Rate My Professor Paul Manuel

Manuel's academic interests focus on trauma, acute care and emergency general surgery, colorectal surgery, hernia surgery, surgical endoscopy, and surgical critical care. He co-authored the article 'Vernix caseosa peritonitis: A novel case with colonic perforation' published in the New Zealand Medical Journal in 2023 (Hart et al., 136(1575), 72-75). As Coordinator for University of Otago fourth-year medical students, he plays a key role in surgical education at Southland Hospital. His dedication to teaching has been recognized with the University of Otago's Consultant Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2024 for the Invercargill campus and the Senior Medical Officer Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2021. Manuel holds memberships in the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons, and the Rural Surgery Section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, contributing to professional development in general and rural surgery.