Common Conditions

Your child may be referred to a Paediatric Surgeon for a wide variety of conditions. 

Here are some of the most common conditions that we see. 

Urinary & Bladder Conditions
Other Conditions
Our Locations

Our surgeons are mainly located in Brisbane, and Dr Patel travels to Sunshine Coast for consultations and surgery.

Consultations can occur for anyone in Queensland and northern New South Wales over video conference technology.

Professor Craig McBride

BHB MBChB PhD FRACS FACS

About

Craig’s just entering his third decade of providing surgical care, and brings that experience to paediatric and neonatal surgery. His particular areas of expertise are in thoracic and hepatobiliary surgery for children, as well as burns and trauma. He is a Senior Paediatric Surgeon at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, and the Medical Lead for Clinical Governance and Improvement at Children’s Health Queensland.

He sits on a number of committees, both national and international, aimed at furthering surgical education, research, and clinical care.

In 2023 he was made a Professor of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Queensland. His research and teaching interests involve the University of Queensland, Griffith University, Bond University, and Queen Mary University of London.

When he has spare time he spends it with his family, trying to understand the changing taste in music genres of his two growing sons.

Education

  • The University of Queensland
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • The University of Auckland

Speciality

  • Paediatric General Surgery
  • Paediatric Burns Surgery
  • Paediatric Thoracic Surgery
  • Paediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Advanced Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
  • Medical & Surgical Education

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