Auckland Breast Centre

Our Specialists

: Mike Baker
Radiologist
MBChB, Dip Obs, MRCP, FRANZCR

Mike is a consultant radiologist at The Radiology Group, North Shore Hospital and BreastScreen Waitemata Northland. He has a special interest in breast imaging and intervention, and has been involved in mammography for nearly 20 years, including screening and diagnostic mammography.

He performs image-guided intervention, including hookwire placements and stereotactic biopsies. Mike came to New Zealand in 1978 from Zimbabwe, and since then has been involved in all aspects of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. He is currently an examiner for the college.

: Trevor Chan
Radiologist
MBChB, FRANZCR

Trevor is currently an assessment radiologist for BreastScreen Aotearoa and also works at the Auckland Breast Centre.

He graduated in medicine at the University of Auckland and completed his radiology training in Auckland. Trevor joined the radiology department at North Shore Hospital in 1997, was clinical leader in 2003 and 2004 and clinical director in 2005. He is currently team leader in mammography at North Shore Hospital.

Trevor was the lead radiologist in 2006 at BreastScreen Waitemata Northland, the first BreastScreen Aotearoa lead provider to provide digital screening mammography. His work interests principally focus on diagnostic and screening mammography, breast ultrasound, breast biopsies including stereotactic and vacuum-assisted and hookwire localisation. Another interest is interventional radiology, including ultrasound and CT-guided biopsies and drainages.

: Ashwin Chunilal
Plastic Surgeon
MBChB, FRACS (Plastic Surgery)

Ashwin was born and brought up in Auckland and graduated from the Auckland School of Medicine. After he completed his plastic surgical training at Waikato and Middlemore Hospitals, he went overseas for further fellowship experience.

He undertook a clinical fellowship at the Toronto General Hospital for one year, where he did breast and head and neck reconstruction as well as facial reanimation. Ashwin then moved to New York, where he did another year-long clinical fellowship at the internationally renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre doing breast, head and neck and other cancer reconstruction. He completed his fellowship experience by working on Australia’s Gold Coast, at the Lotus Institute, for six months doing cosmetic surgery.

On returning to Auckland, Ashwin based himself at Middlemore Hospital as a consultant plastic surgeon, but also operates at North Shore and Auckland City Hospitals on a regular basis and has recently started private practice on the North Shore.

Ashwin has published and presented on various topics related to his field, and is married with three children.

: Richard Harman
Breast Surgeon
MBChB FRACS (General Surgery)

Richard is a breast surgeon with appointments at North Shore Hospital and Auckland Breast Centre. He completed his surgical training in Auckland then undertook fellowship positions at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, in Sydney, and the Mayo Clinic, in the USA.

Over the last 10 years he has developed the Breast Clinic at North Shore Hospital and treated over 1000 women with breast cancer in the public and private sectors. Active involvement with research has lead to a thorough understanding of breast cancer treatment, and Richard is the lead surgeon for BreastScreen Waitemata Northland.

Richard is an active member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Breast Section and married with three children.

: Erica Whineray Kelly
Breast Surgeon
MBChB, FRACS (General Surgery)

Erica spent her high school years in Auckland before attending the Otago School of Medicine. She completed her advanced training scheme in general surgery in New Zealand, also working at the Tertiary Level Breast Cancer Clinic at St Vincent’s University Hospital, in Dublin.

Since then, Erica has completed a two-year oncoplastic breast surgical fellowship under the tutelage of both general and plastic surgeons in Auckland. This training position was the first of its type in Australasia. Erica has also travelled twice to Milan to the European Institute of Oncology to attend breast cancer workshops.

Now a breast surgeon living on Auckland’s North Shore, Erica works as a consultant breast surgeon for the Breast Screening Waitemata Northland, and in private practice.

Erica is an active member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Breast Section, is on the executive of the Auckland Breast Cancer Study Group, and with a special interest in lobular neoplasia, has published and presented in her field. Erica is married with two children.

: David Moss
Breast Surgeon
FRACS

David is a consultant surgeon at The Auckland Breast Centre - Ormiston, Middlemore Hospital and BreastScreen Counties Manukau. He has received international training in all aspects of breast cancer surgery. He is involved in research to improve the outcome of breast cancer treatment and he also is involved with the training of future surgeons.

David attended medical school in Auckland and underwent surgical training in New Zealand. He operates at the Mercy and Ormiston Hospitals.

: Gillian Beveridge
Radiologist

Gillian (Gill) joined Auckland Breast Centre at Ormiston Hospital in October 2009. Gill has been a radiologist for Counties Manukau District Health Board in South Auckland at Middlemore Hospital since 1990. She has developed a special interest in breast imaging and is the lead radiologist for the South Auckland Diagnostic Breast Clinic and Multi Disciplinary team. Gill has also worked for BreastScreen Aotearoa since its inception in 1999.

"The environment in breast imaging is in a period of significant development with the advent of digital mammography and breast MRI which are both challenging and exciting. Working in a multi disciplinary environment is beneficial to both the patients and health professionals and Auckland Breast Centre facilitates this."