May 2, 2021
MBChb (Otago), FRACS (Plastic Surgery) Dip Sports Med
Dr Usmar has a special interest in hand surgery, paediatric plastic surgery, skin cancer surgery and cosmetic surgery.
Dr Usmar is New Zealand trained in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery with further sub-specialty training in Boston, Toronto and Sydney.
Dr Usmar is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon consulting at the Wellington Plastic Surgery Institute and operating at Wakefield Hospital.
Bruce Bennett says new technology that zeroes in on hard-to-target prostate cancer is a great advancement – he just wishes it had arrived earlier, and cheaper. After three biopsies, dating back to 2005, that missed his cancer, Bennett – a 65-year-old retired Wellington teacher – was tested earlier this year with new fusion biopsy technology, which found […]
Read moreAcurity Health Group and property partner Vital Healthcare Property Trust have confirmed base isolators will be employed in the $106 million re-development of Wellington’s Wakefield Hospital enabling it to remain operational after a major earthquake. Wellington City Council has granted a Resource Consent for the proposed new hospital. Enabling works are currently underway with construction expected […]
Read moreBase isolators will be part of Wakefield Hospital’s $106 million redevelopment to ensure it can keep operating following a major earthquake. Plans were announced in November to bowl most of Wellington’s largest private hospital, in Newtown, to make way for an upgrade which will give patients access to state-of-the art facilities. Acurity Health Group and property partner Vital […]
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