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 Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons specialising exclusively in surgery of the ears, specifically:
Surfers with narrowed ear canals ("Surfer's Ear")
Hearing restoration with surgically implanted hearing aids and cochlear implants for those who are unable to use standard hearing aids.
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.
He is a past president of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ANZSPO).
Staff
Gill Lane is our caring experienced registered Nurse Manager. She will be your first point of contact.
We expect a referral from your usual Doctor, please. Referrals are triaged daily.
Surfers - for Surfers Ear: We can often guide you whether a referral is needed, 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 enables Southern Cross Gillies Hospital to apply directly for coverage with Southern Cross Health Insurance on your behalf.
Hours
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Mon – Fri
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Please contact my clinic during business hours Monday to Friday to arrange an appointment, or e mail us on "Office@ear.co.nz"
There is free dedicated onsite patient parking to the left of the Southern Cross Gillies Hospital and Clinic building. There is usually some street parking also.
Pharmacy
Mount Eden Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy, based in Mount Eden Village, 5- 10 minutes' walk.
The Southern Cross Gillies Hospital also has an inpatient Pharmacy service.
