Dr Ben Lawrence
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 2004 Auckland; FRACP 2011
Interests
Dr Lawrence specialises in caring for patients with gastro-intestinal cancers. He also has a special interest in caring for patients with cancers in the pancreas and biliary system, neuroendocrine tumours, cancer molecular profiling and cancer genomics.
Ben graduated from the University of Otago with a BSc with first class honours and an MSc with Distinction. He then completed his medical degree at the University of Auckland in 2003 and registered as a specialist in 2011.
He has been recognised with several prizes and scholarships. In 2008 he was awarded the Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship to support his time as a Drug Development Scholar at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Scottsdale Arizona, USA. In 2009 he was awarded the Murray Jackson Clinical Fellowship and completed his two-year Research Fellowship at Yale University in Connecticut, USA.
Ben returned to Auckland in 2012 to work as a medical oncologist at Auckland Hospital and also to take up a position as senior clinical research Fellow at the University of Auckland.
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Subspecialties
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Pancreas
- Neuroendocrine Cancer
- Cancer Molecular Profiling
- Genomics
- Academic Research
- Hepatobiliary
Title or Designation
Medical Oncologist - Gastrointestinal Cancer Stream, Medical Oncologist
Post-Fellowship Training
Yale University
USA
Full NZ Registration Date
24 June 2005
Vocational Scope
Internal Medicine
Contact Details
Dr Ben Lawrence is available at the following services:
Private Services
Canopy Cancer Care
This service is available at the following location:
98 Mountain Road, Epsom
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Phone
09 623 5602
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Fax
09 638 7295
Healthlink EDI
N/A
Email
Website
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Public Services
Oncology Services | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai
This service is available at the following location:
Auckland City Hospital
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Phone
(09) 367 0000
Website
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Patient enquiries
(09) 375 4300
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Known extension/pager
(09) 307 4949
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Acute Referrals Service
(09) 375 7030, Ext: 24048
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Emergency Department
(09) 367 0000, open 24 hours / 7 days
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Outpatient appointments & surgical booking enquiries
(09) 638 0400 / scheduling@adhb.govt.nz
Mental Health Services
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24 Hour Crisis Line
0800 800717
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GP / External Specialist Help Desk
(09) 307 2800