Mr Jacob McCormick 

MBBS MMedSc FRACS

Colorectal Surgeon 

Mr Jacob McCormick - Colorectal Surgeon - Melbourne Colorectal & Endoscopy

Dr Jacob McCormick is a specialist Colorectal Surgeon, consulting privately at Melbourne Colorectal and Endoscopy. He also holds public appointments at Royal Melbourne Hospital where he is the head of the Colorectal Unit and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. 

Educational Background and Training

Dr McCormick studied medicine at the University of Tasmania and completed his general surgical training at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. He subsequently completed three years of specialist colorectal fellowships in Australia and New Zealand and is a member of CSSANZ. He has a Master of Medical Science from the University of Otago focusing on multivisceral and extended resections for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. 

Mr McCormick’s areas of interest include:
  • Robotic and laparoscopic surgery
  • Diverticular disease
  • Surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Locally advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer/exenteration surgery
  • Peritoneal carcinomatosis and pseudomyxoma peritonii 

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