Dr Ammar Al-Abid

Ammar and his team practice a broad range of womens healthcare in a safe environment with strong emphasis on individual values, patient driven treatment decisions and a team approach to care planning.

The best part of his work is seeing patient enjoying a better quality of life after treatment/surgery as he realises there can be nothing more debilitating than living with pain. He is here to help and advise you on all the options available to find the right solution for you.

Ammar splits his time between Shakespeare Specialist Centre, and works in the Gynaecological and Obstetric departments at North Shore Hospital.

• Laparoscopic & Endometriosis Surgery
• Hysteroscopic & Endoscopic Surgery
• Colposcopy
• High-Risk Obstetrics
• Menopause
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Pelvic Floor Repair Specialist
• Pelvic Pain
• Period Problems

Qualifications
MBChB, NZREX, MRANZCOG, FRANZCOG

Training
Training completed at North Shore Hospital & National Womens Hospital

Hospitals Practising at
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
North Shore Hospital, 2008-Present

Ammar graduated from the University of Baghdad in 1988 and subsequently spent 4 years of his residency in Iraq. He did 4 years of general surgery and continued his training in O & G around the Auckland region gaining his Fellowship of the RANZCOG in 2008. His speciality is pelvic pain and laparoscopic surgery as well as all general gynaecological problems and Obstetrics including high risk obstetrics.