Professor Peter Cosman is a bariatric surgeon formerly based in Sydney and now based in Queensland.

Professor Cosman is now writing for Clinical Evaluations, including medical negligence matters.

His specialisations include:

• Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery
• Pancreatic Surgery
• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Surgery of the Liver and Biliary Tract
• Surgical Oncology Bariatric Surgery
• Hernia SurgeryAfter obtaining his PhD, Dr Cosman attained his specialist qualification from RACS in 2005, and completed further training as an upper gastrointestinal and pancreatic surgeon.

He has developed a practice that covers all aspects of upper gastrointestinal and pancreatic surgery, including surgery for cancer of the pancreas, oesophagus, and stomach, surgery for complex gallstone problems and pancreatic diseases, surgery for weight loss, and surgery for gastro-oesophageal reflux and hiatus hernia. He also performs diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy, surgery for hernia, emergency surgery, and trauma surgery.

Professor Cosman has also been active in clinical research with a focus on improving the diagnosis of cancer, better understanding the nature of gastrointestinal cancers, and providing cancer patients with better treatment options.

Interestingly from a medical negligence perspective, he has also conducted research on human factors in medicine, patient safety, and surgical education. He has been published internationally and speaks at international conferences.

Professor Cosman has held University appointments at the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, the University of Wollongong, and at Western Sydney University. He also contributes to the training of surgeons both in the hospital environment and through involvement with RACS.