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Southern DHB Orthopaedics - Otago
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Description
Scoliosis surgery is undertaken at Dunedin Hospital as a tertiary service with patients coming from all the DHBs within the South Island.
Outpatient Clinic - 3rd floor, Main Hospital
Pre-admission Clinic - 3rd floor, Main Hospital
Fracture Clinic - Ground Floor, Main Hospital (Cumberland St entrance)
Consultants
Note: Please note below that some people are not available at all locations.
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Mr Wesley Bevan
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr Chris Birks
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr Alan Carstens
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr Michael Chin
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital, Ōamaru Hospital
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Dr Carl Chisholm
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr John Dunbar
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital, Dunstan Hospital, Clyde
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Associate Professor David Gwynne-Jones
Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgeon - Clinical Director
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr Bruce Hodgson
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Dr Louis LeBlond
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr Gary McCoubrey
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr Simon McMahon
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital
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Mr John Scanelli
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Available at Dunedin Hospital, Dunstan Hospital, Clyde
Procedures / Treatments
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Fracture Clinics
These clinics are run by most orthopaedic departments for patients that have sustained an injury that has already been treated and further follow-up of that injury is required, to monitor progress of a healing bone, check the position of the bone in a cast and to decide when other steps… More
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General Outpatient Clinics
These are clinics for patients that have been referred by their doctor for an orthopaedic opinion on a specific concern.… More
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Specialty Clinics
Clinics for specific parts of the body or specific conditions.… More
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Joint Replacement
For elderly patients joint replacement surgery is commonly required to treat damaged joints from wearing out, arthritis or other forms of joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis.… More
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Osteotomy
The division of a crooked or bent bone to improve alignment of the limb.… More
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Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)
Over the last 30 years a large number of orthopaedic procedures on joints have been performed using an arthroscope, where a fiber optic telescope is used to look inside the joint.… More
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Soft tissue (muscles, tendons and ligaments)
In many cases tendons will be lengthened to improve the muscle balance around a joint or tendons will be transferred to give overall better joint function.… More
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