Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
- Gastroenterology services, acute and elective
- Hepatology
- Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy
- Advanced endoscopy services and intervention
Service profile
- We offer comprehensive acute and elective secondary and tertiary care gastroenterology services.
- Quaternary services in interventional endoscopy are provided regionally and nationally, including ERCP, Spyglass, EUS, POEM, Balloon Enteroscopy, HALO RFA.
- Outpatient services cover the full range of gastroenterology and hepatology, including specific IBD, hepatology, liver transplant and fibroscan clinics.
- Inpatient beds are available for IBD and Hepatology.
- Consulting services are offered for other acute GI conditions including haemorrhage.
- The department is actively engaged in clinical research and therapeutic clinical trials.
- We work in collaboration with the colorectal surgeons including joint clinics.
- Regular MDT meetings include radiology, pathology, upper and lower GI malignancy.
- Training: the service is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate training.
Key personnel
Dr Frank Weilert
Clinical Director
Location
- Outpatient services - Gastroenterology Clinic, Day Infusion Services and Endoscopy Department – Reception I, Level 3, Meade Clinical Centre, Waikato Hospital
- Inpatient services - Ward A3, Acute Services Building, Waikato Hospital
Contact
Phone: 07 839 8899 for all services and departments
Team roles
- Clinical Director - Gastroenterology
- Director of Endoscopy
- Service manager
- Seven gastroenterologists
- Two advanced trainees
- Fellow
- SHO
- Nurse endoscopist
- IBD specialist nurse
- Hepatology nurse educator
- Clinical trial coordinators
Profiles
Dr Frank Weilert
Clinical Director
Dr Jim Brooker
Gastroenterologist
Dr Jim Brooker, MBBS, BSc, MRCP, MD, FRACP
Graduated 1991, Guys Hospital, London
Special interests: IBD, Capsule endoscopy, HALO RFA, Double Balloon Enteroscopy, POEM, pH/manometry, Breath Testing
Dr Dara de las Heras
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology training, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
Consultant gastroenterologist for NHS Highlands, UK 2006-15 .
Gastroenterologist for Waikato DHB since August 2015...
Dr Graeme Dickson
Gastroenterologist
Dr Graeme Dickson BSc(Hons) MB BS MRCP(UK) FRACP.
Graduated 1994, St George’s Hospital, London
Special Interests: Capsule endoscopy, ERCP, EMR & Interventional endoscopy
Dr Liz Phillips
Gastroenterologist
Graduated 1986 University Newcastle upon Tyne...
Dr Melissa Haines
Gastroenterologist
Dr Melissa Haines, BHB, MBChB, FRACP.
Graduated 2000, University of Auckland School of Medicine.
Gastroenterology Fellowship Melbourne 2006-2007.
Consultant Gastroenterologist Waikato Hospital 2008 - present.
Special Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, functional gut disorders.
Dr Peter (Bong Suk) Ko
Gastroenterologist
Specialist (Internal Medicine), Ministry of Health and Welfare (Korea), Korea (Republic of)
Subspecialist in Gastroenterology 2014, Korean Assocation of Internal Medicine, Korea (Republic of)
Special interest : Interventional Endoscopic Procedures (ERCP, ESD, EMR &...
Dr James Fulforth
Gastroenterologist
Dr James Fulforth FRACP MBChB BSc (Hons)
Graduated 2006 - University of Edinburgh
Advanced Gastroenterology Fellowship 2018-19 – The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Special Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Functional gut disorders