About Jonathon Richards
Current Positions
Mr Richards is an Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon who is consulting at Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeons, Bowen Specialist Centre and also has a public consultant position at CCDHB, Wellington Hospital.
Hospitals
Bowen Private Hospital, Wakefield Hospital & Southern Cross, Wellington
Services
Areas of Specialisation
Spine. Mr Richards practice is dedicated to the management of the spine, especially lumbar and spinal deformity surgery.
Credentials
Qualifications/Memberships
MBChB (Otago) FRACS (Ortho)
Specialist Training
Mr Richards is a graduate of Otago Medical School and of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association training programme. He finished his advanced orthopaedic training in Wellington. Sub-specialty training occurred at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia, as a combined neuro/ortho spinal fellow for one year including adult and paediatric spinal surgery. He also trained in the spinal unit at CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France for complex adult deformity surgery as well as a short AO spinal fellowship at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
