Dr Andrew Sutherland is a specialist colorectal surgeon who has been working in Coffs Harbour since early 2009. Dr Sutherland graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1998. He completed his residency at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne and undertook Advanced Training in General Surgery at St Vincent's Hospital. In addition to the standard 4 year training program Andrew also spent a year in the United Kingdom broadening his general surgical experience. After being awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in general surgery in 2006 he was accepted into the post-fellowship colorectal surgery training program. This highly competitive program coordinated by the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) accepts only 5-10 new surgeons for training each year.