Dr Alexandra Lafaele

General Practitioner

Qualifications

MB ChB 2019 Auckland

Profile

Dr. Alex (she/her) is a GP in her final year working towards her fellowship with the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. With extensive experience at West Auckland clinics and prior roles at Waitemata and Auckland DHBs, she has a profound commitment to improving health access and services, especially within her Māori and Pasifika communities.

Alexandra has a special interest in Women’s Health, holding post-graduate qualifications in contraception and pregnancy care. Inspired by her heritage as a young Samoan female GP, she focuses on culturally sensitive care for her community.

Beyond her professional life, Alexandra cherishes spending a lot of time with her family and young son, going to playgrounds and impersonating Spiderman. When she gets some time to herself she loves reading and a good Netflix show.

Registration Date

26 November 2019

Vocationally Registered

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A "Vocationally Registered" doctor has qualifications and experience that allow them to be registered as a specialist in a particular scope of practice e.g. General Practice, Urgent Care. These doctors can work independently in New Zealand.

To learn more about different scopes of practice and types of registration visit the Medical Council of New Zealand website.