• ENT
• Gastroenterology
• General Surgery
• Gynaecology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Radiology
• Respiratory Medicine
• Vascular Surgery

Doctor in plastic surgery

Mr James R (Jim) Armstrong MBChB, FRCS, FRCS(Plast), MD, BMSc
Mr Armstrong is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon registered in New Zealand and in the UK. He completed his undergraduate years at Dundee University, qualifying in 1984, MBChB and BMedSci. Postgraduate surgical training was completed in Manchester, FRCS 1988 and he gained a Doctorate from Manchester University in 1996. He completed his FRCS(Plast) in 1997 with plastic surgery training throughout the UK and Wellington NZ.Professional interests include hand surgery, breast reconstruction and burn surgery. Mr Armstrong also offers all aspects of general plastic surgery (skin cancers, scar revisions, microsurgical procedures, soft tissue tumours) and aesthetic surgery.

Cosmetic surgery interests cover abdominoplasty, breast reduction, rhinoplasty, body contouring and body lifting (including surgery after massive weight loss).

Doctor’s in anesthesia

Dr Kirsten Cunningham Anaesthetist.
Consults at:
Capital Anaesthesia & Associates Ltd
100 Churchill Drive
Crofton Downs
Wellington 6035
Consults at Bowen
Operates at Wakefield
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 479 6026

Dr Nanda G Bellum FFARCS FANZCA

Specialty:
Anaesthesia, Pain Management.
Specialising in:
Anaesthesia - general and local.
Interventional chronic pain management
Lower back pain
CRPS
Neuropathic pain.
Procedures include:
Epidural injection
Facet joints
Sympathetic blocks
Coeliac plexus blocks
Peripheral nerve blocks.
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: ()
Fax: ()
Email: bellumwar@xtra.co.nz

Doctor’s in gastroenterology
Dr Sam Islam MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Dr Sam Islam is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with the Wellington Public Hospital and jointly Senior Lecturer with the Otago University Wellington Medical School.
He passed the Australian Medical Council qualification exam and completed the FRACP from Sydney.
Prior to that he was trained in hepato-gastroenterology in Paris where he completed his PhD.
Dr Islam has published more than 25 peer-reviewed papers.
His expertise include upper and lower interventional endoscopy, chronic liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease and IBS.
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 385 5999
Fax: (04) 385 5523
Email: sam.islam@ccdhb.org.nz

Dr John Wyeth MB ChB, MD, FRACP, FRCP(London)

Dr Wyeth is a Gastroenterologist, having trained in Wellington and at the Royal Free Hospital, London.
Special interest in:Endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy)
Manometry
Oesophageal pH studies.
Clinical interest in: Dyspepsia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Inflammatory bowel disease
Nutrition.
Dr Wyeth has an ongoing involvement with clinical trials of new therapies. Consults and Operates at Bowen
Operates at Wakefield
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 479 8261
Fax: (04) 479 9084
Email: john.wyeth@ccdhb.org.nz

Doctors in orthopedic

Mr Anthony A.R. (Tony) Griffin MB ChB FRCS(Eng) FRACS
Mr Griffin is a specialist orthopaedic surgeon, consulting privately at Bowen Medical Chambers.
He has a special interest in the surgical management of hip and knee arthritis by total joint replacement, and his practice covers the broad spectrum of elective orthopaedic surgery, including surgery of hand and upper limb disorders, knee injuries and foot disorders.
Mr Griffin has a long association with Bowen Hospital, and is medical trustee on the Bowen Trust. He also holds a long standing position as part-time visiting orthopaedic surgeon at Wellington Hospital, and is currently Head of Department, Wellington Hospital Orthopaedic Service.
Consults and Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 479 1375
Fax: (04) 479 2217
Email: medcham2@bowen.co.nz

Mr Russell Tregonning MB ChB FRACS FNZOA

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery.
Trained: Auckland, London and Toronto.
Specialising in: All aspects of knee surgery
Subspecialty interests in arthroscopic knee surgery, including arthroscopic ligament reconstruction
Additional subspecialty interest in knee joint replacement, particulary unicompartmental arthroplasty.
Mr Tregonning is a Past President of NZ Orthopaedic Association and Past President of NZ Knee and Sports Surgery Society.
Consults and Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 479 1551
Fax: (04) 479 2540
Email: medchamber@xtra.co.nz

Doctor in vascular
Mr Dilip Naik MBChB., FRACS, DDU(Vascular)

Dilip Naik is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who is currently the Clinical Leader of Vascular Surgery at Wellington Hospital. He is a graduate of Otago University and did his postgraduate training in general surgery predominantly in Wellington and his advanced training in Vascular Surgery at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Brisbane Hospitals in Australia.
He has extensive experience in Vascular Surgery and has worked at Wakefield since 1994. He is an affiliated provider for Vascular Surgery with Southern Cross Healthcare and is experienced in the management of venous disorders, carotid, aortic and peripheral vascular disease.
Mr Naik is presently developing experience in Endovascular Surgery and Endovenous procedures such as ultrasound guided sclerotherapy and endovenous laser treatment.
Consults and Operates at Wakefield
Consults and Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 381 8120
Fax: (04) 381 8121
Email: specialists@wakefield.co.nz

Doctors in ENT Mr Peter Blake MA (Oxon) MB BS (Lond) FRACS

Speciality: Otolaryngology (ENT) Head and Neck Surgery.
Trained: Oxford (UK), London (UK)
Fellowship Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1983.
Specialising in: Ear nose and throat disorders
Paediatric ENT
Rhinology
Sinus disease
Voice disorders
Ear disorders, including hearing loss
Head and neck surgery
Salivary gland surgery.
Mr Blake is a consultant Otolaryngologist / Head and Neck Surgeon at Wellington and Kenepuru Hospital 1983 to date.
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Otolaryngology at Wellington Clinical School of Medicine, University of Otago.
Consults at: 6 Upland Road, Kelburn, Wellington.
Operates at Wakefield
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 475 3727
Fax: (04) 475 3146

Mr Graeme Webster MB ChB FRACS

Specialty: Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery.
Trained in Auckland and Dunedin. Post fellowship experience in Scotland.
Consultant at Wellington Public and Private Hospitals since 1991.
Special interests include: Middle ear surgery, sinus surgery.
Consults at: Wakefield Specialist Centre, Florence Street, Newtown, Wellington Waikanae Specialist Centre
Anwyl Rooms, 107 Mana Esplanade, Mana, Wellington
Operates at Wakefield
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 381 8120
Fax: (04) 381 8121
Email: specialists@wakefield.co.nz

Doctors in general surgery
Mr Burton King FRACS

Consults and Operates at Bowen
Operates at Wakefield
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 475 7670
Fax: (04) 475 7672
Email: enquiries@surgeonz.co.nz

Mr Dilip Naik MBChB., FRACS, DDU(Vascular)

Dilip Naik is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who is currently the Clinical Leader of Vascular Surgery at Wellington Hospital. He is a graduate of Otago University and did his postgraduate training in general surgery predominantly in Wellington and his advanced training in Vascular Surgery at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Brisbane Hospitals in Australia.
He has extensive experience in Vascular Surgery and has worked at Wakefield since 1994. He is an affiliated provider for Vascular Surgery with Southern Cross Healthcare and is experienced in the management of venous disorders, carotid, aortic and peripheral vascular disease.
Mr Naik is presently developing experience in Endovascular Surgery and Endovenous procedures such as ultrasound guided sclerotherapy and endovenous laser treatment.

Consults and Operates at Wakefield
Consults and Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 381 8120
Fax: (04) 381 8121
Email: specialists@wakefield.co.nz

Doctors in ophthalmology

Dr Nina N Ashraff MB ChB FRCOphth FRANZCO
Specialty: Ophthalmology.
Nina Ashraff is an eye surgeon with a special interest in cataract and glaucoma. She graduated from Leeds University Medical School, UK and did her post graduate specialist training at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK. She spent 18 months doing cataract and glaucoma sub-specialist training at Manchester and Wellington.
Nina is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK.
She consults from Thorndon Eye Clinic, Wellingon and is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Wellington Hospital Eye Department.
Website: www.thorndoneye.co.nz
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 499 4940
Fax: (04) 499 0242
Email: info@thorndoneye.co.nz

Dr Helen Long MB ChB, FRANZCO

Ophthalmologist. Dr Long is New Zealand trained and received her UK Fellowship at Bristol and Moorfield's Eye Hospitals.
She has a special interest in:

• Retinal diseases including treatment of age-related macular degeneration
• Ocular inflammatory disease
• Cataract surgery
• Pterygia and minor lid surgery.

Consults at:
Kelburn Eye Centre
8 Upland Road
Kelburn
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: (04) 475 9559
Fax: (04) 475 9699
Email: kelburneye@xtra.co.nz

Doctor in urology

Dr Grant Russell MB ChB FRACS
Dr Grant Russell is a Urologist consulting at several specialist centres in the Wellington Region. Appointments can be made at the contact listed below.
Training: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Urology Institute, London.
Special interests include: Prostate cancer, especially minimally invasive treatments
Prostate: benign diseases
Bladder diseases (benign and malignant)
Stone management
Fertility.
Interests also include: Minimally invasive surgery for stone in the urinary tract and urinary incontinence.
Consults at: Tinakori Road, Wellington Upper Hutt Health Centre.
Website: www.healthpoint.co.nz
Operates at Wakefield
Operates at Bowen
Contact Details: Phone: ()
Fax: ()
Email: capitalurology@xtra.co.nz