Mr Richard Harman
Specialist Surgeon – Thyroid, Endocrine, Melanoma & Breast Surgeon
About Mr Richard Harman
Richard Harman is a General Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal surgery working closely with endocrinologists in this area (Thyroid Specialists)
Training initially in General Surgery, Richard then completed speciality surgical fellowships at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Melanoma and Head and Neck Units, and then an Endocrine and Breast Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in the USA. Richard is a very experienced surgeon and has audited and published results with excellent patient outcomes. He has held positions in senior leadership roles for the College of Surgeons, and more recently Head of Division for Surgery at Waitemata Health.
Over the last 10 years he has developed the Breast Clinic at North Shore Hospital and treated over 1000 women with breast cancer in the public and private sectors. Active involvement with research has lead to a thorough understanding of breast cancer treatment, and Richard is the lead surgeon for BreastScreen Waitemata Northland.
Richard is an active member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Breast Section and married with three children.
Richard is also available for consultation for common general surgical procedures such as hernia and laparoscopic gallbladder procedures.
Services
ENDOCRINE SURGERY
- Thyroid and Parathyroid surgery with voice nerve monitoring. Parathyroid minimally invasive where appropriate. Published high volume surgeon low complication rate (morbidity following thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Results from key performance indicator assessment at a high-volume centre in New Zealand. Lin JX, Martin RCW, Harman R.ANZ J Surg. 2021 Sep;91(9):1804-1812. 2021 Aug 17.)
- Onsite assessment of thyroid nodules Ultrasound and FNA performed
- Adrenalectomy (High volume very experienced surgeon) Laparoscopic and Open
MELANOMA & SKIN CANCER SURGERY
- Melanoma surgery
- Excisional surgery with graft andf lap reconstruction
- Sentinel node(low false negative results in audited data)
- Regional nodal surgery
- Non melanomatous skin cancer -SCC and BCC minor and major excisions
BREAST SURGERY - AUCKLAND BREAST CENTRE
- Comprehensive expertise in all aspects of breast surgery, handling both benign & malignant conditions
- Part of Multidisciplinary team at Auckland Breast Centre
Incisional hernia, Open or laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia, Open repair of epigastric hernia, Open repair of incisional hernia, Open repair of umbilical hernia, Partial/total thyroidectomy, Pilonidal sinus surgery (direct closure), Total colectomy, Laparoscopic repair of hiatus hernia, Lap Nissen Fundoplication, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy with intraoperative cholangiogram, haemorrhoidectomy, open appendicectomy, left Hemicolectomy, Right Hemicolectomy, varicose vein surgery.
Incisional biopsy, Punch biopsy, Skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, Skin cancer surgery.
Credentials
Qualifications
BSc MBChB FRACS
Current membership of professional/other bodies
- Australasian Section of Breast Surgery
- Australasian Section of Endocrine Surgery
- Melanoma Foundation New Zealand
- Auckland Breast Cancer Group
- ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group
