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Mr Arend Merrie
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 1991 Leeds; FRACS (GS) 2001
Interests
Arend Merrie's clinical interests are in colorectal cancer and its management, with a special interest in the genetics of colorectal cancer. He is an advisor to the Northern Regional Familial Bowel Cancer Registry. He has developed laparoscopic colorectal surgery in both Auckland and Mercy Hospitals and organised and convened the first National Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery course in New Zealand in 2005. In addition, he is accredited in endoanal ultrasound and has an interest in the management of pelvic floor disorders such as faecal incontinence.
Subspecialties
Colorectal Surgery
Title or Designation
General Surgeon
Post-Fellowship Training
Arend Merrie trained in General Surgery in Dunedin and Auckland gaining his Fellowship and a PhD on colorectal cancer in 2001. Following this he completed the post fellowship training programme in Colorectal Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Auckland and in Oxford.
He is a member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australasia and the International Society of University Colorectal Surgeons. Arend also works at Auckland Hospital and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.
Full NZ Registration Date
24 June 1993
Vocational Scope
General Surgery
Contact Details
Mr Arend Merrie is available at the following services:
MercyAscot General Surgery
This service is available at the following location:
Mercy Hospital, 98 Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland
Website
(09) 623 5700
(09) 623 5701
Fax (09) 623 5702 consumer services
Private Services
Auckland Colorectal Centre
This service is available at the following location:
17 Gilgit Road, Epsom, Auckland
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Phone
(09) 623 7410
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Fax
(09) 623 7411
Healthlink EDI
aklcolor
Email
Website
Public Services
General Surgery | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai
This service is available at the following location:
Auckland City Hospital
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Phone
(09) 367 0000
Website