Specialists

Specialists

EastBay Specialist Centre offers orthopaedic, endoscopy, general surgery and skin cancer treatment by our specialist surgeons.  We have visiting  specialist practitioners who hold regular clinics for cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and urology services.

EastBay Specialist Centre also provides  theatre facilities for Public Hospital operations  to be performed such as Carpal Tunnel release, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy. 

These patients are considered to be Public Hospital patients but benefit from a greatly reduced wait time for surgery.

Our specialists are:

• • Jennifer Hicks, Orthopaedics

  • Nigel Giles, Orthopaedics

  • Christian Hirling, Anaesthetics

  • Barnaby Smith, General Surgery

  • Paul Fagan, General Surgery

  • Jagdish Prasad, General Surgery (DHB)

  • Dan Butler, Plastic Surgery

All specialists using our facilities are credentialed to ensure the validity of their qualifications, experience and skill. Many of the surgeons are recognised nationally as experts in their fields and choose Whakatāne as a base for its lifestyle options.