Our Specialists
Focused on the Rodney/Kaipara/Hibiscus Coast regions, Rodney Surgical is a certified facility offering day surgical procedures, with state of the art operating rooms, a procedure room and endoscopy services.
In an area of high growth, the centre is the only surgical hospital located between Auckland and Whangarei. The facility was opened in 2009 and is easily accessible for patients and there are over 40 free car parks right outside the front door.
Rodney Surgical currently holds contracts with Waitemata, Auckland, Northland District Health Boards as well as an elective surgery contract with Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). We also have Southern Cross Affiliated Provider contracts for a range of services.
How to be a part of Rodney Surgical?
We are always looking to expand our surgical options for patients. We can offer you:
- Operating room time
- Procedure room time
- Free consultation space and administration support for six months, so you can establish your local practice
- Introduction to local GPs and the opportunity to share your knowledge with them in our regular CME sessions
- Access to Rodney Surgical’s Referrer’s Assistant – this service has been used by GPs for number of years and covers all procedures.
- Advertising of your services via our website, Rodney Surgical’s Healthpoint portal and health pages advertising and our newsletter.
- Regular profiling in our newsletter to keep GPs informed of new specialists and procedures.
- Additional advertising in print and digital formats as well as on our social media pages.
- Collegial support from our Clinical Board for consultants new to new private practice.
- Access to Clinical Board for consultation and support.
Credentialing
All specialists must be credentialed to perform any procedures at Rodney Surgical. To facilitate access Rodney Surgical is aligned with the credentialing from Southern Cross and Mercy/Ascot Hospitals. All you need to do is to supply your;
- credentialing letter
- indemnity insurance
- current annual practicing certificate and
- complete the Rodney Surgical Health Declaration.
If you are not credentialed, then you will need to complete our credentialing document, which can be downloaded here. Temporary credentialing may be given by at the discretion of the General Manager, while this process is being completed.
Specialists Bio
Endoscopy

Associate Professor Jonathan Koea
MB ChB 1986 Auckland; FRANZCO 2000
Specialty: General Surgery

Siraj Rajaratnam
MB ChB (Auckland), FRACS
Specialty: General Surgery and Endoscopy

Itty Mathew Nadakkavukaran
MBBS 1990; NZ Registered 2000; FRACP 2011
Specialty: Gastroenterology, Endoscopy

Ishy Maharaj
MB ChB (Natal) 1972 FRCP (London) FCP (SA) FRACP
Specialty: Gastroenterologist

Imran Khan
MBBS, FRCP, FRACP
Specialty: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Graeme Washer
MB ChB, FRACS
Specialty: General Surgery

Luigi Sussman
MB BCh 1987 Witwatersrand; FRACS 1994
Specialty: Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy and General Surgery
General Surgery

Richard Martin
MB ChB (Otago); FRACS; ChM (Sydney)
Specialty: General Surgeon

Associate Professor Jonathan Koea
MB ChB 1986 Auckland; FRANZCO 2000
Specialty: General Surgery

Siraj Rajaratnam
MB ChB (Auckland), FRACS
Specialty: General Surgery and Endoscopy

Murray MacCormick
MB ChB 1969 Otago; FRACS 1977
Specialty: General and Endocrine Surgery, Breast Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Ian Civil
MB ChB 1977 Auckland; FRACS 1984
Specialty: General and Vascular Surgery

Graeme Washer
MB ChB, FRACS
Specialty: General Surgery

Luigi Sussman
MB BCh 1987 Witwatersrand; FRACS 1994
Specialty: Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy and General Surgery
Ophthalmology (Eye)

Dr. Richard Hart
MB ChB, FRANZCO
Specialty: Ophthalmology

Dr Mark Donaldson
MB ChB 1986 Auckland; FRANZCO 2000
Specialty: Ophthalmology

Brian Sloan
MB ChB 1989 Auckland; FRANZCO 1997
Specialty: Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery
Orthopedics

John Mutu-Grigg
BHB; MB ChB 2002 Auckland; FRACS
Specialty: Hand and wrist surgery

Dr. Melissa Rossaak
MB BCh; FRACS (Orth)
Specialty: Orthopaedics

Ali Bayan
MB ChB, FRACS (Ortho)
Specialty: Orthopaedics
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

Chris Sealey
BDS; MB ChB; FDSRCPS (OMS)
Specialty: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Plastic, Cosmetic and Skin Surgery

Dr Andrew MacGill
BSc (Hons); BHB; MB ChB Specialty: GP and Skin
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Richard Martin
MB ChB (Otago); FRACS; ChM (Sydney)
Specialty: General Surgeon

David Crabb
FRACS (GEN), FRACS (PLASTIC) B.A.
Specialty: Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

Dr David Hassan
MB ChB 2002 Otago; FRNZCGP 2011
Specialty: Skin Surgery

Susan Durney
Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), Post graduate Certificate (Nursing)
Specialty: Cosmetic Nursing

Dr. Richard Hart
MB ChB, FRANZCO
Specialty: Ophthalmology

Brian Sloan
MB ChB 1989 Auckland; FRANZCO 1997
Specialty: Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery

Melissa Wood
Qualifications
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Vascular Surgery

Venu Bhamidi
MB BS 2006 James Cook; FRACS (Vasc Surg) 2014
Specialty: Vascular Surgery

Murray MacCormick
MB ChB 1969 Otago; FRACS 1977
Specialty: General and Endocrine Surgery, Breast Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Ian Civil
MB ChB 1977 Auckland; FRACS 1984
Specialty: General and Vascular Surgery
Gynaecology

Dr. Reshma Desai
MBBS, MD 1997, FRANZCOG 2014
Specialty: Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Urogynaecology (TVT)
Urology
Mr Kamran Zagar
MB ChB 2003 Otago; MD (Thesis) Auckland 2010; FRACS (Urol) 2014
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