Udaya Samarakkody

Udaya Samarakkody

Special Interests

Minimal Access Surgery (Key Hole Surgery), Paediatric Urology

Qualifications

MB BS 1983 Colombo; FRCS 1992; FRACS 1994

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.

About

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.