Dr Rebecca Shine

Profile

Dr Rebecca Shine completed her specialist colorectal training in Christchurch in 2020 after a year of sub-specialist training in Melbourne. She has spent the past four years as a full-time public employed colorectal surgeon and has recently joined Christchurch Colorectal. Her interests are minimally invasive colorectal surgery (benign and malignant), trans-anal procedures, proctology and inflammatory bowel disease.

She is deputy chair of the Colon and Rectal Section, a member of the Australia and New Zealand Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery, a member of the Surgical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Committee and a Clinical Senior Lecturer, the University of Otago and an educator and examiner for the Critical Care of Surgical Patients courses.

She has a kind and friendly personality and ensures she takes the time to connect with her patients. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys trail-running, mountain biking, adventure racing and any ski sports.

Interests

• Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
• All aspects of colorectal cancer
• Minimally invasive trans-anal procedure (TAMIS)
• Endoscopy (colonoscopy & gastroscopy)
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Diverticular disease
• Anorectal disorders (haemorrhoids, fistulas & fissures)
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Hernia repair – Laparoscopic and Open (inguinal, incisional, ventral)
• Pelvic floor disorders (incontinence, disordered defecation and prolapse

Awards

• 2019    Philip Douglas Educational Prize
• 2018    Chief Resident – North Shore Hospital
• 2018    CCrISP Instructor
• 2014    Gorden-Gorden Taylor Prize – Overall highest mark in Part One Surgical Science Exam (Australasia)

Full NZ Registration Date

18 January 2012

Vocational Scope

General Surgery