Qualifications
MBChB (Edin), FRCS
Training
Steve trained in Paediatric Surgery in Scotland, England and New Zealand
Special interests
Minimally invasive surgery
Thoracic surgery
Oncology surgery
General paediatric surgery & urology
- Royal treatment for three princessesLooking at the lovely Robson sisters, the only visible feature of their rare terminal disorder is their greater-than-average height.Starr, 5, Rangimaria, 6, and Huiterangi, 14, suffer from Marfan syndrome, which is caused by a genetic... […]
- Health labs apologise for mastectomy mistakeHealth labs in Dunedin have apologised to the Otago woman who had a mastectomy by mistake this year after her breast biopsy specimen was swapped with another.Southern Community Laboratories pathologist and medical director Dr Peter... […]
- Your Business: Pioneer sold on skin care range right from startThey say travel broadens the mind. Jane Bourke, a former beauty salon owner, and an early pioneer of the professional beauty industry in New Zealand, was at a trade show in America in 1992 when she was introduced to the Dermalogica... […]
- Fast-food study choice perplexes mumAn Auckland mum is baffled that her daughter's primary school is planning to take its 6- and 7-year-old students on a field trip to McDonald's.Pupils from West Auckland school Hobsonville Primary will this week be visiting the New... […]
- Rodney Hide: More short term gain and long term painThe way to cure a vegetarian is to cook bacon. The smell of sizzling bacon invariably proves irresistible. The sizzle saves having to explain how humans have eaten meat for two million years.It's the eating of meat that makes us... […]
- Breast surgery in cancer errorHealth bosses have ordered an urgent investigation into how a woman was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had her breast removed.The woman's test results were switched with another patient who has since been given the heartbreaking... […]
- Medical moves toothlessThe government's response to revelations that doctors with sexual misconduct findings against them are back at work is not enough, say campaigners.Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced a review of the Health Practitioners Competence... […]
- Emotional rollercoaster aheadMike Keefe lost his wife to breast cancer misdiagnosis and he is shocked, but not surprised, it has happened again. Jean Keefe was a fit and healthy mother-of-two when the tissue sample taken from a lump in her breast was misread.She... […]
- Kiwi's 'Living Dolls' photos stir controversyA top Kiwi photographer has created the perfect body, but he is not getting much love for it.Vancouver-based Hayden Wood used real models and his Photoshop skills to create a controversial Barbie and Ken "Living Dolls" series of... […]
- Amnesia scientist picks up his life 10 years onThe man who "woke up in someone else's life" after a cycling accident is still missing 10 years of his life, but Robbie Price is moving forward as best he can.The Hamilton scientist slammed head first into a traffic sign while biking... […]
- Sydney Australia, Easter Monday![…]
- Preventing weight gain – is diet and exercise enough?Is diet and exercise enough to stop us gaining weight? This is the question that Dr Berit Heitmann, obesity researcher from the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen, presented to us at a talk she recently gave in Sydney. And her short answer? No. Having looked at all the studies to date including two Cochrane […]
- Buns![…]
- Easter Balsamic Lamb Salad with tomato, cucumber & mint!Last night I marinated some lean lamb back straps in caramelized balsamic vinegar and orange juice, then pan-fried them and served them over rocket leaves accompanied by hummus, tomato, cucumber and mint salsa, and flat bread. It was my attempt to honor the night before Good Friday when the Jewish people celebrate Passover. Lamb, bitter […]
