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Dr Anna Lawrence
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 2000 Otago; FRACS (Urol) 2011
Profile
Dr Anna Lawrence is a New Zealand trained Urologist with sub-specialty training in male and female voiding dysfunction, management of post prostate cancer therapy complications, incontinence, Urethral and Pelvic Reconstructive Urology, adolescence urology and neuro-urology.
She is currently the only Urologist on the board of the NZ Continence Society, and the only NZ Urologist who is an active member to the prestigious Society of Genitourinary Reconstruction, recently chairing a session on Male Incontinence at the American Urology Association Meeting and is involved in the American Urology Association working committees on Congenitalism Guidelines. She has also spoken at the World Parkinson's Disease day and Prostate Cancer conference about urinary control with these disease processes.
After completing her training in in Urology in New Zealand, Anna was accepted into the prestigious Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction Fellowship at the University of California, under the mentorship of Anthony Stone, and was offered a permanent position there but missed New Zealand far too much to stay long-term.
During her time in California, she gained exemplary cutting edge skills in Neuro-Urology (Spina bifida, MS, Parkinson's disease causes of voiding dysfunction), Neuro-modulation (Interstim and Tibial Nerve Stimulation), making her Auckland’s only fellowship trained Neuro-urologist. Additionally her mentor was the “go to guy” for male incontinence and reconstruction making Anna well versed in all managements of male incontinence and reconstruction.
After her fellowship in the US, Anna was offered the opportunity to work with the Society of Genitourinary Reconstruction Surgeons president Dr Sanjay Kulkarni in Pune, India. In India Anna acquired the most recent hands on experience in New Zealand of modern techniques of urethroplasty, with the mentorship from Dr Kulkarni, Dr Barbagli and Dr Morey, the world's current urethroplasty leaders. She was an organiser and instructor at the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons workshop in Pune, India.
Anna has been actively involved in clinical research and has presented both nationally in New Zealand and internationally; she is currently a Specialist Consultant at Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit, Counties Manukau and Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Interests
Conditions treated:
- Blood in the urine
- Stones
- Urinary tract infections
- Neuro-urology
All patients with difficulty voiding (passing urine) due to a neurological problem such as:
- Urethral issues
- Post prostate cancer treatment
- Prosthesis
- Voiding dysfunction
- Urodynamic studies
- Male infertility
Title or Designation
Neuro-urologist
Full NZ Registration Date
7 December 2001
Vocational Scope
Urology
Contact Details
Dr Anna Lawrence is available at the following services:
Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit (ASRU)
This service is available at the following location:
30 Bairds Road, Ōtara
Phone
Unit: (09) 270 9000 or Ward: (09) 270 9016
Fax
Unit: (09) 270 9001 or Ward: (09) 270 9056
Website
Private Services
Urology Specialist
This service is available at the following locations:
Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre, Remuera, Auckland
Phone
(09) 320 0640
Fax
(09) 320 0641
Healthlink EDI
urospecl
Email
Website
Crawford Specialist Clinic, 12 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland
Phone
(09) 320 0640
Fax
(09) 320 0641
Healthlink EDI
urospecl
Email
Website
Northern Clinic - Southern Cross North Harbour Campus, 212 Wairau Road, Wairau Valley, Auckland
Phone
(09) 320 0640
Fax
(09) 320 0641
Healthlink EDI
urospecl
Email
Website
Public Services
Auckland Regional Urology Service
This service is available at the following locations:
Auckland City Hospital
Phone
(09) 367 0000
Website
Manukau SuperClinic™
Phone
(09) 277 1660
Website
Greenlane Clinical Centre
Website
Counties Manukau Health Urology
This service is available at the following location:
Manukau SuperClinic™
Phone
09 277 1660
Fax
09 277 1600
Email
Website
Private Surgical Services
MercyAscot Urological Surgery
This service is available at the following location:
Ascot Hospital, 90 Green Lane East, Remuera, Auckland
Phone
(09) 520 9500
Fax
(09) 520 9501
Website
Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre - Urology
This service is available at the following location:
Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre, Remuera, Auckland
Southern Cross Brightside Hospital - Urology
This service is available at the following location:
Southern Cross Brightside Hospital
Phone
(09) 925 4200
Email
Website
healthcare.southerncross.co.nz/our-healthcare-services/brightside