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Dr Nikki Tugnet

Specialist

Qualifications

MB ChB 2005 Birm; MRCP (UK) 2008; Spec Cert (Rheumat) 2012 FRCP (UK); CCT (UK) (Rheu) 2014; FRACP 2017 - Internal medicine

Profile

Dr Nikki is a Consultant Rheumatologist at Auckland Hospital and in private practice, and a Senior Lecturer at Auckland Medical School, where she leads rheumatology teaching for medical students. Dr Nikki is an RACP educational supervisor for registrars, directly involved in supervising and training rheumatology Advanced Trainees as well as conducting clinical research. Her research interest is in Lupus/SLE. Dr Nikki has published a variety of papers from across the Rheumatology spectrum.

 

Dr Nikki graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School, England in 2005 and completed postgraduate specialist training in England. She worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist there before moving to New Zealand in 2016. Outside of medicine, Dr Nikki teaches yoga and provides specialist yoga therapy to those with health or mobility issues. 

Title or Designation

Rheumatologist, Consultant Rheumatologist & Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist

Gender

Female / Wāhine

Vocational Scope

Internal Medicine

Languages Spoken

English, Hindi, Punjabi

Contact Details

Dr Nikki Tugnet is available at the following services:

Private Services

Integrated Rheumatology - Nikki Tugnet | Rheumatologist

This service is available at the following location:

1 - 3 Cowan Street, Ponsonby, Auckland

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Contact us online here

Public Services

Rheumatology Services | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai

This service is available at the following location:

Greenlane Clinical Centre

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Please email all correspondence to: Maria Lobo, Rheumatology Nurse Specialist mlobo@adhb.govt.nz 

Rheumatology Dept
Building 7 - GCC
Private Bag 92189
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142.

If the correspondence is clinical in nature, please send it as an e-referral to either the treating clinician or to the Rheumatology dept. (rheumatologydept@adhb.govt.nz)