Timaru Gastroenterology is the private practice of Dr Thomas Caspritz.

Thomas came to New Zealand in December 2012, he works as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and General Physician at Timaru Public Hospital. He lives in Timaru with his wife and 2 children.

Thomas is a Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and holds vocational (=specialist) registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. The New Zealand Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognised his training and experience for Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy. 

Since 2015 Thomas is a member of the executive committee of the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology. His focus is to investigate and correct inequalities of specialist workforce and public gastroenterology service delivery throughout New Zealand.

Thomas attended Hannover Medical School, Germany and gained international Experience in Tel Aviv and Sydney. He trained in General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology in large academic teaching hospitals in Hannover and Bonn, Germany.

His dissertation and research work in Germany was titled: "Expression of the transcription facter c/ebp beta in intestinal epithelial cells and in the inflamed colon of mice and humans"

Memberships:

-New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology (NZSG), member of the executive committee       

-American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

-German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM)

-German Society for Nutritional Medicine (DGEM)

Qualifications:

-Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 2014

-Specialist Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology (Germany) 2010

-Specialist Internal Medicine (Germany) 2008

-Certificate Nutritional Medicine (Germany) 2008

-Qualification Emergency/Rescue Medicine (Germany) 2005

-Dr. med. (Germany) 2004

-State Exam Med (MHH, Hannover, Germany) 2002