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Mr Michael Boland

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Contact Details
Phone09 443 3469
Fax09 443 3436
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Hand Institute
212 Wairau Rd
Glenfield
Auckland 0627

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About
Areas of Specialisation
Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder & Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Specialist Experience
Visiting Specialist, Rockhampton QLD 1996–98;
Director of Orthopaedics, Townsville General Hospital, QLD 1999–2002;
Chief Hand Surgery, University of Kentucky USA 2003–2008;
Award winning research into forearm, distal radioulnar joint function & ulnar wrist pain

Current Positions
Private Practice since Dec 2008;
Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland;
Honorary Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kentucky, USA;
PhD Supervisor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Auckland

Description of Specialisation
Comprehensive surgery of hand, wrist, forearm, elbow & shoulder including Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy, Instability, Stiffness Release, Osteotomy, Nerve Repair & Decompression, Tendons, Dupuytren’s Disease

Gender
Male

  • Southern Cross Accredited

Credentials
Qualifications
MBChB (Otago) 1986, Dip Sports Med (London) 1990, FRCS (Glasg) 1991, FRACS (Orth) 1996, FNZOA 2008;
Secretary New Zealand Hand Society, Member American Hand Surgery Association, Kleinart Society, Auckland Orthopaedic Society

Training
Orthopaedic Training, NZ;
Hand & Microvascular Fellowship, Kleinert Institute, Louisville USA

Hospitals practicing at
Northern Surgical Ctr, Southern Cross North Harbour

Definitions
Hand surgery
Hand surgery deals with problems affecting the hand and also involving the area from the tip of the hand to the shoulder. Hand surgeons perform a wide variety of operations such as repairs of bonemoreOrthopaedic surgery
Orthopaedic surgery is concerned with treating conditions involving the musculoskeletal system, which is made up of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Orthopaedic surgeons use bothmore