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Public Service

New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit (NZLTU)

Hours

NZLTU Unit Office: 8am - 4.30pm

Description

The Liver Unit provides the following services:

  • Liver Outpatient Service: Hepatology Clinics, Hepatitis Clinics
  • Liver Transplant assessment
  • Surgical/Hepatology assessments
  • Hepatoma Clinic/Specialist Radiology Referrals for Hepatoma Radiology Conference (refs received nationally)
  • Hepatitis Specialist Nurse Clinics
  • Fibroscanning
  • Liver Research Service/currently running variety of trials
  • ACC/Medical Reports

 

Procedures / Treatments

  • Fibroscan

    Fibroscans are performed at the NZ Liver Transplant Unit, Level 15, Auckland City Hospital.  Referrals can be sent direct to Kathy Oliver, NZ Liver Transplant Unit, faxed to 375 4345,  or e-mailed.  Fibroscans require specialist referral.   ... More PDF

Consultants

Mr Adam Bartlett
Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon
Associate Professor Ed Gane
Hepatologist / Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr Rachael Harry
Hepatologist
Mr Peter Johnston
Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon
Professor Stephen Munn
Director of Abdominal Transplant Service (Liver & Renal Transplant) / Transplant Surgeon
Dr David Orr
Hepatologist

Accommodation

Lions Transplant House, 2 Glasgow Terrace,Grafton provides accommodation for patients pre and post liver transplant.

Patients being assessed for liver transplant surgery will be provided with accommodation if from outside Greater Auckland area

Patients (non-transplant assessment) referred from hospitals outside of Auckland will require travel expenses to be organised by their local travel coordinator.

Website

www.adhb.govt.nz

Other

For general information on Auckland City Hospital (maps, parking, refreshments etc) please click here.

Location Information

Contact Details

Phone (09) 375 7011 direct dial NZLTU
Fax (09) 375 4345
Email aklivert@adhb.govt

Website www.livertransplant.co.nz
Liver Outpatient Clinics are held on Level 6, Support Building, Auckland City Hospital for the most part. However some clinics are held at Greenlane Clinical Centre
Liver Transplant Unit Office, Level 15, Support Building, Auckland City Hospital
Staff:
Margaret Johnston, Nurse Practitioner/Senior Transplant Coordinator x 22925/021 990 079
Barry Harrison, Transplant Co-ordinator x 22749/021 242 0983
Val Honeyman, Transplant Co-ordinator x 22926/021 528 529
Kathy Oliver, Team Support Administrator x 22920 or DDI 375 7011
Praveen Singh, Team Support Administrator (Mondays - contacts as above)
Lucy Mills, Clinical Nurse Specialist locator /021 242 9432
Karyn Lowe, Clinical Nurse Specialist Liver/Renal 021 242 9048
Ron Benjamin, Social Worker 021 242 0983
Cindy Penny, Social Worker 021 849 375
Rose Fernandes, Clinic Scheduler x 25278

Liver Registrars: Pager 93 5703 or 93 7423

Hepatitis Nurse Specialist:
Bridget Faire (Shared Care Programme) x 22917/021 983 495/fibroscan

Liver Research:
William Abbott, Research Scientist x 22884 or 308 982

Janine Smillie, Senior Liver Research Coordinator x22911/021 938 032
Faye Manu, Liver Research Coordinator x 23579/021 938 729
Angelle Lockie, Liver Research Coordinator x 22910/021 938 032
Carla Hooijkaas, Liver Research Nurse x 22932/021 178 997

Tien-Huey Lim, Liver Registrar(Research/Fibroscan) 021 230 3453

Street Address

NZ Liver Transplant Unit
Level 15 Support Building
Auckland City Hospital
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023

Postal Address

NZ Liver Transplant Unit
Level 15, Support Building
Auckland City Hospital
Private Bag 92024
Auckland 1023

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