Rate My Professor Tim Eglinton

Professor Tim Eglinton serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Otago, Christchurch, where he practices as a Colorectal and General Surgeon. He earned his MBChB and MMedSc degrees from the University of Otago, obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in General Surgery in 2005, and holds fellowships from the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSSANZ). Following his FRACS qualification, he pursued advanced post-fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at institutions in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Adelaide, Australia. Professor Eglinton is deeply committed to enhancing patient outcomes in surgical diseases through clinical practice, research, and education. He contributes to undergraduate medical teaching and supervises Master of Medical Science and PhD students.

Professor Eglinton's research focuses on inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and artificial intelligence applications in surgery. He has published extensively on colorectal and other surgical conditions, earning international awards and scholarships for his work. Key publications include 'The role of artificial intelligence in pre-operative prediction of completeness of cytoreduction for peritoneal surface malignancies: A scoping review' (2026, European Journal of Surgical Oncology), 'CT-based radiomics–clinical machine-learning model to predict completeness of cytoreduction in colorectal peritoneal metastases' (2026, Colorectal Disease), 'Computed tomography colonography performs poorly in detection of sessile serrated lesions' (2025, New Zealand Medical Journal), 'Bacterial lipopolysaccharide alters DNA methylation in colorectal cancer cells' (2025, Clinical Epigenetics), and 'Long term functional outcomes after transabdominal versus transanal total mesorectal excision: A matched comparative study' (2025, ANZ Journal of Surgery). He previously chaired the Australia and New Zealand Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery and holds elected membership in professional surgical organizations.