Professor Marc Gladman is a Surgeon Scientist specialising in the care of patients with functional gastrointestinal and pelvic floor disorders. He received his degree in Medicine from King’s College in the UK and was awarded a PhD by the University of London prior to completing a NIHR lectureship in the UK. His research interest is the understanding of bowel function in health and disease, and the application of such knowledge to improve patient care.
Marc is Chair of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia, Deputy Chair of the Section of Academic Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the Specialist Medical Education Accreditation Committee of the Australian Medical Council. He has served in advisory roles for the National Health Performance Agency, the Cancer Institute of NSW, Cancer Australia and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. He is a member of the Academy of Surgical Educators and the University of Adelaide Education Academy and is the Director of the Medical Program at the University of Adelaide.