We sincerely hope you don't need us. But when you do, we have respected doctors - available 24/7 - to put you on track for prompt recovery.
Doctors
Dr Martyn Harvey
Clinical Director & Emergency Medicine Specialist MD 2010, FACEM 2004, MBChB 1996Dr Harvey is an Emergency Medicine Specialist and Emergency Medicine Researcher with over 75 publications to his name. He has been practicing Emergency Medicine for over 25 years...
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Dr Giles Chanwai
Director, Emergency & Travel Medicine Specialist FACEM 2000, MBChB 1991, Dip Obs, Dip Paeds, Dip Travel MedicineDr Chanwai has a depth of knowledge and practical skills developed over 20+ years of practising emergency medicine. He specialises in both Emergency Medicine and Travel Medicine.
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Dr Mustafa AlShaar
Director, Emergency Medicine Specialist & General Practitioner FACEM 2012, FRNZCGP 2018, MBChB 1995Dr Alshaar is both a Specialist and GP – he obtained a Fellowship Degree in Emergency Medicine in 2012 and another in General Practice in 2018 - and has an impressive knowledge of the healthcare landscape in Aotearoa.
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Dr William Rush
Emergency Medicine Specialist FACEM 2016, MBChB 2006, Dip Paeds, FRCEM ad eundemDr Rush trained as an emergency physician in Auckland and has since broadened his experience by working as an ED Consultant both here in NZ and in major trauma centres in the UK.
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Dr Shameem Safih
Emergency & Rural Medicine Specialist FACEM, FDRHMWith more than 30 years’ experience in Emergency Medicine, Dr Safih draws on a depth of knowledge. He served as the Clinical Director in the emergency department of a large tertiary hospital for a decade before turning his specialist skill set to the rural sector.
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Dr John Bonning
Emergency Medicine Specialist & Past President of the ACEM FACEM, MBChBDr Bonning has been a doctor for almost 35 years and has specialised in emergency medicine for more approximately 18 years. He has served in numerous healthcare leadership roles including...
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Dr Peter Freeman
Emergency Medicine Specialist MBChB 1977 Birm, FRCS Edin 1983, FACEM 1995Dr Freeman is a pioneer of emergency medicine in NZ. He has been practising medicine here in the Aotearoa, and earlier in the UK, for 45 years – and has specialised in emergency medicine for 26 years.
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Dr Gaynor Prince
Emergency Medicine Specialist & Ultrasound Fellow MBChB, FACEM, DDUDr Prince is passionate about medicine and ultrasound and draws on experience that spans the globe. This doctor cum adventurer is well travelled – she’s practised medicine in...
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Dr Wei Tan
Emergency Medicine Specialist AdvDipMedSci MBChB FACEM PGCertCPUDr Tan has been in New Zealand for two and a half decades but originally hails from Malaysia. She has worked in a number of hospitals across the country with most of her time spent in central North Island emergency departments.
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Dr Jordan Vincent
Emergency Medicine SpecialistMBChB FACEMHaving recently completed his ACEM Fellowship OSCE, Dr Vincent is thriving on the pace and challenge of emergency medicine. Dr Vincent’s training started at med school in Otago where he was recognised with numerous scholarships and awards...
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Dr Nor Nisa “Oni” Alias
Emergency Medicine SpecialistMBBch FACEMDr Alias gained her undergraduate qualification from the University College of Cork. Malaysian by birth, she moved to Ireland at age 19 to commence her medical training. After completing her Bachelor of Medicine...
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Dr Thiri Aung-Holebrook
Emergency Medicine Specialist MB BCh BAO FACEMDr Aung-Holebrook has spent much of the last decade as an Emergency Medicine Physician at Auckland Hospital. She thrives on the pace of a big city ED but also knows what it’s like to care for acutely unwell patients without the resources of a tertiary hospital...
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Dr Adrian Owen
Emergency Medicine Specialist MBChB, DTM&H, FACEMDr Owen spent much of his life travelling and practising medicine across the globe before settling in New Zealand. While he was born in England, trained at The University of Sheffield, and initially worked as a house officer in UK...
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Ms Jenni Falconer
Chief Executive OfficerCOMPNSG, DipMNGTJenni has been working in Aotearoa’s healthcare system for more than 30 years. She has served on the frontlines as a nurse, in management roles, and senior nurse leadership.
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Ms Cate Thorley
Nurse Lead & Administrator RN BN PGDipHscAs both a Registered Nurse and natural organiser, Cate works across both our nursing and operations teams. Her twenty-year nursing career has spanned both sides of the Tasman and both acute and primary care.
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Ms Johanna (Jo) Sier
Aged-Care Nurse LeadRNJo has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years and has a background in emergency and critical care nursing. She grew up living in the UK and Africa and returned to New Zealand after she had begun her nursing career.
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Ms Lynette Baines
Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator & Triage Instructor ARNPLynette's nurse practitioner status is recognition of her advanced education, clinical training and competency.
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Mrs Katy Cryer
Nurse PractitionerNZNPKaty has been nursing in the Waikato for almost two decades. In that time, she’s worked on the frontlines as a Paramedic, Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Charge Nurse Manager...
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Ms Wendy Sinclair
Registered NurseRN MN (Clin)Registered in 1979, Wendy is a nurse with many years' experience as well as a Master’s Degree in Nursing Practise. She has held a number of management, education and clinical roles...
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Ms Kathy Shaw
Registered Nurse, Nurse Educator, Wellness Coach NZRN, BN, MHealthPracKathy is a Registered Nurse with over 15 years’ clinical experience working in critical care (ICU/CCU) and neonatal intensive care (NICU).
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Ms Honey Bardelas
Registered NurseNZRN, PGDipHSc, MSNHoney started nursing in 2008 in the Philippines. She first worked as a clinical instructor then as a hospital nurse in a medical-surgical unit.
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Ms Kristy Parrenas
Registered NurseNZRN, ACNMMost of Kristy’s formal training was completed in the Philippines where she primarily worked in an obstetrics and gynaecology ward with babies and children.
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Mr Allan Martinez
Registered NurseRNAllan is a Registered Nurse with 23 years’ experience under his belt. He qualified in the Philippines, where he was also once the Head Nurse of an Emergency Department.
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Ms Jane Spicer
Registered NurseRNJane has been a Registered Nurse for the best part of a decade. She is originally from Sydney, and began her nursing career in Australia where she specialised in acute spinal cord injury.
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Ms Joan Sagala
Registered Nurse NZRNJoan completed her nursing degree in 2008. After working in the Emergency Department of a private hospital in the Philippines for a couple of years, she moved to New Zealand.
Read MoreDirectors, Advisory & Operations
Mr Myles Whitcher
Board ChairMInstDMyles is an experienced executive with a track record in leading privately-owned companies through growth. Myles is a Business Mentor, a current member of the Institute of Directors (MInstD), and has 15 years of directorship experience.
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Ms Jenni Falconer
Chief ExecutiveCOMPNSG, DipMNGTJenni has been working in Aotearoa’s healthcare system for more than 30 years. She has served on the frontlines as a nurse, in management roles, on projects, and senior nurse leadership. Jenni has developed special interest in quality improvement, innovation, safety, reducing harm and system design.
Read MoreDr Martyn Harvey
Clinical Director & Emergency Medicine SpecialistMD 2010, FACEM 2004, MBChB 1996Dr Harvey is an Emergency Medicine Specialist and Emergency Medicine Researcher with over 75 publications to his name. He has been practicing Emergency Medicine for over 25 years...
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Director, Emergency & Travel Medicine SpecialistFACEM 2000, MBChB 1991, Dip Obs, Dip Paeds, Dip Travel MedicineDr Chanwai has a depth of knowledge and practical skills developed over 20+ years of practising emergency medicine. He specialises in both Emergency Medicine and Travel Medicine.
Read MoreDr Mustafa Alshaar
Director, Emergency Medicine Specialist & General PractitionerFACEM 2012, FRNZCGP 2018, MBChB 1995Dr Alshaar is both a Specialist and GP – he obtained a Fellowship Degree in Emergency Medicine in 2012 and another in General Practice in 2018 - and has an impressive knowledge of the healthcare landscape in Aotearoa.
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Ms Amanda Tosland
People and Performance ManagerAmanda’s experience in developing family businesses and start-ups is helping cement a strong foundation for Emergency Consult while the business is undergoing rapid growth. Amanda has broad experience across both strategic and operational functions.
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Ms Cate Thorley
Registered Nurse, Nurse Lead & Administrator RN BN PGDipHscAs both a Registered Nurse and natural organiser, Cate works across both our nursing and operations teams. Her twenty-year nursing career has spanned both sides of the Tasman and both acute and primary care.
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Mr Tim Norman
Business ConsultantNZRN, PgDipCCRNTim is a business manager who draws on a healthcare background in primary and emergency critical care. He has worked extensively throughout the New Zealand health system – initially in nurse management and operational management roles and more recently...
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Mrs Aimee Hillary
Marketing Consultant BCsAimee is a 20-year veteran of the marketing discipline with a special interest in values-based businesses. Her work has spanned the breadth of communications, brand and marketing and has traversed key sectors of New Zealand’s economic and social wellbeing...
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Mrs Emma Young
AdministratorEmma is the administrative glue that holds the Emergency Consult team together. She’s adept at juggling priorities having run her own business for 25 years and is now lending her organisational skills to the smooth running of our operations.
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