Dr Nick Butler is a general, laparoscopic and robotic surgeon with particular expertise in surgery of the gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas and liver. He also performs both adult and paediatric liver transplantation. After completing his undergraduate medical training in the United Kingdom, he relocated to Australia. Dr Butler has undertaken two years of advanced training in liver surgery and transplantation at the Leeds Liver Unit in the UK and has since developed proficiency in robotic surgery.
Qualifications
2004 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Leicester, UK
2016 Fellowship in General Surgery, Royal College of Australasian Surgeons
2017 Master of Surgery, University of Sydney
2018 Fellowship in Liver Transplants, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
2019 Fellowship in HPB Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Current Appointments
Senior Staff Specialist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Visiting Medical Officer, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane
Visiting Medical Officer, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Brisbane
Machine Perfusion Lead, Queensland Liver Transplant Service, Brisbane
Senior Lecturer (Honorary), University of Queensland
Areas of Clinical Expertise
- Gallbladder and biliary tract surgery
- Liver and Pancreas surgery
- Hernia surgery
- General surgery
- Advanced minimally invasive techniques, including robotic surgery