Professor Ian Bissett, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to colorectal surgery and education
Professor Ian Bissett began his career as a doctor at Taranaki Base Hospital. He trained further in surgery before locating to Nepal to serve as the Consultant General Surgeon for a government-run hospital in a voluntary capacity. He returned to New Zealand, where he became a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Auckland. He is now a Professor at the university and a colorectal surgeon at Auckland Hospital. He has pioneered new surgical methods that have led to reduced cancer recurrence rates and hundreds of life-changing surgeries. He pioneered the first colorectal clinic assessing pelvic floor disorders and initiated a National Pelvic Floor Workshop. Professor Bissett was President of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand and Chair of the National Bowel Cancer Working Group.