Mr Grant Surtees

Biography

I am a graduate of the University of Cape Town Medical School (1986). The following year I emigrated to New Zealand where I trained as and practiced as a GP for 11 years before specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery in Durban, South Africa. This I completed in 2008. I subsequently furthered my training with a Fellowship in Hip and Knee Surgery including arthroplasty in Norwich, UK before I returned to New Zealand and completed a Fellowship in Advanced Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at North Shore Hospital in Auckland. I then settled in Rotorua where I set up a shoulder surgery and arthroplasty service at Lakes DHB. I continue to serve as an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Lakes DHB as well as in private practice operating in Southern Cross QE Hospital. I am committed to providing an excellent Orthopaedic service to the population of Rotorua, Taupo and surrounding districts. Post Fellowship Training Hip and Knee Fellowship 2009 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship 2010 North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Current membership of professional/other bodies Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa (Orthopaedics)

Research Interest

Shoulder, elbow, hip and knee surgery Shoulder, elbow, hip and knee replacement Arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery