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Hospital & Specialist Service
Clinical and Medical Directors

– provides leadership to their particular specialty and gives overall direction and focus to the clinical services offered by the department. He or she is responsible for standards of clinical practice, including leadership and advice to medical staff in the department on clinical outcomes, productivity and cost efficiency. Clinical & Medical Directors report to the relevant Hospital General or Group Manager who in turn reports to the General Manager of Hospital & Specialist Services.

Ashburton & Community Hospitals
Burwood Hospital
Canterbury Health Laboratories
Christchurch Hospital
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites
Women's Health
 

Clinical and Medical Director Members
Ashburton & Community Hospitals - Clinical Co-ordinator
Mary Bruce
Ashburton & Community Hospitals - Day Clinical Co-ordinator
Jan McClelland
Ashburton & Community Hospitals - Night Clinical Co-ordinator
Helen Behrns

 

 

 

Burwood Hospital - Acting Clinical Manager, Occupational Therapy
Cherie Porter
Burwood Hospital - Clinical Director, Pain Management Centre
John Alchin John Alchin, MBBS, FAFOM(RACP), became Clinical Director of the Pain Management Centre in September 1998. He is on the committee of the New Zealand Pain Society. He has particular interests in chronic musculoskeletal pain and the associated problem of disability, particularly work disability, neck pain, etc
Burwood Hospital - Clinical Manager, Physiotherapy
Wendy Fulton Wendy Fulton became Clinical Manager of the Physiotherapy Dept in 1996. A NZ registered physiotherapist, her primary role involves the leadership and management of physiotherapy staff based at Burwood. She has a clinical interest in the management of lymphoedema and an additional role as the Manager of the Hydrotherapy Pool. She is an active member of the N.Z Society of Physiotherapists and is a past President of the Canterbury branch.
Burwood Hospital - Clinical Director, Spinal Injuries Unit
Dr Richard Acland Dr Richard (Rick) Acland is currently employed full time at Burwood Hospital as Director of Medical Services. In this role he provides medical leadership and advice to the General Manager at Burwood Hospital.  Dr Acland is also Clinical Director of the Spinal Unit and is one of three consultants providing a comprehensive specialist service to patients with spinal cord injury. Dr Acland is a consultant at the Pain Management Centre and leads the neuromodulation team, consults for the Auckland Spinal Unit, is a member of the Medicine Assessment Advisory Committee and is Vice President of the NZ Pain Society.

 

 

 

 

Canterbury Health Laboratories - Clinical Director

Dr Peter George After studying in Medicine at the University of Queensland, Dr George worked for a time at Christchurch Hospital and then in General Medicine. He commenced training in Chemical Pathology at Christchurch and was then appointed as a consultant.  Dr George has extensive experience in private and public pathology, and in the development and application of computerised laboratory information systems. His main clinical and research interests are in the molecular pathology of human disease, including thrombosis and hyperlipidaemia. He is also interested in markers of cardiovascular risk, nutrition, proteins and trace metals. Dr George has published over 100 papers in international journals.

 

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Anaesthesia Department
Dr Graham Roper
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Cardiology Department
Dr Ian Crozier
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mr David Shaw
Christchurch Hospital - Chief of Medicine
Dr Alan Pithie
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Clinical Pharmacology Department
Professor Evan Begg Evan Begg is a Clinical Pharmacologist, concerned with the rational, safe and effective use of medicines. He is Chairman of the Christchurch Hospitals’ Medicines Advisory Committee, a Professor in the Christchurch School of Medicine, and Clinical Director of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology. He has worked for the Hospital and School since 1984.
Christchurch Hospital - Acting Clinical Director, Dental Department
Dr Gordon Carter
Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Dermatology Department
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Emergency Department
Dr Angela Pitchford Angela Pitchford completed her medical training in Canada, and holds a Fellowship from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. She is the Chair of the Clinical Services Group and a member of the Christchurch Hospital Governance Committee. She is a medical surveyor for Quality Health NZ and a member of the Christchurch Hospital Campus Accreditation Steering Committee.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Endocrinology/Diabetes
Dr Peter Moore Dr Peter Moore, MB, ChB, FRACP, is a graduate of Otago University. He is a General Physician with special interests in the areas of diabetes, endocrinology, and obstetric medicine. His post-graduate training was undertaken in Christchurch, Oxford and Adelaide. His clinical duties for the Canterbury District Health Board are in diabetes at the Diabetes Centre, obstetric medicine at Christchurch Women’s Hospital, and General Medicine at Christchurch Hospital.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Gastroenterology Department
Dr Bruce Chapman Bruce Chapman joined the Department of Gastroenterology in 1981 as a senior lecturer in medicine (Christchurch School of Medicine).  In 1996 he was appointed a fulltime gastroenterologist with Canterbury Health.  In 2001 he was appointed the Clinical Director of Gastroenterology.  Special interests include liver disease, viral hepatitis and the diagnosis and management of biliary tract disorders.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, General Medicine Department
Dr David Jardine
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, General and Vascular Surgery Department
Mr John Utley
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Haematology Department
Dr Steve Gibbons MB ChB (Otago) M.Med (Melb) FRACP, FRCPA His special interests include: * Medical Director of Haematology Laboratory * Chairperson of Transfusion Committee * Blood transfusion * Coagulation * Platelet serology and tissue typing
Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Hyperbaric Unit
Dr Mike Davis Mike Davis is a Specialist Anaesthetist who has worked in Christchurch since 1977.  Mike has an interest in diving & hyperbaric medicine since his medical student days. In November 2000 the new multi-person recompression chamber became operational with Mike as half-time Medical Director. With enough staff and these excellent facilities, Mike states that he is able, at long last, after many years of frustration, to provide a proper hyperbaric medical service to the Canterbury & wider community.
Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Department
Dr Steve Chambers
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Intensive Care Unit
Dr Seton Henderson TBA
Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Medical Day Unit
Mr John O'Donnell
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Nephrology Department
Dr Kelvin Lynn Kelvin Lynn graduated from the University of Otago in 1971 and trained in Nephrology at Christchurch Hospital and in the United Kingdom. He was appointed as a nephrologist in 1980 and was Clinical Director from 1991 to 2000. He took up his post as Chief of Medicine in July 2000. He has extensive experience in clinical research and the use of computers in medicine and is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Otago.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Neurology Department
Dr Phil Parkin
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Neurosurgery Department
Mr Martin MacFarlane
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Oncology Department
Dr Bernie Fitzharris
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Ophthalmology Department
Dr Mark Elder
Christchurch Hospital Campus - Clinical Director, Oral Services
Dr Martin Lee Dr Martin Lee, BDS MCommDent, is a specialist in public health dentistry.  The School and Community Dental Service's main role is in providing child oral health services for around 72,000 children aged up to 13 years in Canterbury and South Canterbury.  Dr Lee's interests include health inequalities, water fluoridation, and the use of health information to improve service delivery and quality.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Orthopaedic Department
Professor Alistair Rothwell Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch since 1990.  Clinical Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, since 1989.  Major upper limb interests are surgery for rheumatoid arthritis and restoration of hand function for tetraplegics.  Foundation Executive Member, New Zealand Society for Surgery of the Hand 1976.  President 1980-82, ABC Fellow 1980, Member of IFSSH team which visited China 1991, President New Zealand Orthopaedic Association 1996-97, Lawrence Pool Lectureship, University of Edinburgh, 1997, Chairman of Spinal Cord Injury Committee International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), Member editorial board of Hand Surgery, Corresponding Editor of Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Orthopaedic Training in Orthopaedic Department, Dunedin, New Zealand and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Otolaryngology Department
Mr Mark Ward
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Paediatric Services Department
TBA
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Paediatric Surgery Department
Professor Spencer Beasley Clinical Professor of Paediatrics and Surgery, Christchurch School of Medicine.  Formerly a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon/Paediatric Urologist at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, and Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, and then appointed to Christchurch Hospital in 1996.  He has a special interest in oesophageal atresia and the embryogenesis of congenital malformations. Has written or edited six textbooks. He is involved in the development of Credentialling Processes at Christchurch Hospital.  Is also the Chairman of the Board of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and President of the New Zealand Society of Paediatric Surgeons, editor of the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, and an Editorial Consultant of several other international journals, and an examiner in Paediatric Surgery for the RACS.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Plastic Surgery Department
Mr Stewart Sinclair
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Radiology Department
Dr Sean Skea
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Respiratory Services Department
Dr Peter Thornley
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Rheumatology/Immunology
Mr Peter Chapman
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Sexual Health Department
Dr Edward Coughlan Dr Edward Coughlan, MB ChB, FACSHP, Dip CompSci, is Clinical Director of Christchurch Sexual Health, a position he took up in October 1999. He trained in Auckland and Sydney, Australia. His particular research interest is chlamydia infection. He is an executive member of the New Zealand Venereological Society and is on the education committee (New Zealand chapter) of the Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians.  He also chairs the Intranet Steering Group for Christchurch Hospital.
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Urology Department
Dr Stephen Mark
Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Department of Vascular, Endovascular and Transplantation Surgery
Mr Justin Roake

 

 

 

 

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Adult General Psychiatric Services
Steve Duffy
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Child Adolescent & Family
Dr Harish Swadi
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Speciality & Addiction & Te Korowai Atawhai
Dr Alfred Dell'Ario Clinical Director Specialty & Addiction & Te Korowai Atawhai, Clinical Director Timaru MHS, Clinical Director Alcohol & Drug Service West Coast, Director of Area Mental Health Services. Affiliate member of RANZCP . Been in New Zealand for 8 years after private practice in the US for 20 years. Training: Medical College of Georgia, Menninger Foundation.
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Community & IDPH
Dr Peter Miller Clinical Director of Community & IDPH. Has been a Forensic Psychiatrist with the Canterbury District Health Board for the last 12 years and six months ago moved to take up current position.
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Forensic
Ceri Evans
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Older Person's Health
Dr Ben Franks
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Chief of Psychiatry
Associate Professor Phil Brinded MB BS(Lond) Chair of Clinical Directors, Chief of Psychiatry. Main area of clinical and research interest – Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry in Prisons and medico-legal practice.
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Rehabilitation Service
Peri Renison Clinical Director, Rehabilitation Services. Area of clinical practice: Community Psychiatric Service that provides assertive case management for a group of patients with complex needs. In my role as senior clinical lecturer with the Department of Psychological medicine I supervise psychiatric trainees and I am involved in post-graduate teaching of trainees and nursing graduates.

 

 

 

 

Women's Health - Clinical Director, Gynaecology & Oncology
TBA
Women's Health - Clinical Director, Neo-natal
Dr Nicola Austin Dr Nicola Austin is a Neonatal Paediatrician who directs the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Christchurch Women's Hospital. The Unit offers a wide range of services including surgical care of babies for the South Island. She has particular interest in neonatal cardiology, as well as the follow up developmental care of the pre-term infant.
Women's Health - Clinical Director, Obstetrics
Dr Harry Bashford Clinical Director of Obstetrics, CWH.  Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Private Practice.  Interests: tennis, gardening and art.

 

 

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