Gillies Hospital Specialist Centre, 160 Gillies Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
Contact Details
Phone (09) 631 1965 Email office@ear.co.nz Healthlink EDI: crsbrown
Street Address
160 Gillies Avenue Epsom Auckland 1023
Description
Dr Colin Brown is a specialist Ear Surgeon. He specialises exclusively in surgery of the ears, "Surfer's Ear", and hearing restoration with hearing implants and is one of New Zealand's most experienced in this field.
He has been a consultant Ear Surgeon to Starship Children's Hospital for 25 years, treating and operating on a wide range of ear diseases, deformities and deafness. He is a senior surgeon to the Northern Regional Cochlear Implant Programme, and is a director of the hearing habilitation/rehabilitation centre, "Hearing House". He is a regular peer reviewer for the International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and a peer reviewer for ACC, New Zealand.
He is a past president of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ANZSPO).
Staff
Fleur Bolton is a Registered Nurse, Nurse Prescriber and ENT Nurse Specialist, performing assessments for otitis media, common paediatric ENT issues, and care of adults' and children's ears. She has a consulting room fully equipped with a modern microscope, ear suction, tympanometry and ear image recording, with the support of Dr Brown and specialist audiologists.
Hilary Hope-Sotherton is our friendly, attentive and artistically talented practice manager, with many years of expertise in practice management in New Zealand and in London. She has two adult daughters and 4 grandsons.
Dr Rosie Searle is our admin guru, having stepped back from her work as a medical doctor. She is always delighted to talk knitting (often wearing her creations) loves the colour purple, Finland and the "Noonins" .
For insurance coverage of fees, you will need a referral from your GP.
Surfers - for Surfers Ear: We can often guide you whether a referral is needed, simply by reviewing a photo of your ears taken by your GP or audiologist ( if they have the equipment). Please send to: office@ear.co.nz
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Fees apply
Fees and Charges Description
We are affiliated providers to Southern Cross. This means that Southern Cross Health Insurance contracts with us to provide services to you and, depending on your policy, there is either a small surcharge, or no surcharge at all. For Surfer's Ear surgery, and Cochlear Implant Surgery we have Southern Cross affiliated provider contracts for surgery as well, which minimises paper work for you.
Hours
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Mon – Thu
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fri
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Please contact my clinic during business hours Monday to Friday to arrange an appointment, or e mail us.
There is free dedicated patient parking to the left of the Southern Cross Gillies Hospital and Clinic building.
Pharmacy
Mount Eden Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy, based in Mount Eden Village, 5- 10 minutes' walk.
The Southern Cross Hospital also has an inpatient Pharmacy service.
