Dr Clyde Wade
board
surgery
Waikato District Health Board
New Zealand
Biography
Clyde has been involved in health for his whole career. Although a cardiologist by training he has been involved in a variety of health related activities ranging from cardiology and cardiac surgery to planning and funding, rural health, regional health services and development of the electronic medical record. He was first elected to the Board in 2010. “As I approached the end of my clinical career I wanted to use my expertise for the benefit of the whole community,” he said. Clyde is passionate about maximising the health status of our community, but rapid demographic change over the next decade is going to provide significant challenges for both treatment and prevention services. “Unleashing innovation in health care will be critical and I am keen to see the DHB meet this challenge.” Outside of health care Clyde spends time running a small deer farm just out of Hamilton and being a ‘fix-it” man for his children.
Research Interest
Clyde has been involved in health for his whole career. Although a cardiologist by training he has been involved in a variety of health related activities ranging from cardiology and cardiac surgery to planning and funding, rural health, regional health services and development of the electronic medical record. He was first elected to the Board in 2010. “As I approached the end of my clinical career I wanted to use my expertise for the benefit of the whole community,” he said. Clyde is passionate about maximising the health status of our community, but rapid demographic change over the next decade is going to provide significant challenges for both treatment and prevention services. “Unleashing innovation in health care will be critical and I am keen to see the DHB meet this challenge.” Outside of health care Clyde spends time running a small deer farm just out of Hamilton and being a ‘fix-it” man for his children.
