brightside@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Dave Waddell
Associate Professor Kamran Zargar
MB ChB 2003 Otago; FRACS (Urol) 2014Practising at
Southern Cross Brightside Hospital, AucklandSpecialty
UrologyFull NZ Registration Date
07 February 2005Private Services
Ormiston Urology
Flat Bush
Auckland
(09) 527 0500
(09) 929 3450
Special Clinical Interest(s)
Interests
- Urological Oncology
- Radical Cystectomy, continent urinary diversions
- Radical prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic and Open Nephrectomy
- Partial Nephrectomy
- Robotic Surgery
- Laser Prostatectomy
- General Urology including Ureteroscopy and ESWL
Professional Profile
A/Prof Kamran Zargar is a New Zealand trained Urologist who is dedicated to providing the best care for his patients. A/Prof Zargar specialises in urological oncology and robotic surgery, and has extensive experience in treating general urological conditions including renal stones and voiding dysfunction including Laser prostate surgery and HoLEP. Kamran performs a large number of radical prostatectomies for prostate cancer, major pelvic and reconstructive surgery for bladder cancer as well as complex renal surgery for kidney cancer.
He graduated from Otago Medical School and completed urological training in New Zealand, before spending a year of fellowship in Australia. Following this, A/Prof Zargar obtained two additional years of accredited sub-specialised training at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, which is ranked amongst the best cancer hospitals in the United States. While at Moffitt, he gained valuable experience in open and robotic cancer surgery, assessment and treatment of complex urological malignancies and was awarded Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) certification. A/Prof Zargar is the only New Zealand surgeon to hold a SUO certification from the U.S.A.
A/Prof Zargar has conducted full-time research in New Zealand and in the United States and is one of the most published urologists in New Zealand. He is the first and only Associate Professor of Urology in Auckland.
Read more about Dr Zargar, his research and publications here