Mr Chris Adams

MB ChB 1990 Otago; FRACS 2001

Chris graduated from Otago Medical School in 1990 and subsequently trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery in Auckland, Hamilton, and Wellington. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Australasian Surgeons (FRACS) in 2001. 

He then spent a further 2 years training in the United Kingdom. Here he completed fellowships in aesthetic surgery at the Wellington Hospital; St John's Wood; London, breast surgery at Frenchay Hospital; Bristol and hand surgery, microsurgery, and burns surgery at the St Andrew's Centre; Chelmsford. 

Chris was appointed as a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at Hutt Hospital in January 2004 where his main areas of interest are Acute and Reconstructive Burn Surgery, Breast Reconstruction and the surgical management of Melanoma. He is currently the Director of the Wellington Regional Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit.

In addition to General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with an emphasis on the above, he has a further interest in Aesthetic Surgery of the Breast, Facial Cosmetic Surgery and Hand Surgery.

In addition to general plastic and reconstructive surgery, he has a specialist interest in:

• aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery of the face, breast, and trunk
• reconstructive breast surgery
• surgery for melanoma and skin cancers
• burn reconstruction and hand surgery.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Chris is a member of:

• New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons (NZAPS)
• Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
• Australian and New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA).

Male / Tāne

29 November 1991

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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