Ms Karen Smith
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 1980 Auckland; FRACS 1988
Profile
Professional Profile:
- Clinical Leader of the Auckland Regional Hand Service
- President of the New Zealand Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Fellowship Director of the Auckland Regional Hand Service Fellowship Program
- Consultant Hand Surgeon Middlemore Hospital 1996 – present
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Middlemore Hospital 1990 -1994
- First woman in Australasia, to qualify as an Orthopaedic Surgeon
I am committed to the specialty of Hand Surgery in New Zealand in both my public and private clinical practice. I am particularly interested in the development and expansion of the Hand Service in Auckland and the teaching of young Hand surgeons.
Current Membership of Professional/other Bodies:
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Fellow of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association
- Fellow of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association
Interests
- Hand & Wrist Surgery
- Reconstructive Tendon
- Nerve Injuries
Title or Designation
Hand Surgeon, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon, Hand Service Clinical Leader
Post-Fellowship Training
- 1988 completed 12 month postgraduate Fellowship in Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery (Scotland)
- 1989 completed 12 month postgraduate Fellowship in Hand Surgery (Australia)
- 1995 completed 12 month sabbatical training in Plastic Surgery of the Hand
Full NZ Registration Date
18 December 1980
Vocational Scope
Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact Details
Ms Karen Smith is available at the following services:
Public Services
Auckland Regional Plastic Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
This service is available at the following locations:
Middlemore Hospital
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Phone
(09) 276 0000
Website
Manukau SuperClinic™
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Phone
(09) 277 1660
Website
Private Surgical Services
Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre - Orthopaedic Surgery
This service is available at the following location:
Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Phone (09) 925 4700
Fax (09) 925 4718
Email asc@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
All queries to reception at the Hospital
Surgeons can be contacted at their private consultation rooms.