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Starship Paediatric Surgery and Urology
Public Service, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Urology
Description
- Abdominal surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Neonatal surgery
- Genitourinary surgery
- Oncologic surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Trauma surgery.
Consultants
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Mr John Atkinson
Paediatric Surgeon
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Mr Stephen Evans
Paediatric Surgeon
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Mr James Hamill
Paediatric Surgeon
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Mr Phil Morreau
Paediatric Surgeon
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Mr Neil Price
Paediatric Surgeon
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Mr Vipul Upadhyay
Paediatric Surgeon
Referral Expectations
Hours
- General Paediatric Surgical clinics are held at Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship.
- Your clinic day and time will depend on which surgeon you will be seeing.
- Weekly clinics are also run at Manukau SuperClinic and fortnightly at Waitakere Hospital.
- Regular visiting clinics currently take place in Whangarei, Kaitaia, New Plymouth and Gisborne.
- The Paediatric Urinary Tract Clinic is held on Thursday mornings.
- The Neurogenic Bladder Clinic is held every 4th Wednesday afternoon.
- The Urodynamics Clinic is held on alternate Tuesday mornings from 10:30 - 12:45.
- Acute or urgent referrals are seen in the Children's Emergency Department.
Common Conditions/ Procedures / Treatments
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Umbilical Hernia
Umbilical hernias are very common in infants, with one in 10 young children being affected.… More
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Inguinal Hernia
An inguinal hernia is an abnormal bulge, or protrusion, that can be seen and felt in the groin area (the area between the abdomen and the thigh).… More
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Hydrocoele
A hydrocoele is a collection of fluid in the scrotal sac of male infants that drains downward from the abdominal cavity.… More
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Undescended Testes
Undescended testes occur when one or both of the testicles do not reach the scrotum and remain inside the groin and occasionally the abdomen.… More
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Foreskin
The foreskin is normally non-retractile at birth and it is common for some boys to not have a retractile foreskin until after puberty.… More
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Hypospadias
Hypospadias (opening below) is an abnormal appearance of the penis, characterised by the abnormally situated opening of the urethra.… More
Document Downloads
- Gastrostomy Care- Parent Guide (PDF, 998.8 KB)
- Hypospadias Repair (PDF, 990 KB)
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Post-op Hypospadias Instruction (Mr Price)
(PDF, 123 KB)
Post-op Hypospadias care instructions following surgery by Mr Price -
Post-op Hypospadias Instructions (Mr Upadhyay)
(PDF, 123.8 KB)
Post-op hypospadias care instructions following surgery by Mr Upadhyay - Hypospadias Graft Repair (PDF, 947.3 KB)
- Pyeloplasty (PDF, 598.1 KB)
- Caecostomy/ACE (PDF, 852.5 KB)
- Urodynamic Information (PDF, 624.7 KB)
- Mitrofanoffs (PDF, 951.2 KB)
- Bladder Augmentation (PDF, 987.4 KB)
- Hirschsprungs Disease (PDF, 225.1 KB)
- Anorectal Malformations (PDF, 287.5 KB)
Visiting Hours
Visiting hours are 8am - 8pm. The children have a rest period between 1 - 3pm and visitors are discouraged during this time.
Website
Contact Details
Starship Child Health, Central Auckland
Central Auckland
Phone
(09) 307 4949 ext 22527
Fax
09 307 8952
Website
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
Street Address
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
Postal Address
Starship Child Health
Private Bag 92 024
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
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This page was last updated at 11:54AM on November 26, 2020. This information is reviewed and edited by Starship Paediatric Surgery and Urology.