Meet our panel of medical specialists

MB BCh (UK) FRCP(Lon) MRCPS(Glas) FRACP David Okonji specialises in treating breast and urogenital cancers, as well as melanoma. He has a particular focus on cancer care in the elderly. David currently practises at Wellington Regional Hospital and also undertakes private practice at Bowen Hospital, Wellington. _ David is a

Simon Stebbings qualified from University College London. He is a Consultant Rheumatologist at Dunedin Hospital and Professor at Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago. His research interests include the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis and the development of outcome measures in rheumatic disease. Professor Stebbings provides expert commentary for Rheumatology

BSc,MBBS,MD,FRCP,FRACP, Consultant Gastroenterologist (Retd) Dr Srikantaiah Manjunatha (Manju) is a former Consultant Gastroenterologist for Te Whatu Ora–Southern, Dunedin and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Otago. After completing his MBBS from the University of Mysore in India and MD (Medicine) from the prestigious PGIMER (Post graduate institute of

Dr Jeffrey Ngu (MB ChB, FRACP, PhD) is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Christchurch Hospital and a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, Christchurch. His research interests include autoimmune liver diseases, MASLD, viral hepatitis and gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

Michelle Wilson is a Medical Oncologist at Auckland City Hospital and clinical director for Cancer and Blood Research at Auckland Hospital. Her clinical focus is gynaecological cancers, translational research and sarcomas. She is an active member of the research advisory committee for the Australia New Zealand Gynaeoncology Group (ANZGOG) and

Dr Popadich is a Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon based in Wellington, working from Wakefield and Boulcott hospitals. Her main focus is surgical treatment of breast cancers and management of thyroid and parathyroid conditions. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the International Association of Endocrine

Professor Nicola Kayes is Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences and Co-Director of the Centre for Person Centred Research at Auckland University of Technology. Nicola has a background in health psychology and as such her research predominantly explores the intersection between health psychology and rehabilitation.

Matthew Carroll is Head of School – Allied Health and Professor of Podiatry at Auckland University of Technology. His research focuses on chronic lower-limb and foot conditions, with an emphasis on improving clinical outcomes and quality of life. Matthew has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and

Michael studied in Erlangen-Nuremberg and trained in Manchester, London and Regensburg, Germany. He went to Chapel Hill, NC at the University of North Carolina for his postdoctoral fellowship. Michael joined the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago in 2005, taking up a joint clinical position as a Senior

Leigh is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who has completed subspecialty training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Leigh trained in NZ and completed a fellowship at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne where there was a strong focus on fertility preservation. Leigh was the first person in NZ to perform an