MB ChB 1988 Natal; FRACS 1999

Stan was born in Durban, South Africa and graduated from the University of Natal in 1988 with a distinction and the prize in General Surgery.

He moved to New Zealand in 1992 and completed postgraduate training obtaining FRACS in 1999.

Stan is a trained breast and general surgeon and practises all aspects of breast surgery including oncologic surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy, breast reconstruction, breast augmentation and breast reduction.

• Benign breast disease
• Breast cancer surgery
• Reconstructive breast surgery
• Cosmetic breast surgery
• Varicose veins
• Laparoscopic oophorectomy for breast cancer

Procedure Offered

Benign Breast Disease

• Excision breast lumps (circumareolar approach)
• Microdochectomy
• Excision large breast cysts
• Excision phylloides tumour

Breast Cancer

• Partial mastectomy
• Total mastectomy
• Hookwire wide local excision
• Sentinel node biopsy
• Axillary nodal clearance

Reconstructive Breast Surgery

• Pedicled TRAM flap reconstruction (immediate or delayed)
• Latissimus dorsi flap (immediate or delayed)
• Expander reconstruction
• Implant reconstruction
• Nipple reconstruction

Cosmetic Breast Surgery

• Breast augmentation
• Breast reduction
• Mastopexy
• Breast asymmetry surgery
• Nipple surgery incl. nipple eversion, nipple reduction
• Excision accessory nipples

Varicose Vein Surgery

• pre-op duplex ultrasonography
• minimally invasive surgery
• simple varicose veins
• complex varicose veins
• superficial venous thrombosis

Laparoscopic Oophorectomy

• for suitable pre-menopausal, node positive, hormone receptor positive breast cancer

Prophylactic Breast Surgery

• prophylactic mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction for gene positive risk esp. BRCA I and BRCA II

General Surgeon

Vocational Registration with New Zealand Medical Council as Breast and General Surgeon.

Mr Stan Govender works at:

• St Marks Breast Centre Remuera/Northshore
• St Marks Vein Centre Remuera
• Breastscreen Aoteoroa Auckland
• Vein & Laser

Private surgery performed at:

• Southern Cross Brightside Hospital
• Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre
• Northern Surgical Centre
• Vein & Laser clinics

Stan is a member and Fellow of the Australasian Society of Phlebology.

25 June 1992

General Surgery