St Vincents Private Hospitals

Biography

Associate Professor Michael Talbot is a specialist in general surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery, bariatric surgery, cancer and oesophageal physiology.

After graduating from the University of Otago, he completed his internship in Wellington, New Zealand before commencing residency and surgical training in Sydney at St Vincent's Hospital. In 2001, he graduated from Advanced Surgical Training and went on to complete further subspecialty training in Glasgow, UK. 

A/Prof Talbot has been a pioneer of complex bariatric surgery in NSW. He performed Australasia's first robotic bariatric and oesophageal surgical procedures and is one of very few clinicians in Australia experienced in newly-introduced endoscopic therapies to manage early tumours and oesophageal functional disorders. 

A/Prof Talbot offers the full range of endoscopic and surgical treatments for neoplasia in the oesophagus and stomach and runs New South Wales' longest established high resolution oesophageal diagnostic lab. 

He finds the time spent with his patients to be the most enjoyable part of his job, "Talking to patients and trying to find the least intrusive surgical treatment for the problems they are trying to beat is a constantly challenging and rewarding job."