Rodney Surgical Centre recently farewelled Dr David Crabb who is retiring and welcomed Dr Chris Powell on board. We were privileged to have someone of Dr Crabb`s calibre. His recent focus has been the running of breast and skin cancer reconstructive service both in...

  After nearly 5 years at the helm of the Rodney Surgical Centre Marianne Davidson-Beker has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer to return to Christchurch, her hometown. She is very proud to have been part of Rodney Surgical Centre growth over the years. Her...

“Doc, I can’t feel my fingers” Numbness and tingling in the fingers is very a common condition. “Carpal tunnel syndrome”, or pressure on the median nerve at the wrist has an incidence of between 3-5% of the population. This presents with numbness, tingling or pins and...

The 3 main types of skin cancer are BCCs, SCCs and Melanomas. In general the best way to treat skin cancers is to remove them surgically. Basal Cell carcinomas (BCCs) are the most common type of skin cancer, but fortunately they are the least aggressive of the 3. A...

Twenty years ago, the average hospital stay for a patient undergoing groin hernia repair was one and a half days, five days for gallbladder removal, one night for repair of an umbilical hernia and four days for repair of an incisional hernia. Up to six weeks off work...

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  'It's what the people want' - surgeon on increasing demand for natural alternative to breast implants.

  North and South article: An interesting article featuring our own Ass. Prof Jonathan Koea.