Dr. Nigel Da Silva

Dr. Nigel Da Slive is a colorectal surgeon who specializes in colonoscopy procedures. He offers his services under Surgical Specialists, Adelaide, South Australia. Dr. Nigel Da Silva completed his Advanced surgical training in hospitals across Adelaide including Flinders Medical Centre and the Royal Adelaide Hospital and obtained Fellowship in 2017. He also attained a Masters of Surgery (MS) through dissertation in 2019 from The University of Melbourne, focusing on Colorectal cancer resection outcomes. He completed an additional 3 years of sub-speciality training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Lyell McEwin Hospital (Adelaide), St James University Hospital (Leeds, UK) and Flinders Medical Centre (Adelaide). St James University Hospital being one of the largest colorectal centres in Europe allowed him to further develop his skills.

He specializes in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery and increases his exposure to complex inflammatory bowel disease and recurrent rectal cancer including techniques in complex pelvic surgery.

He is also an expert in general surgical procedures such as laparoscopic and open repair of inguinal and other hernias, cholecystectomies & appendicectomies.

Specializing in treatment of general colorectal disease including colorectal cancer, benign colorectal disease such as diverticular disease and anal diseases such as anal fissures, fistula, haemorrhoids, and anal cancers. He has GESA accreditation for endoscopic procedures and deals with patients needing colonoscopy for national bowel screening program.

Hospitals

• Ashford Hospital
• Calvary Adelaide Hospital
• Calvary Central Districts Hospital
• Port Pirie Regional Health Service
• Lyell McEwin Hospital
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Consulting Locations

• St Peters
• Unihealth Playford
• Port Pirie
• Paragon Medical Centre