Rate My Professor Andrew Audeau

Mr Andrew Audeau is a Senior Professional Practice Fellow and Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Surgery and Critical Care (Dunedin) at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Division. Holding the qualifications MB ChB and FRACS, his expertise is in hepatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal surgery, functioning as a subspecialist liver and pancreas surgeon. He serves as the ALM4 Surgery Convenor and Professional Practice Fellow in General Surgery at Dunedin Hospital. Since 2007, he has held a joint appointment with Te Whatu Ora Southern and the Otago Medical School, contributing significantly to surgical education and clinical practice in both public and private sectors. His teaching roles include convening the fourth-year medical student surgical attachment, acting as ELM Tutor for clinical skills, conducting tutorials for trainee interns and house surgeons, mentoring the Dunedin Aspiring Surgeons Student group, and examining fifth-year final exams. Additionally, he supervises and selects candidates for the Surgical Training Programme at Dunedin Hospital and oversees surgical house surgeons.

Audeau's research interests focus on hepatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal surgery. Key publications include Audeau, A., Han, H. W., Johnston, M. J., Whitehead, M. R., & Frizelle, F. A. (2002). Does human papilloma virus have a role in squamous cell carcinoma of the colon and upper rectum? European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 28, 657-660; Audeau, A., Newell, P., Dobbs, B. R., Frizelle, F. A., & Kennedy, R. R. (2002). Postoperative epidural analgesia following elective major abdominal surgery in high risk patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1148), 69-72; Newell, P., Audeau, A., Frizelle, F. A., & Kennedy, R. R. (2000). Post-operative epidural analgesia in high risk patients: a retrospective cohort study. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 28(2), 219-220 (abstract); and Audeau, A., Newell, P., Frizelle, F. A., & Kennedy, R. R. (2000). Post-operative epidural analgesia in high risk patients: a retrospective cohort study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 70 Suppl, A56 (abstract). He presented Optimal followup strategies at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 82nd Annual Scientific Conference in Auckland in 2013. In 2025, he received the University of Otago Consultant Award for Excellence in Teaching.