
Prof. Michael Schultz
Specialist
Qualifications
State Exam Med 1993 Erlangen; Spec (Int Med) 2003 Munich
Profile
I came to Dunedin with my family in 2005 having gained medical experience in the US, UK and Germany. I provide consultation and endoscopy services in Dunedin at Mercy Hospital/Marinoto Clinic and in Wanaka at the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre.
Interests
I have a special interest in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) both from a basic and clinical research perspective and I am Primary Investigator for several international pharmaceutical trials mainly concerning liver and intestinal diseases. Together with Margaret Fraser, Hepatitis Specialist Nurse and Christine Ho, IBD nurse specialist I provide individualized health care for the entire spectrum of gastrointestinal disorders.
Further areas of expertise:
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Coeliac disease
- Colorectal cancer
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea)
- Hepatology (elevated liver function tests, fatty liver, viral hepatitis)
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
- Small bowel capsule interpretation
- Bravo pH telemetry
- Liver biopsy
Title or Designation
Gastroenterologist & Endoscopist, Gastroenterologist
Post-fellowship Training
Specialist Training
- 2005 to date – Consultant Gastroenterologist, Otago District Health Board, Dunedin
- 2004-2005 – Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Internal Medicine, KKH Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
- 1998-2004 – Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine 1, University of Regensburg, Germany
- 1996 – 1998 – Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Digestive Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- 1994 -1996 – House Officer and Senior House Officer, Department of Medicine, Greenwich District Hospital, London, UK
- 1994 – House Officer, Department of Medicine, Renal Unit, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK
Positions and Memberships
- Professor in Medicine and Head of the Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine
- Consultant Gastroenterologist, Southern District Health Board, Dunedin Hospital
- Past-President of the NZ Society for Gastroenterology
- Member of ECCO (European Crohn’s and Colitis Organsisation)
- Member of the German Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (DCCV)
Vocational Scope
Internal Medicine
Contact Details
Prof. Michael Schultz is available at the following services:
Private Services
Gastroenterology Otago
This service is available at the following location:
Marinoto Clinic, 72 Newington Ave, Dunedin
Phone
(03) 471 6653
Fax
(03) 471 6654
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Email
Public Services
Southern DHB Gastroenterology Services
This service is available at the following locations:
Dunedin Hospital
Phone
(03) 474 0999
Fax
(03) 474 7025
Email
Website
Emergency Department: Open 24 hours / 7 days, Phone (03) 474 0999
Southland Hospital, Invercargill
Phone
(03) 218 1949
Fax
(03) 218 6890
Website
Emergency Department:
Ph (03) 218 1949, 24 hours / 7 days
Dunstan Hospital, Clyde
Phone
(03) 440 4300
Fax
(03) 440 4310
Website
Outpatients: Ph (03) 440 4301; Fax (03) 440 4311
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Clutha Health First, Balclutha
Phone
(03) 419 0500
Fax
(03) 419 0501
Email
Website
Hospital Outpatient Department: Ph (03) 419 0570; Fax (03) 419 0575
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Ōamaru Hospital
Phone
(03) 433 0290
Fax
(03) 433 0280
Website
Emergency Department: (03) 433 0290 ext 9034
Outpatients Booking & Reception: Ph (03) 433 0290 ext 9025; Fax (03) 433 0271
Emergency Department:
Phone (03) 433 0290, 24 hours / 7 days
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Private Surgical Services
Manaaki by Mercy – Endoscopy
This service is available at the following locations:
Manaaki by Mercy, 72 Newington Avenue, Maori Hill, Dunedin
Phone
03 467 6710
Fax
03 467 6711
Email
Website
Mercy Hospital Dunedin, 72 Newington Avenue, Maori Hill, Dunedin
Phone
(03) 464 0107
Fax
(03) 464 0111
Website