Dr. Darren Gold
MSc., FRACS, FRCS(Gen), FRCS(Eng), MBBS
Meet Dr. Darren
Dr. Gold is a specialist colorectal surgeon with a subspecialist interest in proctology and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis). These problems include haemorrhoids, anal pain, anal fissure, pilonidal sinus, anal fistula, faecal incontinence and constipation. In addition to his medical qualification from the University of London, Dr Gold is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, an Intercollegiate Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He also has a Masters degree in Surgical Science and has been published extensively by a range of surgical journals and publications.
Dr Gold qualified from London University in 1989. He spent 11 years undertaking his surgical training, gaining experience in hospitals throughout the South of England. He spent a year doing research at the world famous St Mark’s Hospital for fistula and anal disease, in London, culminating in the award of a Masters in Surgical Science in 1997.He returned to St Mark’s in 1999 for a post-fellowship year of training as the Resident Surgical Officer, as well as a short sabbatical at the St Mark’s Hospital, Mount Sinaii Hospital, Toronto, before taking up his appointment in 2000 as a consultant colorectal surgeon at Basingstoke Hospital in Hampshire, an internationally recognised unit for the management of cancer of the colon and rectum. He was also a colorectal surgeon at the Pelican Centre, Basingstoke, a specialist cancer unit dedicated to disorders of the pelvis and liver.
In 2003, he married his Sydney born wife Julia, and after a further four years in England decided to relocate to Sydney. Dr Gold is a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at St Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW, and has a private practice at St Vincent’s Private Hospital, City East Day Hospital in Maroubra and Sydney Private Hospital in Ashfield.
Dr Gold is the Secretary for ISPP (the International Society of Pelviperineology) and was one of the founder members of the South of England Pelvic Floor Group.
Dr Gold has given numerous international lectures in his field of expertise as well as running numerous surgical training workshops both nationally and internationally.
Publications
Dr. Gold has written for a significant number of peer reviewed surgical journals and publications over the course of his career.
“The Initial Evaluation of Three Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound”
Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital
London University. 1997.
Liedl, B., H. Inoue, Y. Sekiguchi, D. Gold, F. Wagenlehner, M. Haverfield and P. Petros (2017). “Update of the Integral Theory and System for Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Females.” European Urology Supplements.
Gold, D. M. and D. Ende (2017). “A review of the Integral Theory of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and proposed concept of repair: part 2-the TFS ligament repair.” Pelviperineology: 2017; 36: 3-8
Goeschen, K. and D. M. Gold (2017). “Surgical cure of chronic pelvic pain, associated bladder & bowel symptoms by posterior sling in 198 patients validates the Pescatori Iceberg principle of pelvic symptom co-occurrence.” Pelviperineology: 2017; 36: 84-88
Sekiguchi, Y., H. Inoue, B. Liedl, M. Haverfield, P. Richardson, A. Yassouridis, L. Pinango, F. Wagenlehner and D. Gold (2017). “Is Chronic Pelvic Pain in the female surgically curable by uterosacral/cardinal ligament repair?” Pelviperineology: 2017; 36: 74-78
Gold, D. M. and D. Ende (2016). “A review of the Integral Theory of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and proposed concept of repair: Part 1- Structural components and damage.” Pelviperineology: 2016; 35: 74-76
Hu, S. and D. Gold (2015). “Maximising vacuum drainage prior to wound closure.” The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 97(1): 82-82.
Petros, P., D. Gold and H. Inoue (2015). “Re: Vulvodynia: integrating current knowledge into clinical practice.” The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 17(2): 138-139.
Gett, R. M., A. R. Cooray, D. Gold and M. Danta (2014). “Evaluating informed consent for colonoscopy.” Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques 24(4): 345-352.
Roka, S., D. Gold, P. Walega, S. Lancee, E. Zagriadsky, A. Testa, A. Kukreja and A. Salat (2013). “DG-RAR for the treatment of symptomatic grade III and grade IV haemorrhoids: a 12-month multi-centre, prospective observational study.” European Surgery 45(1): 26-30.
Gold, D. (2012). “Assessment of haemorrhoidal artery network using colour duplex imaging and clinical implications (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 112-118).” British Journal of Surgery 99(1): 119-119.
Chau, A., R. L. Ma and D. Gold (2011). “Massive hiatus hernia presenting as acute chest pain.” Internal medicine journal 41(9): 704-705.
Petros, P. E. (2011). “Not all mini-slings have an inferior cure rate for stress incontinence surgery.” Bjog 118(1): 99; author reply 99-100.
Ma, R. and D. Gold (2011). “Ileoanal pouch: short mesentery? Lengthen the pouch.” The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 93(6): 488-489.
Lehane, C. and D. Gold (2009). “Colonic volvulus-an old problem with a new twist.” Colorectal Disease 11(8): 882-883.
Clarke, A., A. Dixon, P. Durdey, D. Gold, M. Lamparelli, K. Nugent, C. Vickery and C. Oppong (2008). STARR-Is it safe? Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Springer 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 USA.
Clarke, A., P. Durdey, D. Gold, M. Lamperelli, K. Nugent and C. Vickery (2007). “Starr-Is It Safe? Experience of Its Introduction into the UK.” Colorectal Disease 9: 9.
Jones, O., C. Iffland, A. Bath and D. Gold (2006). “A Combined Perineal Clinic for Follow-up of Patients with Third and Fourth Degree Obstetric Injuries.” Colorectal Disease 8: 10-11.
Faux, W., S. Pillai and D. Gold (2005). “Limberg flap for pilonidal disease: the” no-protractor” approach, 3 steps to success.” Techniques in coloproctology 9(2): 153-155.
Murphy, E. M., M. Croxford, M. Daniel, R. Payne, G. Branagan, B. Moran and D. Gold (2005). “A novel pelvic floor closure technique using porcine dermal collagen after abomino-perineal excision of the rectum.” Colorectal Disease Supplement 7: 7.
Faux, W. and D. M. Gold (2005). “An ordinary ruler and the Limberg flap.” Plastic and reconstructive surgery 115(5): 1429.
Faux, W., S. Banerjee, P. Wilkerson, H. Reece-smith, S. Middleton and D. Gold (2005). “Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation.” Colorectal Disease Supplement 7: 132.
Faux, J. and D. Gold (2005). “Sphincterotomy for anal fissure-one cut too many?” Colorectal Disease Supplement 7: 125.
Banerjee, S., M. Farquharson, T. Cecil, D. Gold and B. Moran (2004). “Late-onset fistula presenting as buttock abscess in two patients with ileo-anal J-pouches for ulcerative colitis.” Techniques in coloproctology 8(1): 37-39.
Pillai, S. and D. Gold (2003). “slow cutting seton for cryptogenic trans-sphincteric fistula-in-ano: a treatment option with low recurrence rates.” British Journal of Surgery-Supplement 90: 65.
Gold, D. (2003). The Pelvic Floor. JH Pemberton, M. Swash and MM Henry (eds) 250× 200 mm. Pp. 504. Illustrated. 2002. WB Saunders: London, Wiley Online Library.
Alberts, J., S. Kelly and D. Gold (2002). “Limberg Fascio-cutaneous Flap: a Definitive Surgical Approach to both Primary and Recurrent Pilonidal Disease.” Colorectal Disease 4: 35.
Grabham, J., R. Sexton, D. Gold, R. Heald and B. Moran (2001). “The Influence Of High Sphincter-preservation Rates Upon Anastomotic Leakage Following Ultra-low Anterior Resection.” Colorectal Disease 3: 52.
Grabham, J., S. Kelly and D. Gold (2001). “The Limberg Flap-a Less Protracted Approach.” Colorectal Disease 3: 88.
Gold, D. and W. Kmiot (2000). 5 Imaging of the Anal Canal and Rectum. Recent Advances in Coloproctology, Springer London: 87-98.
Gold, D. and W. Kmiot (2000). Imaging of the Anal Canal and Rectum. Recent Advances in Coloproctology, Springer, London: 87-98.
Gold, D., S. Halligan, W. Kmiot and C. Bartram (1999). “Anal endosonography: inter-and intra-observer agreement.” Br J Surg 86: 371-375.
Gold, D., S. Halligan, W. Kmiot and C. Bartram (1999). “Intraobserver and interobserver agreement in anal endosonography.” British journal of surgery 86(3): 371-375.
Gold, D., C. Bartram, S. Halligan, K. Humphries, M. Kamm and W. Kmiot (1999). “Three‐dimensional endoanal sonography in assessing anal canal injury.” British journal of surgery 86(3): 365-370.
Gold, D. (1999). “Midline laparotomy incision: a technique.” Ann R Coll Surg Engl 81: 113-114.
Bowbrick, V. and D. Gold (1999). “Midline laparotomy incision: a technique with a different slant: Response from the authors to the above comments on their paper.” Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 81(5): 362.
Bowbrick, V. and D. Gold (1999). “Midline laparotomy incision: a technique with a different slant.” Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 81(2): 113.
Gold, D., C. Bartram, S. Halligan and W. Kmiot (1998). “Three-dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound.” Gut 42(3S): 98A.
Zbar, A., M. Aslam, D. Gold, C. Gatzin, A. Gosling and W. Kmiot (1998). “Parameters of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex in patients with idiopathic fecal incontinence and chronic constipation.” Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 4(4): 189.
Vaizey, C. J., M. A. Kamm, D. M. Gold, C. I. Bartram, S. Halligan and R. J. Nicholls (1998). “Cinical, physiological, and radiological study of a new purpose-designed artificial bowel sphincter.” The Lancet 352(9122): 105-109.
Vaizey, C., M. Kamm, D. Gold, C. Bartram, S. Halligan and R. Nicholls (1998). “A prospective clinical, physiological and radiological study of anew purpose-designed artificial bowel sphincter.” Gastroenterology 114: A850.
Zbar, A. P., M. Aslam, D. M. Gold, C. Gatzen, A. Gosling and W. A. Kmiot (1998). “Parameters of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex in patients with idiopathic fecal incontinence and chronic constipation.” Diseases of the colon & rectum 41(2): 200-208.
Gold, D. and P. Rowe (1998). “Iatrogenic oesophageal perforations: a clinical review.” Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 80(4): 302.
Gold, D., C. Bartram, S. Halligan, M. Kamm and W. Kmiot (1998). “The quantification of normal anal canal anatomy and sphincter defects using three-dimensional endoanal sonography.” The British Journal of Surgery-Supplement 85: 1.
Gold, D., C. Bartram, S. Halligan, M. Kamm and W. Kmiot (1998). “Three-dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound In The Quantification Of Normal Anal Canal Anatomy And Sphincter Defects.” Gut 42(3S): 100A.
Zbar, A. P., N. de Souza, G. Gatzen, D. Gold, D. Gilderdale, M. Pignatelli, N. Strickland and W. Kmiot (1997). “Comparison Of Endoanal Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Computerized Tomography In The Preoperative Staging Of Low Rectal Cancer.” Gut 40(3S): 50A.
Mason, R., D. Gold, N. Maynard, D. Manifold, N. Boyle, H. Taylor, M. Maisey and S. Rankin (1997). “PET scanning for assessing resectability of oesophageal cancer-preliminary results.” Gut 40(3S): 37A.
Ellul, J., R. Morgan, D. Gold, J. Dussek, R. Mason and A. Adam (1996). “Parallel self‐expanding covered metal stents in the trachea and oesophagus for the palliation of complex high tracheo-oesophageal fistula.” British journal of surgery 83(12): 1767-1768.
Sandison, A., D. Gold, P. Wright and P. Jones (1996). “Breast conservation or mastectomy: treatment choice of women aged 70 years and older.” British journal of surgery 83(7): 994-996.
“Sphincter Imaging”
GOLD DM and Kniot W
Recent Advances in Coloproctology, (ed. Beynon J.,)
Springer Verlag. 1998
“Current controversies in the surgical management of ulcerative colitis”
GOLD D. M., Nicholls R. J. in,
Questions and Uncertainties about Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
(ed. Jewell and Mortensen)
Blackwell Scientific. 2000
“Carcinoma of the Rectum”
Northover J.M.A., Gold D.M. in,
Colorectal Surgery for Nurses, (ed. Williams J.)
Mosby 2000
O M Jones, C Iffland, A Bath & D M GOLD – A Combined Perineal Clinic for Follow-up of Patients with Third and Fourth Degree ObstetricInjuries – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK – Colorectal Disease Volume 8 Page 99 – July 2006
EMA Murphy, M Croxford, M Daniel, R Payne, G Branagan, B Moran and D M GOLD – A novel pelvic floor closure technique using porcine dermal collagen after abomino -perineal excision of the rectum – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK – ECCP/EACP Second Joint Meeting, Colorectal Disease – Volume 7 Page 7 – September 2005
Faux W, Banerjee S, Wilkerson P, Reece- Smith H, Middleton SB and GOLD DM – Doppler Guided Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation: Early Outcome and Patient Satisfaction – North Hampshire Basingstoke and Berkshire Hospital, Reading UK – Colorectal Disease Volume 7, Page 132 – July 2005
Faux JW and GOLD DM – Sphincterotomy for anal fissure – one cut too many? North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK Colorectal Disease Volume 7, Page 124 – July 2005
J C J Alberts, S J Kelly & D M GOLD – Limberg Fascio-Cutaneous Flap: a Definitive Surgical Approach to both Primary and Recurrent Pilonidal Disease – Colorectal Disease Volume 4 Page 35 – June 2002
J A Grabham, R Sexton, D M GOLD, R J Heald & B J Moran – The Influence Of High Sphincter-Preservation Rates Upon Anastomotic Leakage Following Ultra-Low Anterior Resection – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK – Colorectal Disease Volume 3 Page 52 – June 2001
J A Grabham, S J Kelly & D M GOLD – The Limberg Flap – a Less Protracted Approach – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK – Colorectal Disease Volume 3 Page 88 – June 2001
GOLD D.M., Farrands P.A. and Pitcher P. – Horus: A PC based analysis and outcome package for surgeons. – Clinical Effectiveness and Outcome Meeting – Royal College of Surgeons of England, June 1999.
GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Kamm, M.A., Kmiot W.A. – The quantification of normal anal canal anatomy and sphincter defects using three-dimensional endoanal sonography –Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, May 1998
GOLD D.M., Mubashar M., Zbar A.P., Bradley D., Peters A.M., Kmiot W.A. – Whole body counting as a means of quantifying gastrointestinal transit. Association of Coloproctology of GBI, St. Helier, Jersey, 1998
Zbar A, GOLD DM, Aslam M, Williams A, Gosling A, De Souza N, Kmiot W. – Vectorvolumetry and Endoanal MR Imaging in Anorectal Disease – Association of Coloproctology of GBI, St. Helier, Jersey, 1998
GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Kamm, M.A., Kmiot W.A. – Normal anal canal anatomy and sphincter defects as quantified by three-dimensional endoanal sonography. – Association of Coloproctology of GBI, St. Helier, Jersey, 1998
GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Kamm, M.A., Kmiot W.A. – Three-dimensional endoanal sonography in the evaluation of normal anal canal anatomy and sphincter defects. – ASCRS, San Antonio, Texas, May 1998.
GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Humphries K., Kmiot W.A. – Three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound – a new technique – British Medical Ultrasound Society – Dec. 1997
Zbar AP, de Souza NM, Gatzen G, GOLD DM, Gilderdale DJ, Pignatelli M, Strickland M, Kmiot WA. – Comparison of endoanal magnetic resonance imaging and computerised tomography in the preoperative staging of low rectal cancer. – BSG Annual Meeting March 1997.
Bowles M, GOLD D, Heddle RM. Pre-peritoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Video Presentation.- Association of Surgeons 1997
Mason R, GOLD D, Maynard N, Manifold D, Boyle N, Taylor H, Maisey M,Rankin R. – PET scanning for assessing resectability of oesophageal cancer: preliminary results. – BSG Annual Meeting March 1997.
Breast conservation or mastectomy: treatment choices for women aged 70 years and older. – Sandison A. J. P., GOLD D. M., Jones P. A. J. – British Association of Surgical Oncology, Rhyl, Wales, 1993
Treatment choices for women aged 70 years and older with breast cancer: conservation or mastectomy: GOLD D. M., Sandison A. J. P., Jones P. A. J. – Brighton Breast Meeting, Brighton, 1992.
Pilonidal Sinus: What to do with the difficult case – Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia – Tasmania, October 2010
Role of the STARR Procedure in Prolapse Surgery – Australian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons – Vienna, September 2010.
Why do we do anorectal physiology? – Australian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons – Vienna, September, 2010
Pelvic Floor Repair – Annual Meeting, North and South of England Pelvic Floor Groups – Windsor, UK May 2009, invited lecture.
Proctology for Gynaecologists – AAVIS Annual Meeting – Venice, Oct 2008, Noosa 2009, invited lecture.
Doppler Guided Haemorrohoidal Arterial Ligation – Korean Society of Surgeons/Colorectal Surgeons – Korea Oct 2007 and April 2008, invited lecture.
Use of Porcine Dermal Collagen for the closure of perineal defects after radical abdominoperineal resection of the Rectum – International Webcast – London 2006, invited lecture.
Advances in the Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease – National Association for Crohns and Colitis – Basingstoke 2006.
Management of Pilonidal Sinus and Anal Fistula – Royal College of Surgeons of England Course – London 2003-2005 (yearly)
Management of Pilonidal Sinus – International Colorectal Meeting – Athens, Greece 2003, invited lecture
Anatomy of the Rectum – M27 Colorectal Course – Portsmouth Hospital UK – 2002-2006 (yearly)
Endoanal ultrasound in the staging of rectal cancer – Basingstoke Rectal Cancer Symposium, Basingstoke, England – 2000 – 2006 (yearly)
GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Kamm, M.A., Kmiot W.A. – The quantification of normal anal canal anatomy and sphincter defects using three-dimensional endoanal sonography – Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, May 1998
MOYNIHAN PRIZE PRESENTATION – GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Kamm, M.A., Kmiot W.A. Three-dimensional endoanal sonography in the evaluation of normal anal canal anatomy and sphincter defects. ASCRS, San Antonio, Texas, May 1998.
Sphincter Imaging – St Mark’s Association Annual Meeting – INVITED LECTURE, 1998
Royal College of Surgeons of England – Ultrasound for Surgeons Course (Member of Teaching Faculty) – Lecture on Endoanal Ultrasonography, 1997-2003
GOLD D.M., Bartram C.I., Halligan S., Humphries K., Kmiot W.A. – Three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound – a new technique – British Medical Ultrasound Society – Dec. 1997
10th International SIUMB Ultrasound Conference – Palermo, Sicily. – ‘Ecografia Endoanale’ (with simultaneous translation) – INVITED LECTURE, 1997
British Association of Gastroenterologists – Current Progress in Anal Ultrasound – INVITED LECTURE, 1997
St. Mark’s Hospital, London UK – Academic Plenary Presentation – Three-dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound, 1997
What Sets Sydney Proctology Apart…
Dr Gold has been a qualified doctor for over 30 years, and in Specialist Practice for over 20 years. He has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England since 1992. He obtained his Intercollegiate Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland in 1999 and was awarded the Royal Australasian College Fellowship in 2007, ad eundem. He has worked at St Mark’s Hospital in London, the national hospital for fistula and anal disease, for 2 years, along with 7 years as a consultant at Basingstoke Hospital in England, an internationally recognised colorectal unit. He has been in Specialist practice in Australia for 13 years
Dr Gold has focussed on anal disease for nearly 25 years. He was awarded a Masters Degree from London University in 1996 for his research into anal anatomy and has continued to study, publish and teach in his chosen field until the present time. He has performed many thousands of anal procedures providing the most up to date and evidence-based techniques available.
Dr Gold has travelled the world learning new techniques from innovative research units throughout the globe and has been asked to subsequently teach these innovations locally, internationally and globally. He has taught and lectured in England, Australia, China, Korea, Italy, France, Austria, New Zealand, Germany, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Japan.