Mr Falah El-Haddawi is a General Surgeon with subspecialties in Breast and Endocrine Surgery.
He performs a wide range of surgical procedures including:
Mr Haddawi consults out of Mana Clinic and Taranaki Base Hospital. He operates out of Southern Cross New Plymouth, Mana Clinic and Taranaki Base Hospital.
What is General Surgery?
The role of the General Surgeon varies, but in broad terms general surgery can be said to deal with a wide range of conditions within the abdomen, breast, neck, skin and, sometimes, vascular (blood vessel) system.
While the name would suggest that the focus of general surgery is to perform operations, often this is not the case. Many patients are referred to surgeons with conditions that do not need surgical procedures, but merely require counselling or medical treatment.
Mr Haddawi is accompanied in clinic by a hardworking team consisting of our Clinic Manager, Zena; Receptionist, Dania; and our three lovely nurses, Vicky, Esme and Sydnee.
When you come to your appointment, your surgeon will ask questions about your illness and examine you to try to determine or confirm the diagnosis. This process may also require a number of tests (e.g. blood tests, x-rays, scans etc). Sometimes this can all be done during one visit, but for some conditions this will take several follow-up appointments. Occasionally some tests are arranged even before your appointment to try to speed up the process.
Once a diagnosis has been made, your surgeon will discuss treatment with you. In some instances this will mean surgery, while other cases can be managed with medication and advice. If surgery is advised, the steps involved in the surgical process and the likely outcome are usually discussed with you at this time.
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Wheelchair access,
Wheelchair accessible toilet,
Mobility parking space
Free parking is available at the front of the clinic, including accessible parking
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