Speciality: Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
Tel: 01 8841244 / 085-2426988
Fax: 01 6335151
Email: johnburkeoffice@imeddoc.net
Biography:
Professor Burke is an honours medical graduate of University College Dublin. After higher surgical training in general surgery in Ireland, he completed 2 fellowships in colorectal surgery in world-renowned centers in the USA; at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio focusing on inflammatory bowel disease and complex re-operative surgery and in Florida Hospital, Orlando focusing on advanced minimally invasive surgery. He was appointed to Beaumont Hospital as a consultant general and colorectal surgeon in 2015. He is an editor for the journal Colorectal Disease and is a guideline committee member for the European Society of Coloproctology on the management of Crohn’s disease.
Areas of Interest:
Minimally Invasive (keyhole) surgery
Colorectal cancer & inflammatory bowel disease Anorectal disease (haemhorroids, fissures & fistula) Laparoscopic cholecystectomy – Laparoscopic hernia repair Direct access endoscopy – Direct access minor surgery