Medical expertise and background of Mr Siraj Rajaratnam

Siraj specialises in the management of the full range of colorectal conditions including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, and minor anorectal conditions such as haemorrhoids, fissures, and fistulas. He has a particular interest in pelvic floor disorders such as rectal prolapse and faecal incontinence.

Siraj also provides colonoscopy and general surgery such as gallbladder, hernia and skin surgery.

Siraj is a New Zealand born and trained General Surgeon. He has sub-specialty expertise in Colorectal Surgery and has been a consultant surgeon at Waitemata DHB since February 2013.

Siraj has completed prestigious colorectal fellowships in Cambridge and Oxford, United Kingdom, where he gained expertise in modern surgical techniques such as laparoscopic colorectal surgery and Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HALO).

Siraj is a member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) and the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons (NZAGS).

Siraj is the current Chair of the Northern Cancer Network Bowel Tumour Stream, a member of the National Bowel Cancer Working Group, and a Fellowship examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.