Bowen Icon Cancer Centre

COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE IN WELLINGTON
Bowen Icon Cancer Centre is a state-of-the-art, private integrated cancer centre, proudly delivering world-class cancer care close to home for patients and their whānau.

Services
The centre treats the full breadth of adult cancers using the latest treatment methods and technologies. Treatment options include radiation therapy, medical oncology services, treatment for blood cancers and disorders, and access to clinical trials.

Radiation oncology

• State-of-the-art techniques including stereotactic radiation therapy, SpaceOAR™️ Hydrogel, HyperArc® and IDENTIFY™ tattooless radiation therapy

Day oncology and haematology

• Serene six-bed day hospital overlooking Trelissick Park
• Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy and administration of blood products
• Scalp cooling system

• Access to clinical trials

Other features:

• Located on-site at Bowen Specialist Medical Centre
• No wait list for consultation and treatment
• Free on-site parking
• Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for Selected

Services

• Telehealth Options Available
• Female Doctor Available
• Disability Access

Doctors
Our team of local medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and clinical haematologists are highly experienced and committed to delivering exceptional cancer care.

Medical oncology

Dr Anne ODonnell
Medical Oncologist
MBChB, FRACP
Dr ODonnell is an experienced local medical oncologist. She began her specialist medical training in Wellington before moving to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
 
Dr ODonnell is committed to continual professional development and teaching; she currently chairs the New Zealand Medical Oncology Training Committee for Royal Australasian College of Physicians and is a member of the Cancer and Therapeutics Advisory Panel for PHARMAC. She is actively involved in clinical research and is the local principal investigator for a number of trials open at the Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre, including two Phase I protocols.
 
Her special interests include treatment of sarcoma, genitourinary (including prostate), gastrointestinal and gynaecological cancers.
 
Dr Brendan Luey
Medical Oncologist
MBChB, FRACP
Dr Luey is an experienced medical oncologist and Wellingtonian by birth.
 
He has worked across several hospitals in both Australia and the United Kingdom and completed his specialist training at Wellington Hospital. Following this he spent three years in cancer research at Newcastle University, UK where he also completed a PhD. Dr Luey returned to Wellington in 2012 and is a member of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).
 
He treats a variety of tumour types but maintains an interest in lung cancer.
 
Dr Kate Clarke
Medical Oncologist
MBChB, FRACP
Dr Clarke is an experienced medical oncologist and is a proud Wellingtonian with a real love for the windy city. She completed her medical training at Otago, Wellington and London. She has a holistic approach, is passionate about patient-centred care, and believes patients can and should play an active role in their healthcare.
 
Dr Clarke is an active member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG) and is chair of the Gastrointestinal Special Interest Group (GISIG), New Zealand.
 
Dr Clarke has a wide-ranging practice with particular interests in breast, colon and upper gastrointestinal tract cancers.
 
Dr Catherine Barrow
Medical Oncologist
MBChB, FRACP
Dr Barrow has been a medical oncologist since 2004 working in Melbourne and Auckland before returning to Wellington to work as a medical oncologist in 2006.
She has also worked as the Ludwig Institute Cancer Research Fellow in Melbourne and as a research fellow at the Auckland University School of Biological Sciences.
 
Dr Barrow is actively involved in research and is principal investigator of a number of melanoma clinical trials that have been, or are being conducted at Wellington Hospital including phase I/II study collaborations with the Malaghan Institute and Clinical Trials New Zealand.
 
Dr Barrow is a member of the Executive Committee for the New Zealand Melanoma Network (MELNET) and a visiting oncologist at the multidisciplinary Wellington Regional Melanoma Clinic based at the Plastic Surgical Unit at the Hutt Hospital.
 
Dr Barrow treats a number of tumour types and has a particular interest in melanoma, lymphoma and breast cancer.
 
Dr David Okonji
Medical Oncologist
MBBCh, MRCP, MRCPS, DTM, FRACP
 Dr David Okonji has a wealth of experience in medical oncology, having worked both in New Zealand and internationally over the last 14 years.
Dr Okonji undertook his medical degree in Cardiff University, UK, qualifying with merit in 2005. He then completed basic medical training before obtaining full membership to the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine (Ireland). Upon moving to New Zealand, Dr Okonji did his specialist medical oncology training in Wellington and Auckland, before becoming a Fellow of the Australasian College of Physicians in 2015.
He subsequently undertook clinical research as a Cridlan Fellow in Breast Cancer between 2015 and 2017 at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, leading to several publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr Okonji then worked briefly as a Consultant Medical Oncologist in New South Wales, Australia before returning to Wellington in 2018. Dr Okonji is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in The University of Otago School of Medicine and is currently actively involved in research as an investigator in clinical trials at Wellington Hospital.
Dr David Okonji has a special clinical interest in breast, genitourinary, prostate cancers and melanoma.
 
Radiation oncology
 
Dr David Anderson
Radiation Oncologist
Dr David Anderson is an established radiation oncologist who works with Te Whatu Ora and provides consultation and treatment services at Bowen Icon Cancer Centre. Dr Anderson offers in-person and virtual consultations for patients and holds fortnightly in-person consultations at Royston Hospital, Hastings, Hawkes Bay.
Dr Anderson completed his radiation oncology training in Cape Town, South Africa and pursued his radiation oncology fellowship in Canada. He has postgraduate certificates in lung, breast and prostate cancer from the Universities of Zurich, Ulm and Lugano Switzerland.
Dr Anderson has a special clinical interest in Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT or SABR) for the treatment of prostate cancer, lung cancer and oligometastatic disease. Dr Anderson is available for in-person and virtual consultation.
 
Dr Douglas Iupati
Radiation Oncologist
MBChB, FRANZCR
Dr Douglas Iupati is a Radiation Oncologist with a special interest in gastrointestinal, genitourinary, lung and prostate cancers.
 
Dr Carol Johnson
Radiation Oncologist
MBChB, FRANZCR
Dr Carol Johnson is an experienced radiation oncologist, having completed her undergraduate and specialist training in Cape Town, South Africa, before coming to Wellington in 1997.
She has led the radiation oncology department at Wellington Hospital since 2008. She has actively participated in clinical trials and research, with membership of ANZGOG, TROG and BCTG and is an advocate for patients and radiation oncology through active college (RANZCR) leadership and MOH advisory group
 
Dr Carol Johnson has a special interest in breast and gynaecological cancers, melanoma and lymphoma.
 
Dr Han Kim
Radiation Oncologist
BHB, MBChB, FRANZCR
 Dr Han Kim completed his radiation oncology training at Auckland City Hospital and pursued his fellowship at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada, where he expanded his knowledge and experience in palliative radiation and oligometastatic radiotherapy. He won a scholarship for Canadian Winter School on Quality and Safety in Radiation Oncology with his project during his fellowship.
He is an established radiation physician and oncologist in Wellington region and offers consultations either in person or remotely using various telehealth options. He is experienced in SABR/SBRT and specialises in genitourinary (prostate including SBRT, bladder), breast, head and neck, and skin cancers. He also treats patients with benign conditions such as Dupuytrens contracture, Ledderhose disease, and keloids.
Dr Han Kim has a special interest in breast, genitourinary, head and neck and skin cancers.
 
Dr Nichola Naidoo
Radiation Oncologist
MBChB, FRANZCR
 Dr Nichola Naidoo completed her specialist training in Australia and New Zealand, and her clinical rellowship in Canada.
In 2011, Nichola moved to Wellington to take up a position as a specialist consultant in radiation oncology. She is a lecturer at the University of Otago Radiation Therapy and holds a few portfolios within the College of Radiation Oncologists including Director of Training. She also actively participates in clinical trials.
Dr Nichola Naidoo has a special clinical interest in stereotactic radiation therapy, brain and spine (CNS), prostate and skin cancers.
 
Dr Anna Nicholsons]
Radiation Oncologist
MBChB, FRANZCR
 Dr Anna Nicholson completed her specialist training in 2007 at Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre where she works as a consultant radiation oncologist.
Dr Anna Nicholson is the co-director of Training for Radiation Oncology at Wellington Hospital, and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago. She actively participates in clinical trials through the Breast Cancer Trials Group, and the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group.
Dr Anna Nicholson has a special clinical interest in breast, gastrointestinal cancers, haematological malignancies and lymphoma.
 
Haematology
 
Dr Huib Buyck
Clinical Heamatologist
MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA, PhD
Dr Huib Buyck obtained his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Otago. He commenced Haematology training in Wellington before moving to London to compete his specialist training. Whilst there, he worked in a number of prestigious London teaching hospitals including the Royal Free Hospital, Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital and St Georges Hospital, where he worked as a Haematology consultant, before returning to New Zealand in 2010.
Dr Huib Buyck is currently the Clinical Leader for Haematology at the Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre as well as Director of Haemophilia and Chair of the Lymphoma MDM and believes in a personalised approach to healthcare with an emphasis on open and clear communication.
Dr Huib Buyck has a special clinical interest in lymphoma, myeloma, acute and chronic leukaemia, haemostatis and thrombosis (bleeding and clotting disorders).
 
Dr Anup George
Clinical Heamatologist
MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCPA
Dr Anup George cares for patients with both malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions, in addition to an active role in laboratory haematology. He completed his basic and post-graduate medical training in Internal Medicine from South India.
After training in haematology through Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, he moved to Melbourne, Australia for  higher studies. He completed his fellowship in medicine and specialist training in haematology through St Vincents hospital and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Before moving to Wellington, he was a clinical research fellow at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne with active participation in many clinical trials and publications in malignant haematology especially in the fields of lymphoproliferative disorders and myeloma.
Dr Anup George is actively involved in many clinical trials and has a special interest in haematology, leukaemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

To make a referral or find out more about the centre contact:

P: 04 896 0200

F: 04 896 0201

E: referrals.bowen@icon.team