Dr Hugh Giddings

MBBS(hons), BMedSci, MS, FRACS, CSSANZ, PhD

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Languages: English

Specialties

  • Colorectal
  • General Surgery

Areas of Interest

  • Colorectal cancer
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Pelvic floor disorders
  • Endometriosis surgery

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney, NSW

Suite 408, 438 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010

T: 02 8382 6450

F: 02 8088 6205

E: admin@sydneycolorectalclinic.com.au

Biography

Dr Giddings received his postgraduate medical degree from the University of Sydney in 2010 (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with honours). He went on to complete his general surgical fellowship (FRACS) with the Royal Australia College of Surgeons in 2020, including several years training at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney.

Following this Dr Giddings was the Notaras Scholar through the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand, with clinical posts at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney where he trained in advanced oncological colorectal surgery, and The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital specialising in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. An additional honorary fellowship was undertaken at St Mark’s Hospital in the United Kingdom with a focus on the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease, and complex proctology.

Dr Giddings has a strong research background having presented both nationally and internationally, and was awarded the Royal Australian College of Surgeons Mark Killingback research prize in 2025. He recently completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis looking at the trends in surgical workload, outcomes following surgery, and the quality of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgical care in Australia. Dr Giddings continues to be involved in collaborative research and is a member of the Australia and New Zealand inflammatory bowel disease consortium, and the scientific, medical, and quality of care advisory committee for Crohn’s Colitis Australia.