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Auckland Gastroenterology Associates

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Contact Details
Phone09 630 1838
Fax09 630 8589
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Mercy Specialist Ctr
100 Mountain Rd
Epsom
Auckland 1023

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About
New Zealand’s Leading Gastroenterology and Hepatology Group Practice
Comprehensive Consultative and Endoscopy Services

Gastroenterologists
• Timothy King
• Alan Fraser
• Rachael Bergman
• Philip Wong
• Mark Lane

Consultative Services
• General Gastroenterology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Viral Hepatitis
• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease
• Familial Colorectal Cancer Assessment

Diagnostic Services
• Oesophageal pH Monitoring
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer Screening

Endoscopy
• Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and ERCP at Endoscopy Auckland and MercyAscot Endoscopy

Associated Onsite Services
• Auckland Weight Loss Surgery
• Jonathan Koea - Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic & Upper GI Surgeon
• John Windsor - Pancreatic, Biliary, Gastro-Oesophageal & Laparoscopic Surgeon
• Maria Pearse - Radiation Oncologist
• Lyn Lloyd - Specialist Renal Dietician
• Kerry McIllroy - Specialist Dietician

Definitions
Colonoscopy
The colon (or large bowel/large intestine) starts at the end of the small intestine and ends at the rectum and anus. In a colonoscopy a long flexible tube (a colonoscope) is threaded up through themoreERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure carried out to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas. These include gallstones, scarsmoreGastroenterology
Gastroenterology is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the digestive system. These may affect the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine (colon), rectum,moreHepatology
Hepatology is concerned chiefly with the liver and managing its disorders. It is a large field and may cover such conditions as hepatitis, viral hepatitis (such as Hepatitis B and C), and liver diseases.