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Dr David Vernon

Specialist

Qualifications

MB ChB 1988 Auckland; FRACS (GS) 1995

Profile

I qualified from Auckland Medical School in 1988 and completed my General Surgical Fellowship in the upper North Island before undertaking research under the auspices of the late Professor Graham Hill in the Body Composition and Nutrition Unit at Auckland Hospital.

I then completed post-Fellowship positions in the Colorectal Unit of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (UK), the Department of General Surgery at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (UK) and the Colorectal and HPB Units of Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide (Australia).

I started working for Lakes District Health Board, in Rotorua, in January 2002 and currently hold the position of Clinical Head of Department of General Surgery at Lakes District Health Board.

Interests

  • Skin surgery
  • Gallbladder surgery including advanced laparoscopic biliary procedures
  • Laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery
  • Colorectal surgery
  • Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Title or Designation

General Surgeon

Full NZ Registration Date

30 November 1988

Vocational Scope

General Surgery

Contact Details

Dr David Vernon is available at the following services:

This service is available at the following location:

Private Services

Mr David Vernon - General Surgeon

This service is available at the following location:

Kuirau Surgical Centre, 1239 Ranolf Street, Rotorua

Public Services

Bowel Screening | Lakes

This service is available at the following location:

Rotorua Hospital

General Surgery | Lakes

This service is available at the following locations:

Rotorua Hospital

Taupō Hospital