Mr Simon Chinchanwala

Biography

Having completed the Orthopaedic Training Scheme of New Zealand in 1998, I underwent fellowships in brachial plexus, hand and wrist surgery in London, UK and Toronto, Canada. On my return to New Zealand, I was appointed as a Hand and Wrist Surgeon on the Regional Hand Unit at Middlemore Hospital in 2001. Due to the ill health of my wife, I cut back my public commitments at Middlemore and now visit North Shore Hospital as a Hand Specialist. I have been in private practice since 2001. I am a strong advocate of hand therapy and encourage hand therapists to attend my clinics and have a major input in the management of patients undergoing hand and wrist surgery. Current membership of professional/other bodies Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association New Zealand Hand Surgery Society Australian Hand Surgery Society Auckland Orthopaedic Society

Research Interest

Hand and wrist surgery Peripheral nerve surgery