Dilip Naik is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who is currently the Clinical Leader of Vascular Surgery at Wellington Hospital. He is a graduate of Otago University and did his postgraduate training in general surgery predominantly in Wellington and his advanced training in Vascular Surgery at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Brisbane Hospitals in Australia. He has extensive experience in Vascular Surgery and has worked at Wakefield since 1994. He is an affiliated provider for Vascular Surgery with Southern Cross Healthcare and is experienced in the management of venous disorders, carotid, aortic and peripheral vascular disease.

Mr Naik is presently developing experience in Endovascular Surgery and endovenous procedures such as ultrasound guided sclerotherapy and endovenous laser treatment.

• Consults at Wellington Regional Vascular Centre at Southern Cross Hospital
• Consults at Bowen
• Consults at Ropata
• Consults at Fergusson Drive
• Consults at Waikanae
• Operates at Southern Cross

What is Vascular Surgery?
Vascular surgery is the branch of surgery that involves the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the vessels that carry blood away from (arteries) and back to (veins) your heart.
Vascular disorders include blockages and narrowings of the vessels, abnormal swellings of the vessels (aneurysm) or vessel malfunctions.
The disease processes involved in vascular disorders often involve other body systems and your treatment may therefore require the combined efforts of other medical specialists such as radiologists and general physicians. 

When you come to your appointment, your surgeon will ask questions about your illness and examine you to try to determine or confirm the diagnosis. This process may also require a number of tests (e.g. blood tests, x-rays, scans etc). Sometimes this can all be done during one visit, but for some conditions this will take several follow-up appointments. Occasionally some tests are arranged even before your appointment to try to speed up the process.
Once a diagnosis has been made, your surgeon will discuss treatment with you. In some instances this will mean surgery, while other cases can be managed with medication and advice. If surgery is advised, the steps involved in the surgical process and the likely outcome are usually discussed with you at this time.