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Mr Raj Patel
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 2003 Otago; FRACS 2012
Profile
Rajesh (Raj) Patel joined our team in February 2016 and is already very excited to be part of the Northland community. Throughout his surgical training he lived and worked all over New Zealand. After completing his training at Auckland Hospital (2012) he spent a year in Calgary, Canada. Raj completed a fellowship in Endocrine Surgery, where he specialised in parathyroid, thyroid, and adrenal diseases. He then spent a year in Melbourne, Australia completing a fellowship in Oncoplastic-breast surgery. He was also the honorary fellow at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, specialising in melanoma and skin cancer. Raj further advanced his endocrine skills, and obtained the skill set to competently perform ultrasound guided surgeon performed thyroid fine needle aspirations.
“I am particularly interested in ‘efficiency of care’, and how we can all provide a safer and more streamlined ‘journey’ for the patient. One of these efficiencies I can offer is the ‘surgeon performed thyroid nodule US-FNA’. I am more than happy to be referred thyroid nodules that need further surgical management. I perform the US-FNAs in my outpatient clinic. I am also interested in parathyroid disease, which I feel is an underdiagnosed disease in NZ. I strongly encourage all family doctors to add a ‘serum calcium’ to routine blood tests for someone who has ‘vague neuro-psychiatric’ symptoms, such as lethargy, insomnia, depression. It is surprising how many will have primary hyperparathyroidism and being cured of this is something that patients will forever be grateful for.”
Subspecialties
- Breast Oncoplastic Surgery
- Breast Disease
- Thyroid Surgery
- Parathyroid Surgery
- Melanoma Surgery
- Skin Cancer Surgery
Title or Designation
General & Laparoscopic Surgeon
Post-Fellowship Training
Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery (American Association of Endocrine Surgeons) - University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. 2014
Fellowship in Breast Surgery - Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. 2015
Honorary Melanoma Fellow - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia. 2015
Full NZ Registration Date
6 December 2004
Vocational Scope
General Surgery
Contact Details
Mr Raj Patel is available at the following services:
Kensington Private Hospital General & Laparoscopic Surgery
This service is available at the following location:
Kensington Private Hospital
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Phone
(09) 437 9080
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Fax
(09) 437 9081
Email
Website
Reception Opening Hours:
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
Private Services
Rajesh Patel - Northland Breast, Endocrine, Melanoma and General Surgeon
This service is available at the following location:
11a Norfolk Street, Whangārei
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Phone
021 0903 4161
Healthlink EDI
rajpatel
Email
Website
Public Services
General Surgery | Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)
This service is available at the following locations:
Whangārei Hospital
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Phone
0800 436 787
Website
Kaitaia Hospital
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Phone
(09) 470 5840
Website