Areas of specialty

• Anti-reflux and para-oesophageal hernia repair
• Anal conditions
• Bariatric (weight loss surgery) – primary or revision.
• Cholecystectomy
• Colorectal surgery – laparoscopic or open
• Endoscopy – colonoscopy and gastroscopy. Diagnostic/interventional
• Gastric and upper GI surgery – laparoscopic or open
• Hernia repair – laparoscopic or open
• Skin and appendage – lesion, melanoma, sentinel node biopsy, ingrown toenail, apronectomy
• Varicose vein – conventional open surgery

Specialist training

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery University of Otago, New Zealand
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons New Zealand (FRACS)
Fellow of the Australia & New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA)

Positions

Consultant General Surgeon, Hauora Tairāwhiti