Specialist centres & related health providers

Specialist centres & related health providers

A range of specialist consulting suites and treatment centres are situated within our North Harbour hospital and the Northern Clinic. These include a purpose-built endoscopy centre, offering diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy, on-site cardiology services and radiology. These all add up to a convenient ‘one-stop-shop’ for the North Shore community, on a site offering a broad range of services for use by clinical staff, doctors and patients.

Intra

Established in 1990, Intra (formerly Mercy Angiography) is a world leading provider of innovative minimally invasive healthcare, and is a joint venture partnership with Southern Cross Healthcare. In 2018, Intra opened a new purpose-built treatment facility within our North Harbour hospital campus.  

Intra provides state-of-the-art, image-guided healthcare to diagnose and treat medical conditions related to cardiology, gynaecology, oncology, urology, vascular system and much more.

The Intra team includes some of New Zealand’s top interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and vascular surgeons.  Many have award winning international reputations and have introduced new technologies and techniques into New Zealand.  Professor John Ormiston, Medical Director, and the Intra team performed the first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) in Asia Pacific region.

Intra’s minimally invasive approach combined with excellent patient care typically results in faster recovery times. Ask your GP or specialist about Intra.

Telephone: (09) 630 1961

Email: admin@intracare.co.nz

Website: Intra

Waitemata Endoscopy

Waitemata Endoscopy was formed as a joint venture partnership with Southern Cross Healthcare, and is based in a modern endoscopy suite within the hospital. A leading group of surgeons and gastroenterologists work together to provide diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy, accepting direct GP referrals, either to the group, or to an individual practitioner. Patients can access a wide range of services backed up by the resources of a fully equipped hospital, with full confidence in the safety and depth of capability involved.

The team brings together experienced colorectal and upper gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgeons and physicians, including Michael Booth, Stephen Burmeister, Mike Hulme-Moir, Dr Ali Jafer, John Jarvis, Eva Juhasz, John Perry and Russell Walmsley. This experienced team of brings a combination of clinical knowledge and advanced international training to the centre. All are committed to the North Shore/Waitakere region, also running clinics in West Auckland and Rodney.

Telephone: (09) 925-4449
Fax: (09) 925-4450
Email: admin@waitemataendoscopy.co.nz
Website: Waitemata Endoscopy

Harbour Cancer Centre

Harbour Cancer is your complete Cancer treatment centre; led by an expert group of specialist doctors, nurses and multidisciplinary team members committed to bringing cutting-edge research and a personalised approach to the forefront of our patient care. We prioritise constant learning, development and innovation to ensure we provide patients with the best available therapies.

Harbour Cancers’ Medical Oncologists have expertise in all tumour types, including cancers of the breast, lung, melanoma, male genito-urinary system (prostate, bladder and kidney), female reproductive system (ovary, uterus and cervix), gastrointestinal tract (oesophagus, stomach and bowel), brain and cancers of unknown primary.

In addition, they have dedicated specialists offering extensive Haematological services for both benign and malignant conditions.

The centre is designed for comfort, with convenience and privacy. With quality day stay services, clinical programs and wrap around care, their highly qualified nurses, with decades of experience are leading the way in patient care.

Telephone: (09) 925 4444 
Fax: (09) 925 4496
Email: info@harbourcancer.co.nz
Website: Harbour Cancer Centre

Cardiology services

Amongst a wide range of specialist service providers based on the North Harbour campus is specialist cardiology group, Auckland Heart Group, whose resources add to the services available to credentialled practitioners and their patients on the North Shore. Auckland Heart Group’s outpatient clinics are based at a facility at Northern Clinic, and the cardiology services complement the range of other medical specialties already available on the site.

Cardiology services include cardiology assessments (both outpatient and inpatient), exercise treadmill testing, electrocardiograms, Holter, event and blood pressure monitoring, echocardiography (including stress echoes) and vascular ultrasound (renal, carotid, abdominal aorta).

Axis Sports Medicine Specialists

The Axis team on the North Harbour campus is based in the Northern Clinic and specialises in sports injuries, rehabilitation and medical care for professional and recreational athletes, sports people, dancers and weekend warriors.

Axis’ Sports Physicians are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries and musculoskeletal problems. The skilled specialists have worked with national teams, sporting institutes, and are approved consultants to High Performance Sport New Zealand.

The team treats many elite athletes, also using that experience and expertise for the benefit of all its patients. At Axis, the goal of the skilled physicians is to ensure that, after any illness or injury, they assist their patients not only to recover - and to be the athletes ‘they used to be’ - but to move forward in even better shape.

The team of sports & exercise physicians include Dr Brendan O’Neill, Dr Craig Panther, Dr Mark Fulcher and Dr Dan Exeter.

Find out more about the Axis team of sports medicine specialists

Other specialist services

Our North Harbour and Northern Clinic sites offer a wide range of specialist services - including bariatric surgery, breast surgery, general surgery, gynaecology, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic and hand surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), plastic/reconstructive surgery, urological surgery and vascular (vein) surgery.

In addition to these surgical specialities, the consulting centres continue to offer an expanded range of health services to the campus - including practitioner consulting rooms and a pharmacy and radiology services unit.

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