205 St Aubyn St, New Plymouth, 4310
PO Box 979, Taranaki Mail Centre, New Plymouth 4340
Mr Charlie Lewis
MB BS 2000 London; FRCS Eng (Tr & Orth) 2009; CCT (UK) Tr & Orth 2011Practising at
Southern Cross New Plymouth HospitalSpecialty
Orthopaedic SurgeryFull NZ Registration Date
24 February 2011Private Services
Special Clinical Interest(s)
Charles has a major focus specialising in the surgical management of arthritis, joint reconstruction and replacement surgery.
In particular : -
- Primary, partial, total and navigated knee replacements
- Primary, complex hip replacements
- Revision hip and knee replacements
- General trauma and orthopaedics / Sports surgery
Professional Profile
Charles is an orthopaedic specialist who has practices in New Plymouth New Zealand. Charles has trained in some of the United Kingdoms most prestigious centers including the Internationally renowned Royal Orthopaedic hospital in Birmingham and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He has also undergone fellowship training in Wellington New Zealand.
Charles has performed over 300 joint replacements and 50 revision joint replacements over the last 18 months.
Charles is continually striving to improve patient care and surgical techniques for his patients. He does this by being actively involved in clinical research and has published over 30 articles. He is also recently involved in introducing enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing joint replacements at Base Hospital to ensure optimal analgesia and outcomes for the patients.