A/Prof Stephen Bell
PhD, MBBS, FRACS
Colorectal Surgeon
Stephen Bell Colorectal Surgeon Malvern | Colorectalsurgeon | Victoria

Dr Bell is a specialist Colorectal Surgeon and is a Member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand. He is an Adjunt Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery at the Cabrini Monash University Department of Surgery. He completed a PhD relating to surgery for bowel cancer, and is actively involved in colorectal research. He is the past Chairman of the Australian and New Zealand Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and is the past Chairman of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Committee, Victorian Cooperative Oncology Group, The Cancer Council, Victoria, and Editor of Gastrointestinal Cancer Update. Dr Bell is constantly upgrading his education with regular attendances at national and international conferences. He also gives lectures, seminars and runs surgical workshops to train other surgeons, being a regular invited speaker at numerous international meetings.

Dr Bell completed his medical degree at Monash University in 1991, and trained in General Surgery at The Alfred Hospital. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2000, and went on to Specialist Colorectal training on the Australasian Colorectal Training Programme. He subsequently worked at the center of excellence Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France with the assistance of winning the Murray and Unity Phiels Colorectal Fellowship.

Dr Bell consults and operates at Cabrini Hospital, Malvern. He also performs colonoscopies at Glen Iris Private Day Surgery. He holds a public hospital appointment at The Alfred Hospital. As such he is able to care for all patients, irrespective of their insurance status.