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Private Service

Mr Dean Schluter - Orthopaedic Surgeon

Hours

For appointments from 8:30am - 5pm please contact my secretary Linda on (09) 484 0040.
I am contactable for urgent calls via the Southern Cross (09) 443 2266 or North Shore Hospitals (09) 486 8920 switchboards.

Description

My scope of practice primarily consists of assessment and treatment of:

Conditions of the Hip:

  • Primary hip replacement
  • Revision hip replacement

 

Knee Arthritis and Sports Injuries

  • Primary knee replacement where I have an interest in computer assisted surgery
  • Unicompartment knee replacement
  • Revision knee replacement
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • ACL reconstruction
  • Osteotomies around the knee
  • Patella stabilisation

 

Foot and Ankle Conditions

  • Ankle stabilisation
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle fusion and ankle replacement
  • Hallux valgus correction and bunion surgery

Referral Expectations

Please contact my secretary Linda for an appointment (09) 484 0040.

I have clinics at:

  • Southern Cross Hospital North Harbour in Wairau Road
  • Apollo Centre for Health and Wellness in Albany
  • Westgate Medical Centre in West Auckland

Please advise Linda of your ACC number when making the appointment, if applicable. 

You need to bring with you:

1.      A letter of referral from your doctor, or have one faxed to 05 282 9040 0400 or (09) 9293170.

2.      Any X-Rays, CT or MRI films and reports, preferably films not disc.

3.      A list of all medicines you are taking, including herbal and natural remedies.

4.      Discharge summaries from any recent hospital admissions.

Procedures / Treatments

  • Joint Replacement - Hip, Knee And Ankle

    Total hip joint replacement is a very successful operation for hip arthritis secondary to degeneration of the cartilage due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or rarer conditions such as avascular necrosis and trauma.… More

  • Osteotomy

    Osteotomy is surgically cutting a bone and resetting it. The new position is held with a rod or a plate and screws.… More

  • Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)

    Over the last 30 years a large number of orthopaedic procedures on joints have been performed using an arthroscope, where a fibre optic telescope is used to look inside the joint.… More

  • Soft Tissue (muscles, tendons and ligaments)

    Sporting injuries and trauma can cause injuries to the ligaments of the knee MCL, ACL, PCL and LCL.… More

Consultants

Mr Dean Schluter
Orthopaedic Surgeon

Parking

Southern Cross Hospital North Harbour
Ample visitor parking is available.

Westgate Medical Centre
Free visitor parking.

Apollo Centre
Over 200 free parking spaces are available on site.

Other

Post Fellowship Training
I graduated from Otago University Medical School in 1990 and the New Zealand Orthopaedic training programme in 2002, gaining my FRACS. During the training programme I spent 6 months in Toronto Canada, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill.

My post graduate training following this was:

  • 6 months doing Orthopaedic Trauma at Auckland Hospital
  • 6 months doing hip and knee replacement and complex revision surgery at Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
  • 6 months doing knee surgery (ACL reconstruction and sports injuries) at Chelsea Westminster Hospital in London, England
  • 6 months doing hip and knee replacement and complex revisions and computer navigation at Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals, Melbourne
  • 6 months doing foot and ankle surgery at Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals Melbourne, Australia.

I have been working at North Shore Hospital since January 2006 and my private practice is on the North Shore.

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