David Clark

Professor David A Clark Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and University of Queensland, Australia Prof Clark is a visiting colorectal surgeon at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. He qualified from the University of QLD in 1991, trained in surgery in Brisbane, and undertook colorectal fellowships in the United Kingdom. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh in January 2002. He is a Professor for the University of QLD and runs a busy clinical practice at the St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside. He has a strong interest in inflammatory bowel disease and the IBD Unit at the RBWH has an active academic program. Prof Clark has presented internationally in the field of IBD and minimally invasive colorectal surgery. The colorectal unit based at the RBWH has a commitment to education and runs a regular laparoscopic colorectal training course and now supports 3 colorectal fellows and a research co-ordinator. He is a board member of the ANZ Training Board in Colorectal Surgery (ANZTBCRS) and the recent convenor for the Society and Section scientific meetings. Prof Clark heads the Brisbane Colorectal Reseacrh Unit (CRU) and completed a PhD at the University of Sydney in June 2022. He concurrently supervised 4 PhD candidates through UQ. He is widely published in the fields of minimally invasive surgery and inflammaory bowel disease. Brisbane is renowned for minimally invasive colorectal surgery and training and teaching are a passion. Early Surgery for Ileal Crohn's Disease: Surgery as a therapeutic option vs trial of multiple medical therapies. Surgery for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Refining the minimally invasive technique for these acutely unwell patients and optimizing the ultimate restorative procedure. Minimally invasive colorectal surgery: Regular masterclasses showcasing advances in minimally invasive approaches to colorectal surgery. Modified Kono S anastomosis after ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease: An RCT out of the RBWH and recruiting 2023. Colorectal cancer organoids for predicting response to chemotherapy: QIMR research project to collect specimens and enhance the pipeline to grow and test organoids in a clinically actionable timeframe.

[2026] Management and outcomes of primary colorectal lymphomas in Queensland: a retrospective study. Xu, Yaying (Eileen), Liang, Jennifer and Clark, David (2026). Management and outcomes of primary colorectal lymphomas in Queensland: a retrospective study. ANZ Journal of Surgery ans.70908. doi: 10.1111/ans.70908 [2026] How to Do Ileal Pouch Reconstruction Using a Modified 2‐Stage Approach. Giddings, Hugh L. and Clark, David A. (2026). How to Do Ileal Pouch Reconstruction Using a Modified 2‐Stage Approach. ANZ Journal of Surgery ans.70875. doi: 10.1111/ans.70875 [2026] Colorectal anastomotic safety assessment using ICG fluorescence and flexible endoscopy (COLOSSEUM): a global survey of 1367 surgeons. Belvedere, A., Licardie, E., Sochorova, D., Boni, L., Chand, M., Perretta, S., Wexner, S.,