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Craniofacial
Team
The core craniofacial team consists of Plastic & Craniofacial
Surgeon Charles Davis and Neurosurgeons Martin MacFarlane in Christchurch
and Agadha Wickremesekera in Wellington. Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetists
and other Plastic & Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeons and neurosurgeons
also contribute to this primary team.
Craniofacial Operations are performed at the Wellington
Regional Plastic Surgery Unit at Hutt Hospital and the Departments
of Neurosurgery at Wellington and Christchurch Hospitals.
Outlying Craniofacial clinics are held in Hawkes Bay, Wellington,
Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin. You need a referral from your
doctor or Paediatrician to be seen in one of these clinics. Referrals
should be addressed to:
Mr Charles Davis
Wellington Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burns Unit
Hutt Hospital
Private Bag 31-907
Lower Hutt, Wellington
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| The Craniofacial Surgery Team at work |
Patients may see Mr Davis privately in which case a referral is
not required however almost all major craniofacial procedures are
performed in the public hospital system.
Some patients require assessment by other specialties who work
closely with the craniofacial team as required.
In our craniofacial programme these include Anaesthetists, Clinical
psychologists, Dentists, Dietitians, ENT Surgeons, Geneticists,
Maxillofacial Prosthetists, Oculoplastic Surgeon, Ophthalmologists,
Orthodontists, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Paediatricians,
Radiation Oncologists, Sleep Physicians, Speech and Language Therapists.
To view Mr Davis’ craniofacial training please click
here.
To view Mr Davis contribution to ongoing craniofacial knowledge
please click here. Mr
Davis is the New Zealand representative for the Asia Pacific Craniofacial
Society and on the executive of the Australian and New Zealand Society
of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons. He is an international visiting
Craniofacial Surgeon for Interplast
and Rotary.
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