invercargill@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Jo McLeod
Mr John Short
MB BS 1995 Newcastle; MRCOG 2000
Practising at
Southern Cross Invercargill HospitalSpecialty
GynaecologyFull NZ Registration Date
31 October 2007Private Services
Oxford Women's Health
132 Peterborough Street
Christchurch Central
+64 3 379 0555
+64 3 379 5299
Special Clinical Interest(s)
John is trained in all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. His principal clinical interests are in the management of urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse and he previously worked as the Senior Registrar at the Urogynaecology unit in Newcastle upon Tyne, one of the UK's leading centres for such problems. Other interests include the management of early pregnancy problems, such as miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. John has also received additional training in Gynaecological ultrasound and has a particular interest in ultrasound assessment of the pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse.
Professional Profile
John is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Christchurch Women's Hospital. In 2007 he established the early pregnancy assessment clinic, to improve the service for women suffering a miscarriage. He has also been the principal specialist at the hysteroscopy clinic, where abnormal bleeding is investigated. John has presented at a number of national and international conferences on subjects including colposcopy, endometrial cancer, ovarian cysts, endometrial ablation and early pregnancy problems. He is also keenly interested in medical education and is an instructor for the "Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics" and "Practical Obstetric Multi-professional Training" courses.