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Associate Professor Amir Zarrabi
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 2002 Pretoria; FCUrol (SA) 2009
Profile
In his specialist Urology practice in Dunedin, Dr Amir Zarrabi manages the full spectrum of Urological conditions. He qualified as a Urologist in 2009 and is also the only Urologist in New Zealand with a PhD in Male Fertility and -Microsurgery.
Whether he is performing major cancer surgery, minimally invasive laser procedures, or delicate infertility microsurgery, there is no margin for error. In order to be able to offer his patients care that is of the highest standard, he has spent time at world-renowned institutions in the USA and Europe, including Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, Cornell University Hospital in New York and the Asklepios Hospital in Germany.
Amir performed the first successful micro-TESE in South Africa in 2018 and was part of the surgical team performed the world’s first successful penis transplant in 2014.
It is with up-to-date knowledge, specialist skills obtained first-hand from leading international experts, and previous role as the TD Scott Chair in Urology in Otago's Academic University Hospital, that he is able to offer a world-class service to his patients and those who are dearest to them.
Interests
- Urological oncology:
- Prostate cancer (Radical prostatectomy)
- Kidney cancer (Partial- and radical nephrectomy)
- Bladder cancer
- Prostate biopsies
- TURP Surgery for prostate enlargement / BPH
- Kidney stones and bladder stones
- Circumcision: Paediatric & adult
- Vasectomy: No scalpel technique
- Urethral strictures (urethroplasty)
- Penile surgery (Peyronie’s disease)
- Male infertility:
- Microsurgical vasectomy reversal
- Micro-TESE
- Varicocelectomy
Subspecialties
Male infertility & microsurgery
Title or Designation
Urologist
Vocational Scope
Urology
Contact Details
Associate Professor Amir Zarrabi is available at the following services:
Mercy Hospital Dunedin - Urology
This service is available at the following location:
Mercy Hospital Dunedin, 72 Newington Avenue, Maori Hill, Dunedin
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Phone
(03) 464 0107
Website
Private Services
Amir Zarrabi - Urologist
This service is available at the following locations:
Suite 22, Marinoto Clinic, Mercy Hospital, 72 Newington Avenue, Maori Hill, Dunedin
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Phone
(03) 467 6605
Healthlink EDI
suite22m
Email
Website
Wanaka Lakes Health Centre, 23 Cardrona Valley Road, Wanaka
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Phone
(03) 467 6605
Healthlink EDI
suite22m
Email
Website
120B Maori Jack Road, Otago, Queenstown
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Phone
(03) 467 6605
Healthlink EDI
suite22m
Email
Website
Repromed
This service is available at the following location:
77 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, Auckland
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Phone
Freephone: 0800 IVF 105 or (09) 524 1232
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Fax
09 524 1221
Healthlink EDI
ivfauckl
Email
Website
Private Surgical Services
Southern Cross Central Lakes Hospital - Urology
This service is available at the following location:
Southern Cross Central Lakes Hospital
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Phone
(03) 746 7460
Email
Website