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Research Review New Zealand works with hundreds of local medical specialists to select and advise on the most important research from around the world. They advise on what really matters, what impact it has on local healthcare and what we need to do in our daily practice to accommodate new skills and knowledge. Select a category below to see more about each of our expert advisors.
Dr Alvin Tan is a consultant medical oncologist at Waikato Hospital and also practices in private at SalutisCare. He is the current Head of Department for Medical Oncology at Waikato Hospital and previous Chair of the Aotearoa New Zealand Advanced Training Subcommittee for Medical Oncology for the Royal Australasian College
Dr Dean Harris is a medical oncologist working for Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury. He is tumour lead for gastrointestinal and central nervous system malignancies and has a particular interest in 5-Fluorouracil cardiotoxicity. Dr Harris trained in Christchurch before going on to complete his fellowship at
Jessica is a NZ trained gynaecologist. She works as a senior medical officer at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital and at Auckland Gynaecology Group. She completed a minimal access surgery fellowship in 2024. Her clinical interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids.
Laura graduated from the University of Tasmania Medical School in 2017. She has since worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania and has completed a year of Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine with 6 months in Gastroenterology before starting as an advanced
MBCHB, MMED (UROLOGY), FC UROL (SA), FRACS, FACS, MBA Wikus is a full-time consultant urologist at Tauranga Hospital. He completed his medical, surgical and urological training in Bloemfontein and Pretoria, South Africa. He completed further training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery in Belgium, France and South Africa. Wikus has been
Md, MSc, FRACS, FACS Flávio is a full-time consultant urologist at Tauranga Hospital. He grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, and trained at São Paulo State University (UNESP). He undertook further specialist uro-oncology training at Sirio Libanês Hospital (2015 – São Paulo) followed by a Robotic Surgery and Endourology Clinical
Xaviour Walker is a consultant geriatrician and internal medicine physician at Dunedin Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Southern and honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Otago. He is a graduate of the University of Otago Medical School and completed his post graduate medical training from Harvard, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Craig has been a Paediatric Endocrinologist based at the Starship Children’s Hospital since 2004, with prior fellowships in Toronto and Starship Paediatric endocrinology. His research interests are predominantly in diabetes and diabetes technology, is an HRC clinical practitioner fellowship awardee and is an Assoc Professor (Hon) in the department of
James Liang is a clinical and pathology haematologist with special interest in adult haematological cancer while also managing general haematological conditions such as thrombosis and haemostasis. After completing his medical degrees in 2005 from the University of Auckland, James continued his medical training in the Auckland region. In 2015 he
Gordon Royle is a graduate of Otago Medical School. After moving to Auckland he undertook a Masters in Molecular Biology, and went on to train in Haematology. For the last 19 years he has been working as a Haematologist and researcher at Middlemore Hospital, and is a senior lecturer at
Nicola Eaddy specialises in thrombosis and haemostasis at Auckland City Hospital as part of the Thrombosis Unit and Haemophilia Unit. She is involved in clinical trials in haemostasis and has an interest in cancer and thrombosis.
Sasha Drennan has over 20 years of clinical experience in both the UK and NZ in several areas of nursing, including perioperative care, plastics, general, breast and ENT surgery, district nursing and clinical education, and is the education officer for the NZ Wound Care Society. She has a Master’s in
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