{"id":33,"date":"2023-11-27T14:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T01:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/femina-health-gp.local\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T02:46:48","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/femina.health\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our Obstetricians and Gynaecologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Fergus Adams<\/h3>\n\n

MRPharmS MBBS FRANZCOG<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fergus is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who will always go the extra mile for his patients.\u202f He is passionate about women\u2019s health and\u202fbelieves that effective team based care produces the best results.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n

Fergus also works as a Consultant at Christchurch Women\u2019s Hospital, where he has a role as an advanced laparoscopic surgeon and obstetrician. Having trained in Christchurch, he has developed an excellent rapport with many local General Practitioners and LMC midwives. His particular areas of special interest are minimally invasive surgery, endometriosis and colposcopy.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, Fergus is married with two children. He loves playing sports and spending time with his family on his lifestyle block.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Dr Lisa Rofe<\/h3>\n\n

BMLSc MBChB DipOBS FRANZCOG<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lisa also works as a Consultant at Christchurch Women\u2019s Hospital as a general gynaecologist and obstetrician. She undertook her training in Christchurch and has a special interest in the management of urinary incontinence and prolapse, the medical and surgical management of pelvic pain, menstrual problems and endometriosis. Lisa is experienced in high risk obstetrics and enjoys also being part of the Femina Baby team working with women and their midwives to provide tailored care throughout pregnancy and birth. <\/p>\n

Outside of work Lisa\u2019s two children keep her busy along with time keeping active. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Dr Chris Spencer<\/h3>\n\n

MB ChB FRANZCOG<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chris has a strong reputation as an experienced, supportive and caring obstetrician here in Christchurch, and his focus is on providing obstetric care with our Femina Baby team. He offers office gynaecology services with Femina Health.<\/p>\n

As well as working at Christchurch Women\u2019s Hospital he has been working as a private obstetrician since 2017 and has an excellent relationship with local LMC midwives.<\/p>\n

Chris is passionate about providing the best possible care to facilitate an optimal pregnancy experience and delivery outcome for expectant mothers and especially looks forward to forming a trusting and confident relationship with patients and their families. <\/p>\n

Away from work Chris spends most of his time with his wife and two boys and family life keeps him happily busy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Dr Hayley Smith<\/h3>\n\n

MBChB PGDipOMG FRANZCOG<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hayley is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist offering comprehensive gynaecology and antenatal care. Her excellent communication allows her to develop strong therapeutic relationships with patients and their whanau.<\/p>\n

Hayley has completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Floor Surgery at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital, Sydney. She also works as a Consultant at Christchurch Women\u2019s Hospital as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a focus on pelvic floor gynaecology. Hayley has a special interest in endometriosis and adolescent gynaecology, birth injury repair and pelvic floor surgery. She understands the importance of a holistic approach and working closely within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal outcomes. Hayley also offers general gynaecology services including colposcopy and minimally invasive surgery.<\/p>\n

Away from work Hayley focuses on quality time with her young family, enjoys exercise and is passionate about music.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Dr Keryn Harlow<\/h3>\n\n

MBChb FRANZCOG<\/p>\n\n\n

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Keryn is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist offering gynaecology and pre-pregnancy care. She is passionate about improving women\u2019s health and works closely with general practitioners and the allied health care team to get the best possible outcomes. <\/p>\n

Keryn graduated from the University of Otago and completed her specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology training in New Zealand and Australia. She returned to Christchurch in 2022 with her husband and 3 young boys, after completing her fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery and endometriosis in Melbourne, at the Royal Women\u2019s Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women.<\/p>\n

Keryn\u2019s areas of special interest are the management of endometriosis, surgical correction of fertility delay and minimally invasive surgery. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Dr Kathryn Grant<\/h3>\n\n

MBChB PGDipOMG FRANZCOG<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kathryn is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who offers general gynaecology and pregnancy care. She graduated from the University of Otago and completed her specialist training at sites around the South Island, including Christchurch, Nelson, Dunedin and Invercargill. <\/p>\n

She enjoys building relationships with patients and working with women to achieve their desired outcomes. She prides herself on a kind and empathetic approach. Her interests include colposcopy, minimally invasive surgery, ovarian cysts, and menstrual problems including adenomyosis and fibroids, ovarian cysts. She also works as a consultant at Christchurch Women’s Hospital.<\/p>\n

Outside of work she is a budding adventure racer and always likes to have an event on the calendar to work towards. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Nurses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sharon Harvey<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Maddy Sheerin<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Pauline Watson<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Gemma Sword<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our wonderful and experienced team of nurses are here to help care for you alongside our doctors.  They are often the first clinician you will see, whether it is simply to check your blood pressure or take a blood sample, and are passionate about providing the best possible care and getting to know you along your pregnancy journey. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Office and reception staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Harriet Perry<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Celia Dillon<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Odette Dawson<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our admin team at Femina Health are here to help you every step along the way. If you have appointment, insurance or payment queries, or would like to make a general enquiry do not hesitate to get in touch. Our friendly team will be happy to help. You can contact us via email at admin@femina.health<\/a><\/strong> or give us a call on 03 968 3430<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Nurses Our wonderful and experienced team of nurses are here to help care for you alongside our doctors.  They are often the first clinician you will see, whether it is simply to check your blood pressure or take a blood sample, and are passionate about providing the best possible care and getting to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":425,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/femina.health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}