Dr Cameron Schauer

Dr Schauer has a particular subspecialist interest in endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy). In particular, detection and endoscopic treatment of early cancer, specifically screening and surveillance for oesphageal, gastric and colon cancer.
Dr Schauer also has widely published and presented research on patient satisfaction and comfort in endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colorectal cancer risk factors, symptoms and signs, colonoscopy polyp surveillance and hepatitis B, C and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).

For further information about Cameron, procedures and conditions please see:
https://www.csgastro.co.nz/

Dr Schauer is half German and half Chinese, was born in Japan, but grew up in Whangarei. He completed his medical training in Auckland University, and has practiced in Whangarei, Tauranga, Middlemore and Auckland City hospitals, including at the New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit.

In 2019 he was the first New Zealander to be awarded fellowship role in Tokyo, Japan, where under the tutelage of Dr Ken Ohata, a leading world expert, he was able to learn new endoscopic techniques to improve patient comfort peforming gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as enhanced techniques to pick up subtle abnormalities and methods to accurately diagnose early cancer. If diagnosed early, pre-cancers or cancers may be safely and completely removed without the need for invasive surgery or chemotherapy.

• New Zealand Representative for the Asian-Pacific Society For Digestive Endoscopy
• New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology
• Fellow of the Australasian College of Physicians, Adult Medicine Division