohn's disease, polyps, tumours, bleeding and strictures)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Inflammatory bowel disease, functional bowel and motility disorders
- General gastroenterology
Procedures performed
- Colonoscopy
- Double balloon colonoscopy (useful when conventional colonoscopy is difficult or painful)
- Gastroscopy
- Transnasal (through the nose) gastroscopy (no sedation required)
- Capsule endoscopy (oesophageal, small bowel and colon)
- Advanced enteroscopy (single balloon, double balloon and spiral enteroscopy)
- Removal of polyps by polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
- Stenting, balloon dilatation, clipping, argon plasma coagulation, tattooing, etc
- Gastric and jejunal feeding tube insertion
- Endoscopic anti-reflux procedures
Research
- Capsule endoscopy
- Small bowel endoscopy
- Transnasal gastroscopy
- Difficult colonoscopy
- Endoscopic anti-reflux therapy
- Minimally invasive endoscopy
- Endoscopic surgical techniques
