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58 Otonga Rd, Springfield, Rotorua 3015 Reception Phone: 07 921 2700 Fax: 07 921 2701
rotorua@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
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Dr Etienne Truter

MB ChB 1975 Cape Town; FCS (SA) 1985; FRACS 1987; FRCS Edin 1988

Practising at

Southern Cross Rotorua Hospital

Specialty

General Surgery

Full NZ Registration Date

06 March 1987

Private Services

Mr Etienne Truter - General Surgeon

Physical address:1181 Amohia Street
Rotorua

(07) 349 4948


(07) 349 4949

Healthlink EDI: surgasso

Special Clinical Interest(s)

  • All aspects of General Surgery including Bowel, Gallbladder, Breast, Thyroid, Hernia, Skin cancers, Melanoma, Trauma and Varicose Veins problems
  • Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
  • Full Oncoplastic Breast Cancer treatment, in the setting of a full multidisciplinary breast cancer team
  • Accredited breast surgeon for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Screening programme
  • Teaching of medical students, junior hospital staff and resident surgical trainees in basic and advanced surgical skills. I am the local trainee supervisor responsible for the teaching programme for surgical trainees on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Teaching of medical literature appraisal skills, data management and medical trial design and Evaluation to Surgical Trainees and Surgical Consultants in New Zealand and Australia on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. I also manage an independent consultancy related to these matters.

Professional Profile

My practice is that of a true general surgeon with a particular interest and expertise in oncoplastic breast cancer surgery in both private and public hospital practice based in Rotorua and Taupo.

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