Dr Patricia Kaazan MD, FRACP is a consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. She has a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), clinical nutrition, bowel cancer surveillance and disorders of the gut-brain interaction.
Patricia was born and raised in Lebanon and holds a MD from the Lebanese University.
She moved to Australia in late 2012 and completed her physician training at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network and her gastroenterology training between the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Logan Hospital. She then completed a two-year luminal fellowship at Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane) with a special focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), clinical nutrition and endoscopy.
She holds a graduate diploma in abdominal sonography and is a member of the International Bowel Ultrasound (IBUS) Group, having completed her training at the Mater hospital in Brisbane.
She is accredited to perform endoscopies, colonoscopies and capsule endoscopies.
She is currently undertaking a PhD examining the impact of obesity and visceral adiposity on inflammatory bowel disease.
She is passionate about medical education and is actively involved in trainees teaching and supervision, podcasts, and educational meetings.
She is a regular invited speaker in local, national and international meetings.
Patricia is a member of SA group of specialists and IBDSA, a dedicated private IBD service with gastroenterologists, surgeons, psychologists, dieticians, radiologists and IBD nurses.
She consults at Calvary Adelaide Hospital and 480 Windsor Gardens Specialist centre. She performs gastrointestinal ultrasound (GiUS) at Calvary Adelaide and endoscopic procedures at Calvary Adelaide and Tennyson centre.
She holds a public appointment at Flinders Medical Centre.
Patricia offers individualised, compassionate care in a warm and respectful environment.
She speaks 3 languages: English, Arabic and French.