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Udaya Samarakkody

Paediatric

Areas of specialisation

  • Paediatric urology
  • minimal access surgery (key hole surgery)
My common services are:
  • Surgery for inguinal hernia, hydrocoele, undescended testes, umbilical hernia, tongue tie, hypospadias, appendicitis and enlarged lymph nodes.
  • Circumcision (medical, social and religious)
  • Comprehensive endoscopy service that includes upper GI endoscopy, colonscopy, cystoscopy, bronchoscopy and related procedures
  • Abdominal surgery (including laparoscopy)
  • Thoracic Surgery (including thoracoscopy)
  • Paediatric urology: Vesico ureteric reflux, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, hydronephrosis and urodynamic studies
  • Neonatal surgery
  • Consultation for antenatally diagnosed foetal abnormalities

Qualifications

MB BS 1983 Colombo; FRCS 1992; FRACS 1994

Professional Profile

I offer the entire range of paediatric surgery, paediatric urology and minimal access surgery. 

My achievements and involvement in the community has involved:

  • Paediatric surgeon in Hamilton since 1996
  • Director of Paediatric surgery at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton since 2002-2011.
  • Honorary senior clinical lecturer in paediatric surgery, Waikato Clinical School of University of Auckland.
  • NZ representative of Australasian Association of Paediatric surgeons (AAPS) 2000-2004
  • Secretary, New Zealand Society of Paediatric surgeons, 1999 & 2000
  • Secretary, Perinatal Society of New Zealand, 2002-2006
  • President NZ Society of Paediatric Surgeons 2010-2013
  • Secretary, Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc, 2002 to date
I am a member of the following professional associations:
  • Australia and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons
  • British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
  • International Paediatric Endosurgical Group
  • New Zealand Society of Paediatric Surgeons (founder member)
  • Perinatal Society of New Zealand
  • Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc. 

I can speak English, Sinhalese and Te Reo Maori.

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