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Prof. Michael Schultz
Specialist
Qualifications
State Exam Med 1993 Erlangen; Spec (Int Med) 2003 Munich
Profile
I came to Dunedin with my family in 2005 having gained medical experience in the US, UK and Germany. I provide consultation and endoscopy services in Dunedin at Mercy Hospital/Marinoto Clinic and in Wanaka at the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre.
Interests
I have a special interest in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) both from a basic and clinical research perspective and I am Primary Investigator for several international pharmaceutical trials mainly concerning liver and intestinal diseases. Together with Margaret Fraser, Hepatitis Specialist Nurse and Christine Ho, IBD nurse specialist I provide individualized health care for the entire spectrum of gastrointestinal disorders.
Further areas of expertise:
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Coeliac disease
- Colorectal cancer
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea)
- Hepatology (elevated liver function tests, fatty liver, viral hepatitis)
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
- Small bowel capsule interpretation
- Bravo pH telemetry
- Liver biopsy
Title or Designation
Gastroenterologist
Post-Fellowship Training
Specialist Training
- 2005 to date – Consultant Gastroenterologist, Otago District Health Board, Dunedin
- 2004-2005 – Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Internal Medicine, KKH Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
- 1998-2004 – Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine 1, University of Regensburg, Germany
- 1996 – 1998 – Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Digestive Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- 1994 -1996 – House Officer and Senior House Officer, Department of Medicine, Greenwich District Hospital, London, UK
- 1994 – House Officer, Department of Medicine, Renal Unit, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK
Positions and Memberships
- Professor in Medicine and Head of the Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine
- Consultant Gastroenterologist, Southern District Health Board, Dunedin Hospital
- Past-President of the NZ Society for Gastroenterology
- Member of ECCO (European Crohn’s and Colitis Organsisation)
- Member of the German Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (DCCV)
Vocational Scope
Internal Medicine
Contact Details
Prof. Michael Schultz is available at the following services:
Mercy Hospital Dunedin - Hepatology
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
Gastroenterology Otago
This service is available at the following location:
Marinoto Clinic, 72 Newington Ave, Dunedin
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Phone
(03) 471 6653
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Fax
(03) 471 6654
Healthlink EDI
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Email
Public Services
Gastroenterology Services | Southern
This service is available at the following locations:
Dunedin Hospital
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Phone
(03) 474 0999
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Fax
(03) 474 7025
Email
Website
Southland Hospital, Invercargill
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Phone
(03) 218 1949
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Fax
(03) 218 6890
Website
Dunstan Hospital, Clyde
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Phone
(03) 440 4300
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Fax
(03) 440 4310
Website
Clutha Health First, Balclutha
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Phone
(03) 419 0500
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Fax
(03) 419 0501
Email
Website
Ōamaru Hospital
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Phone
(03) 433 0290
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Fax
(03) 433 0280
Website
Private Surgical Services
Manaaki by Mercy - Endoscopy
This service is available at the following locations:
Manaaki by Mercy, 72 Newington Avenue, Maori Hill, Dunedin
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Phone
03 467 6710
Email
Website
Mercy Hospital Dunedin, 72 Newington Avenue, Maori Hill, Dunedin
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Phone
(03) 464 0107
Website