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Hospital & Specialist Service
Clinical and Medical Directors

provides leadership to their particular specialty and gives overall direction and focus to the clinical services offered by the department. He or she is responsible for standards of clinical practice, including leadership and advice to medical staff in the department on clinical outcomes, productivity and cost efficiency. Clinical & Medical Directors report to the relevant Hospital General or Group Manager who in turn reports to the General Manager of Hospital & Specialist Services.

Ashburton & Community Hospitals
Burwood Hospital
Canterbury Health Laboratories
Christchurch Hospital
Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites
Women's Health
 

Clinical and Medical Director Members  

Ashburton & Community Hospitals - Clinical Co-ordinator

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Mary Bruce

 

 

 

Ashburton & Community Hospitals - Day Clinical Co-ordinator

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Jan McClelland

 

 

 

Ashburton & Community Hospitals - Night Clinical Co-ordinator

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Helen Behrns

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burwood Hospital - Acting Clinical Manager, Occupational Therapy



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Cherie Porter

 

 

 

Burwood Hospital - Clinical Director, Pain Management Centre



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John Alchin

John Alchin, MBBS, FAFOM(RACP), became Clinical Director of the Pain Management Centre in September 1998. He is on the committee of the New Zealand Pain Society. He has particular interests in chronic musculoskeletal pain and the associated problem of disability, particularly work disability, neck pain, etc

Burwood Hospital - Clinical Manager, Physiotherapy

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Wendy Fulton

Wendy Fulton became Clinical Manager of the Physiotherapy Dept in 1996. A NZ registered physiotherapist, her primary role involves the leadership and management of physiotherapy staff based at Burwood. She has a clinical interest in the management of lymphoedema and an additional role as the Manager of the Hydrotherapy Pool. She is an active member of the N.Z Society of Physiotherapists and is a past President of the Canterbury branch. 

Burwood Hospital - Clinical Director, Spinal Injuries Unit

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Dr Richard Acland

Dr Richard (Rick) Acland is currently employed full time at Burwood Hospital as Director of Medical Services. In this role he provides medical leadership and advice to the General Manager at Burwood Hospital.  Dr Acland is also Clinical Director of the Spinal Unit and is one of three consultants providing a comprehensive specialist service to patients with spinal cord injury. Dr Acland is a consultant at the Pain Management Centre and leads the neuromodulation team, consults for the Auckland Spinal Unit, is a member of the Medicine Assessment Advisory Committee and is Vice President of the NZ Pain Society.

 

 

 

 

Canterbury Health Laboratories - Clinical Director

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Dr Peter George

After studying in Medicine at the University of Queensland, Dr George worked for a time at Christchurch Hospital and then in General Medicine. He commenced training in Chemical Pathology at Christchurch and was then appointed as a consultant.  Dr George has extensive experience in private and public pathology, and in the development and application of computerised laboratory information systems. His main clinical and research interests are in the molecular pathology of human disease, including thrombosis and hyperlipidaemia. He is also interested in markers of cardiovascular risk, nutrition, proteins and trace metals. Dr George has published over 100 papers in international journals.

 

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Anaesthesia Department

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Dr Graham Roper

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Cardiology Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Ian Crozier

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Mr David Shaw

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Chief of Medicine

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Dr Alan Pithie

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Clinical Pharmacology Department

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Professor Evan Begg

Evan Begg is a Clinical Pharmacologist, concerned with the rational, safe and effective use of medicines. He is Chairman of the Christchurch Hospitals’ Medicines Advisory Committee, a Professor in the Christchurch School of Medicine, and Clinical Director of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology. He has worked for the Hospital and School since 1984.

Christchurch Hospital - Acting Clinical Director, Dental Department

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Dr Gordon Carter

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Dermatology Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Martin Keefe

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Emergency Department

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Dr Angela Pitchford

Angela Pitchford completed her medical training in Canada, and holds a Fellowship from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. She is the Chair of the Clinical Services Group and a member of the Christchurch Hospital Governance Committee. She is a medical surveyor for Quality Health NZ and a member of the Christchurch Hospital Campus Accreditation Steering Committee.

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Endocrinology/Diabetes

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Dr Peter Moore

Dr Peter Moore, MB, ChB, FRACP, is a graduate of Otago University. He is a General Physician with special interests in the areas of diabetes, endocrinology, and obstetric medicine. His post-graduate training was undertaken in Christchurch, Oxford and Adelaide. His clinical duties for the Canterbury District Health Board are in diabetes at the Diabetes Centre, obstetric medicine at Christchurch Women’s Hospital, and General Medicine at Christchurch Hospital.

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Gastroenterology Department

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Dr Bruce Chapman

Bruce Chapman joined the Department of Gastroenterology in 1981 as a senior lecturer in medicine (Christchurch School of Medicine).  In 1996 he was appointed a fulltime gastroenterologist with Canterbury Health.  In 2001 he was appointed the Clinical Director of Gastroenterology.  Special interests include liver disease, viral hepatitis and the diagnosis and management of biliary tract disorders.

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, General Medicine Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr David Jardine

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, General and Vascular Surgery Department

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Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Haematology Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Mark Smith 

Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Hyperbaric Unit

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Dr Stephen Berrill

 

Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Department

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Dr Steve Chambers

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Intensive Care Unit

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Dr Seton Henderson

 

Christchurch Hospital - Medical Director, Medical Day Unit

Dr Paul Smeele Image 
Mr John O'Donnell

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Nephrology Department

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Dr David McGregor

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Neurology Department

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Dr Phil Parkin

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Neurosurgery Department

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Mr Martin MacFarlane

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Oncology Department 

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
 
Dr Mark Jeffrey - Medical Oncology

Dr Iain Ward - Radiation Oncology

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Ophthalmology Department

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Dr Allan Simpson

 

Christchurch Hospital Campus - Clinical Director, Oral Services

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Dr Martin Lee

Dr Martin Lee, BDS MCommDent, is a specialist in public health dentistry.  The School and Community Dental Service's main role is in providing child oral health services for around 72,000 children aged up to 13 years in Canterbury and South Canterbury.  Dr Lee's interests include health inequalities, water fluoridation, and the use of health information to improve service delivery and quality.

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Orthopaedic Department

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Mr John Mckie

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Otolaryngology Department

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Dr Scott Stevenson

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Paediatric Services Department

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TBA

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Paediatric Surgery Department

Professor Spencer Beasley

Clinical Professor of Paediatrics and Surgery, Christchurch School of Medicine.  Formerly a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon/Paediatric Urologist at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, and Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, and then appointed to Christchurch Hospital in 1996.  He has a special interest in oesophageal atresia and the embryogenesis of congenital malformations. Has written or edited six textbooks. He is involved in the development of Credentialling Processes at Christchurch Hospital.  Is also the Chairman of the Board of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and President of the New Zealand Society of Paediatric Surgeons, editor of the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, and an Editorial Consultant of several other international journals, and an examiner in Paediatric Surgery for the RACS.

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Plastic Surgery Department

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Mr Stewart Sinclair

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Radiology Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Sean Skea

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Respiratory Services Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Peter Thornley

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Rheumatology/Immunology

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Mr Peter Chapman

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Sexual Health Department

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Dr Edward Coughlan

Dr Edward Coughlan, MB ChB, FACSHP, Dip CompSci, is Clinical Director of Christchurch Sexual Health, a position he took up in October 1999. He trained in Auckland and Sydney, Australia. His particular research interest is chlamydia infection. He is an executive member of the New Zealand Venereological Society and is on the education committee (New Zealand chapter) of the Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians.  He also chairs the Intranet Steering Group for Christchurch Hospital. 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Urology Department

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Stephen Mark

 

 

 

Christchurch Hospital - Clinical Director, Department of Vascular, Endovascular and Transplantation Surgery

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Mr Justin Roake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Adult General Psychiatric Services

Steve Duffy

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Child Adolescent & Family

 

Dr Harish Swadi

 

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Speciality & Addiction & Te Korowai Atawhai

Dr Alfred Dell'Ario

Clinical Director Specialty & Addiction & Te Korowai Atawhai, Clinical Director Timaru MHS, Clinical Director Alcohol & Drug Service West Coast, Director of Area Mental Health Services. Affiliate member of RANZCP .
Been in New Zealand for 8 years after private practice in the US for 20 years.
Training: Medical College of Georgia, Menninger Foundation.

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Community & IDPH

 

Dr Peter Miller

Clinical Director of Community & IDPH. Has been a Forensic Psychiatrist with the Canterbury District Health Board for the last 12 years and six months ago moved to take up current position.

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Forensic

 

Ceri Evans

 

 

 

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Older Person's Health

 Dr Paul Smeele Image
Dr Ben Franks

 

 

 

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Chief of Psychiatry

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TBA

 

 

 

Hillmorton & Cashmere Sites - Clinical Director, Rehabilitation Service

 

Peri Renison

Clinical Director, Rehabilitation Services. Area of clinical practice: Community Psychiatric Service that provides assertive case management for a group of patients with complex needs. In my role as senior clinical lecturer with the Department of Psychological medicine I supervise psychiatric trainees and I am involved in post-graduate teaching of trainees and nursing graduates.

 

 

 

 

Women's Health - Clinical Director, Gynaecology & Oncology

 Dr Paul Smeele Image

TBA

Women's Health - Clinical Director, Neo-natal

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Dr Nicola Austin

Dr Nicola Austin is a Neonatal Paediatrician who directs the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Christchurch Women's Hospital. The Unit offers a wide range of services including surgical care of babies for the South Island. She has particular interest in neonatal cardiology, as well as the follow up developmental care of the pre-term infant.

Women's Health - Clinical Director, Obstetrics

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Dr Harry Bashford

Clinical Director of Obstetrics, CWH.  Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Private Practice.  Interests: tennis, gardening and art.