Dr Michael Swinden

Dr Michael Swinden is a General Surgeon providing general surgery services in Merivale, Christchurch, New Zealand.

The following description is a generic description for the category and does not necessarily reference all the services/ procedures offered by Dr Michael Swinden.

General surgery takes its name from general medicine, and is a surgical specialty focusing on the torso and abdominal organs and is undertaken by a General Surgeon. This may include the intestines comprising the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. It also often deals with diseases and disorders involving the skin and breasts.

Areas of Specialisation
Michael is a Breast & General Surgeon with expertise in all aspects of breast disease including diagnosis & workup of breast cancer, management of high-risk patients, oncoplastic breast surgery, breast reconstruction & surveillance. He also has an interest in acute general surgical conditions, management of gallstones & minimally invasive hernia repair

Description of Specialisation
Breast:
Excision of benign/malignant breast lesions. Breast reduction/mastopexy. Mastectomy. Axillary surgery for breast cancer. Risk reduction surgery. Breast reconstruction.
General Surgery:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (including cholangiography and laparoscopic bile duct exploration). Appendicectomy.
Diagnostic laparoscopy/abdominal lymph node biopsy. Hernia repair - laparoscopic or open (inguinal / femoral / umbilical / epigastric / ventral / incisional) hernias, including recurrent cases.
Skin lesion excision:
Sebaceous cysts/lipomas. Skin cancers. Open (excisional) lymph node biopsy.
Other:
Vasectomy (excluding reversals), Ingrown toenail surgery

Qualifications/Memberships
MBBS, BBiomedSc, FRACS, PGradDipSurgAnat
Full member (by fellowship) of BreastSurgANZ

Specialist Experience

• Fellowship in General Surgery (St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne)
• Sub-specialty breast surgery training at Northern Health (Melbourne, AU)
• Christchurch Hospital & Gold Coast Hospital (Queensland, AU)