May 2, 2021
MB ChB (Otago), FRACS (Cardiothoracic), CTh (UK) Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Trained in Wellington and completed specialist training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. Gained further postgraduate experience in adult cardiac and thoracic surgery at the Royal Brompton National Heart Hospital London, and in Portland Oregon.
Interests include coronary surgery valvular replacement/repair and thoracic aortic surgery as well as lung and chest surgery. Senior clinical lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wellington School of Medicine.
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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