Notaras's special interest was in colorectal surgery, mesh repair of hernias, and rectal prolapse.
Notaras funded in perpetuity a scholarship in colorectal surgery through the University of Sydney.
Gastroenterology is not the same as colorectal or hepatobiliary surgery, which are specialty branches of general surgery.
In June, he is to join a group practice in colorectal surgery in San Francisco.
Carbohydrate loading is also used in healthcare to optimise the condition of patients prior to colorectal surgery.
His main fields are: General Surgery, colorectal surgery, proctology and cancer surgery.
Article: Surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery.
Staplers are commonly used intra-operatively during bowel resections in colorectal surgery.
The majority of colorectal and pelvic surgery is conducted with the patient in the Lloyd-Davis position.
Paediatric surgery was first added, followed by others such as colorectal surgery, psychiatry and orthopaedics for women with illnesses requiring expertise in those areas.