Andrew did his training in the South Trent region, UK, including 2 years in Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham and a Rhinology Fellowship in Plymouth.

Prior to coming to New Zealand, Andrew was a consultant in Cheltenham & Gloucester Hospitals where he was Programme Director for the Junior Doctors.

Specialising in:

• Ears, Nose and Throat
• Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and its applications;
• Septorhinoplasty, functional and cosmetic, including complex nasal reconstruction;
• Facial skin lesions and skin cancer.
• Paediatric

Senior Registrar Training at St. Thomas’s & Guy’s Hospitals London; Advanced paediatric ENT at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children London. General ENT Fellowship at Christchurch Public Hospital , New Zealand1994/5.

Career highlights include:

• Otology advisor to Diving Diseases and Hyperbaric Medicine, Research Centre, Plymouth UK
• Former council member of both British Association of Otorhinolaryngology and British
• Association of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• Contributor to major ENT text book
• Member Prosper Meniere Society
• Published on various aspects of ENT and presented papers at international meetings, including at the Royal Society of Medicine, London

Invited expert at symposia on stapes surgery and tympanomastoid surgery at international meetings.

Specialising in:

• Ear surgery in particular hearing reconstruction surgery
• Stapes surgery
• Revision surgery and implantable hearing aids
• Balance disorders, ear trauma, particularly in SCUBA divers
• Specialist paediatric ENT.

Paul did his training at Wessex ENT Training Programme and Fellowship in Australia.
Paul is an Affiliated Provider for balloon sinuplasty.

Specialising in:

• Endoscopic sinus surgery and extended applications
• Otology and mastoid surgery
• Assessment and management of vertigo
• Surgery for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea.
• Ears
• Nose
• Throat
• Endoscopic Surgery
• Paediatric (Otol)

Cristian is a new transplant to New Zealand. Having worked both in the UK and the USA he is familiar with various different medical systems. Cristian, his wife Carrie (an Audiologist) and their two young sons, decided that a move to New Zealand was the adventure they were looking for and have found working and living in Hawke’s Bay a delight.

Cristian completed undergraduate medical training at the University of Nottingham Medical School, UK 1998 completing his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degrees (BMBS) in 2000. His initial post-graduate years as a junior doctor were undertaken in the UK obtaining his Membership to the Royal College of Surgeons in 2004. After completing a Fellowship in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Boston USA, he went on to complete a residency in Otolaryngology in at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He then worked in private practice for 10 years in Portland, Oregon, becoming Chief of Staff of his local hospital. After completing his tenure Cristian and his family set their sights on a move to New Zealand to experience the wonderful opportunities this country has to offer.

Specialising in:

• Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Andrew is a Specialist General Surgeon, with a sub-specialty interest in Colorectal Surgery. He enjoys the breadth of General Surgery and is heavily involved academic work and surgical education.

Specialising in:

• Colorectal Surgery
• Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
• Laparoscopic (Keyhole) gallbladder and hernia surgery
• Proctology
• Melanoma

Bernard grew up in Hawke’s Bay, attending Havelock North High School.

He worked at Hawke’s Bay Hospital 2005-2007 and 2010 and returned again in 2015 as a Consultant General Surgeon specialising in Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgery.

2012: Obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as a General Surgeon.
2013: Post Fellowship training in Colorectal Surgery, Waikato Hospital.
2014: Post Fellowship training in Colorectal Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.

He is married with three children.

Specialising in:

• Colon Cancer
• Diverticular Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Haemorrhoids, Anal Fissures and Fistula in Ano
• Laparoscopic management of gallbladder disease
• Hernia Repair
• Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy

Originally from Auckland, Bevan worked in the Hawke’s Bay Hospital twice during junior doctor rotations.  He returned permanently in 2017 to take up a post as a Consultant General Surgeon, establishing a practice in both the public and private sector and he is married to a local GP.

Bevan completed undergraduate medical training at the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Human Biology (BHB) in 2003 and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) in 2006. Post-graduate years as a junior doctor were undertaken in Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, Rotorua, New Plymouth and Palmerston North. Specialist General Surgical training was completed over that time with admission as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2015. Post-fellowship training undertaken in 2016 at the Royal Darwin Hospital in Rural and Trauma Surgery. Accreditation as a certified Endoscopist was acquired in 2015 for both Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy by the New Zealand Conjoint Committee.

Specialising in:

• Hernia repair (laparoscopic and open)
• Endoscopy, including bowel screening colonoscopy
• Benign and Malignant Breast Disease
• Skin Lesions including Melanoma
• Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer and Melanoma
• Gallbladder Surgery
• Thyroid Disease
• Abdominal and Laparoscopic Surgery, including bowel disease

Sid returns to the Hawke’s Bay as a Consultant General Surgeon after commencing his surgical training here as a registrar in 2008. He completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) in 2004 and was awarded the Stanley Batchelor Memorial Prize in Surgery.

His Specialist General Surgical training was completed throughout the North Island and he was admitted to the fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2015. Post fellowship training in Breast and Endocrine surgery was undertaken at Waikato Hospital and he took a consultant position in Palmerston North. He moved with his wife and two sons to practise in Hawke’s Bay in 2020.

Specialising in:

• Oncoplastic breast surgery
• Thyroid/parathyroid surgery
• Hernia surgery
• Melanoma
• Endoscopy/Colonoscopy
• Haemorrhoids

Dr Elaine White has many years of experience in Women’s Health. Elaine is professional, warm and friendly specialising in all aspects of Gynaecology.

Specialising in:

• Colposcopy
• Endometriosis
• Hysterectomy
• Menopause
• Oncology
• Menstrual problems
• Laparoscopic Surgery (Gynae)
• Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology

Kirsten is a consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist and has obtained both her Medical degree and a Post-graduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology from the University of Otago. Subsequent to these accomplishments she embarked upon her Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist training and completed this in 2014 upon being awarded her Fellowship (FRANZCOG).

She has a special interest in complex obstetrics and completed an 18 month Fellowship (Mater Mothers Hospital, Brisbane) in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Whilst in Brisbane Kirsten also completed the highly complementary DDU (a post-graduate Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound).
Kirsten provides care in all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Obstetric interests and expertise are outlined above and areas of interest in gynaecology include pre-conception counselling, fertility assessment and the management of heavy periods. Kirsten is involved in quality improvement in her role at the DHB and strives to provide up to date evidence based practice and is a senior Clinical lecturer for the university of Otago. Kirsten works closely with Dr Elaine White in their practice ALL WOMEN obstetrics and gynaecology.

In addition to expert pre-conception advice, ante-natal consultations and a small shared care private Obstetric practice. Kirsten also offers professional care and services for general gynaecological problems.

Specialising in:

• Menstrual problems
• Female infertility
• Complex obstetrics
• Preconceptual counselling

Specialising in:

• Prolapse /Pelvic Floor surgery special interest
• Hysterectomy including vaginal and laparoscopic assisted .
• Ovarian cysts/pelvic masses
• Endometriosis (medical treatment and diagnosis)
• Insertion of mirena
• Incontinence (Gynae)
• Menopause
• Laparoscopic Surgery (Gynae)

Dr Meates is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. He started his Specialist training in Christchurch and completed training in England. He moved to Hawkes Bay in 2001. He works at Hawkes Bay Hospital and in private practice with consulting rooms in Napier.

Specialising in:

• Laparoscopic surgery, including laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis
• Menstrual dysfunction
• Menopause
• Abnormal smear management / colposcopy
• Fertility assessment

Dr Liz Insull is a New Zealand and UK trained Oculoplastic and Ophthalmic surgeon based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Liz is the only member of the Australian, New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons (ANZSOPS) in Hawke’s Bay.

Liz is the Clinical Director for Ophthalmology at Hawke’s Bay Hospital and is Vice-Chair on the New Zealand branch executive of RANZCO. She sits on the Women in Ophthalmology advisory board.

Liz was awarded 2021 ‘Trainer of Excellence’ by trainees in RANZCO’s New Zealand network.

Liz graduated in 2006 from the University of Otago with a medical and BSC (Neuroscience) degree. She gained specialist Ophthalmic training in Dunedin and Auckland and sub-specialty fellowship experience at The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Specialising in:

• Cataract surgery
• Oculoplastic (eyelid) surgery
• Cosmetic eyelid surgery
• Lacrimal (tear duct) surgery

Dr John Beaumont is a New Zealand medical graduate who completed his vocational training at Dunedin and Sydney. He has practiced mostly in Hawke’s Bay in private and public practice.

Having maintained a successful surgical practice John is now mainly focused on medical and extraocular surgical practice

Specialising in:

• Comprehensive ophthalmology
• Strabismus
• Pterygium surgery

Dr Shira Sheen is a cataract and anterior segment specialist, who works at both Eye Institute Hawke’s Bay and Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (now renamed Te Whatu Ora).

After graduating from medical school in 2007, Shira completed Ophthalmology training in Israel. She then undertook a sub-specialty Clinical Fellowship in complex cataract and refractive surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, Australia. It was here that she gained a vast amount of surgical experience with premium intraocular lenses.

Specialising in:

• Cataract surgery
• Ocular surface procedures
• Ocular trauma

Dr Baswati Sahoo is a Glaucoma, Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgeon, who works at both Eye Institute Hawke’s Bay and Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (now renamed Te Whatu Ora). She has over 15 years’ experience in Ophthalmology in India and the United Arab Emirates.

An academic and teacher by nature, she is the recipient of the A. D. Patwardhan Gold medal from Pune University for excelling in Ophthalmology.

Specialising in:

• Cataract surgery
• Glaucoma
• Ocular trauma and ocular surface procedures

Originally from Hamilton, Nelson completed medical school through the university of Otago in 2008. Nelson worked in Hawke’s Bay as the urology registrar in 2014 and 2015. He also worked at Palmerston North and Auckland prior to completing his training at the Royal North Shore hospital in Sydney Australia in 2019. Following this he returned to Hawke’s Bay as a consultant surgeon with a special interest in Uro-oncology and Uro-reconstruction.

Specialising in:

• Uro-oncology
• Uro-reconstruction
• Urological stone disease
• Male and female lower urinary tract dysfunction