Mr John Chaplin

John Chaplin is an experienced, high volume head and neck Surgeon with a large thyroid, parathyroid and neck lump assessment and surgery practice. Offering in-office ultrasound and ultrasound-guided FNA of all thyroid nodules and  neck lumps, and in-office endoscopic examination, allowing a one-stop assessment for all head and neck pathologies.

Special Interests

• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Salivary gland
• Neck Lumps
• Reconstruction
• Lymph nodes
• Head and neck Cancer
• Rhinoplasty
• Sinus Surgery

Key Staff

• John Chaplin - Surgeon
• Lisa Strachan - Practice Manager
• Sharon Felton - Reception

All aspects of Head and Neck Surgery including:

• Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
• Parotid and Salivary Gland Surgery
• Neck Lump Clinic
• – Ultrasound 
• – FNA (Fine Needle Aspiration)
• – CT
• Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
• Robotic Surgery

Conditions assessed and treated

• Goitre
• Thyroid nodules
• Thyroid cancer
• Neck Lumps
• Head and neck cancer
• Throat Cancer
• Mouth Cancer
• Skin cancer esp metastatic - Affiliated Provider
• Graves Disease
• Hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcaemia
• Recurrent thyroid disease

Procedures

• Thyroid lobectomy
• Total thyroidectomy
• Central Neck Dissection
• Lateral Neck Dissections
• Minimally invasive parathyroidecotmy
• Total Parathyroidectomy
• Parotidectomy
• Salivary gland surgery
• Modified radical neck dissection
• Selective Neck Dissection
• Free tissue transfer
• Flap reconstruction
• Neck lump surgery

Year of NZ Registration 1988

Qualifications
MBChB, FRACS

Training
Fellow in Microvascular Reconstructiopn- Mt Sinai Medical Center, New York City
Fellow in Thyroid and Head and Neck Surgery- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia

Hospitals Practising at
Gillies Hospital

Referral Expectations
Thyroid Nodules
Goitre
Neck Lumps
Hypercalcaemia
Neck Lumps
Salivary gland swellings
Throat cancer
Melanoma and Skin cancer

P: 09 631 1948