General Manager: Stephanie Thomson
58 Otonga Road, Springfield, Rotorua 3015
Reception Phone: 07 921 2700
Fax: 07 921 2701
rotorua@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
58 Otonga Road, Springfield, Rotorua 3015
Reception Phone: 07 921 2700
Fax: 07 921 2701
rotorua@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
Dr Udaya Samarakkody
MB BS 1983 Colombo; FRCS 1992; FRACS 1994
Practising at
Southern Cross Rotorua HospitalSpecialty
Paediatric SurgeryUrology
Full NZ Registration Date
18 March 1997Private Services
Dr Udaya Samarakkody - Paediatric Surgeon
Physical address:66 Alison Street
Hamilton Lake
Hamilton
Hamilton Lake
Hamilton
0800 250 257
(07) 808 4257
Healthlink EDI: anglepro
Special Clinical Interest(s)
- Paediatric urology
- minimal access surgery (key hole surgery)
My common services are:
- Surgery for inguinal hernia, hydrocoele, undescended testes, umbilical hernia, tongue tie, hypospadias, appendicitis and enlarged lymph nodes.
- Circumcision (medical, social and religious)
- Comprehensive endoscopy service that includes upper GI endoscopy, colonscopy, cystoscopy, bronchoscopy and related procedures
- Abdominal surgery (including laparoscopy)
- Thoracic Surgery (including thoracoscopy)
- Paediatric urology: Vesico ureteric reflux, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, hydronephrosis and urodynamic studies
- Neonatal surgery
- Consultation for antenatally diagnosed foetal abnormalities
Professional Profile
I offer the entire range of paediatric surgery, paediatric urology and minimal access surgery.
My achievements and involvement in the community has involved:
- Paediatric surgeon in Hamilton since 1996
- Director of Paediatric surgery at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton since 2002-2011.
- Honorary senior clinical lecturer in paediatric surgery, Waikato Clinical School of University of Auckland.
- NZ representative of Australasian Association of Paediatric surgeons (AAPS) 2000-2004
- Secretary, New Zealand Society of Paediatric surgeons, 1999 & 2000
- Secretary, Perinatal Society of New Zealand, 2002-2006
- President NZ Society of Paediatric Surgeons 2010-2013
- Secretary, Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc, 2002 to date
I am a member of the following professional associations:
- Australia and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- International Paediatric Endosurgical Group
- New Zealand Society of Paediatric Surgeons (founder member)
- Perinatal Society of New Zealand
- Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc.
I can speak English, Sinhalese and Te Reo Maori.
Post Fellowship Training
- MS-Master of Surgery, University of Colombo 1988
- DCH-Diploma in Child Health, University of Colombo 1991
- DipLapSurg- Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Strasburg 2012
- MClinEd-Masters in Clinical Education, University of Auckland 2014
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Rotorua
Visiting hours: 10am - 8pm
58 Otonga Road, Rotorua, 3015
PO Box 2240, Rotorua, 3040
Reception
Phone: 07 921 2700
Fax: 07 921 2701
Email: rotorua@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz