This page shows a list of doctors and other practitioners in New Zealand who have an interest in, or specialize in the practice of Occupational Medicine.

Practitioners wanting to modify or add a listing should provide details to webmaster@anzsom.org.nz

Details in the listings below are provided by the practitioner. ANZSOM has simplified your search by adopting a colour code.

  • Those that the committee has confirmed to hold a specialist qualification in Occupational Medicine are listed in red, with their qualification shown (which may be Australasian [RACP]; English [RCP]; or Irish [RCPI] in origin).
  • For those confirmed as holding relevant Occupational Medicine Diplomas or who are Registrars (undergoing specialist training), there is blue highlighting.
  • Other practitioners such as Occupational Physiotherapists are shown in Green.
  • Those listed in black have an interest in the field of occupational medicine. This is a level sometimes termed GPSI (GP with a Special Interest). The committee did confirm, when they first joined ANZSOM, that they held a basic medical degree (MB ChB or equivalent). It is over to you to check with the Medical Council on their current standing. These doctors may also by now qualify to belong in the red or blue group, but have simply not yet applied for a higher listing. You may need to ask the doctor about qualifications held.

For more information about these different levels of expertise, see “What is Occupational Medicine?“

Qualifications - Medical Council

You can look up a doctor’s qualifications on the Medical Council of New Zealand website (“Find a Registered Doctor” page, which was upgraded in 2012 to provide such details in full). This may also help you to obtain an impression about each doctor’s length of experience in the field.

However, the Medical Council no longer record details of Diplomas, so newer qalifications may not be listed. If in doubt, look at the doctor’s website, or email for information.

Meanwhile, ANZSOM is working to ensure its own listings will soon all be valid and up-to-date. Our information sheet “What is Occupational Medicine?” (geared to the New Zealand scene) is about the type of doctors working in this area.

You may also find useful this sheet produced by the UK Faculty of Occupational Medicine: Engaging an Occupational Physician. Bear in mind it refers to quality controls applying in the UK.

Northland

Dr Jim McLeod

MB ChB, Dip Occ Health Practice, Dip Occ Med
Company Medic – [Northland and Nationwide via clinic network]
  • Full range of OCC health services
  • Rehabilitation, systems and advice
  • Pre-employment
  • Surveillance

Auckland

Dr CTC Kenny

FAFOEM (RACP)
Specialist Occupational Physician

Occupational Medicine (North Shore) Ltd

Dr Rod Nicholson

FAFOEM (RACP)
  • Musculo-skeletal medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Workplace hazard assessment
  • Environmental medicine

Dr Kai Andreas

FRNZCGP MBChB,, Dip. Occup. Med. (Auckland)
Occupational Medical Pratitioner
  • Full range of OCC health services
  • Rehabilitation, systems and advice
  • Pre-employment
  • Surveillance

Work Wellness

Dr Thye Leow

MBBS (Qld), FRNZCGP,  DIH (Otago)
General Practitioner and Occupational Medical Advisor
  • Full range of OCC health services
  • Pre-employment Assessments
  • Workplace Screening
  • Drug & Alcohol Testing
  • Treatment of Acute Injuries
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
  • Surveillance
  • Health Monitoring
  • New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Driver examinations

Penrose Clinic

Tauranga/Bay of Plenty

Dr Rod Douglas

FAFOEM, FRNZCGP, MBChB, DIH, Dip ObGyn

I am a specialist occupational physician offering assessments/advice in all facets of occupational medicine.

Dr Rod Douglas

Dr Ian Gourlay

MB ChB, M Av Med, PG Dip Occ Med, FRNZCGP, Cert Health Ed.

Edgecumbe based

Occupational Medicine Assessments.

  • File Review
  • Cover Decision Advice
  • Case Management Facilitation™
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
  • Pathways to Work™
  • Rehabilitation Programmes

Fit For Work Limited

South Auckland/Waikato/Hamilton and Bay of Plenty

Dr Michael Kahan

FRNZCGP, MFOM(RACP), FAFOEM (RACP)
Occupational Physician
  • Early Intervention Assessment
  • Worksite Assessment
  • Multidisciplinary Pain Assessments
  • Concussion Service
  • Environmental Medicine

Waikato Occupational Services Limited

Dr Mike Causer

FAFOEM (RACP) FRNZCGP Grad IOSH
Experienced in Health & Safety Management Systems and enjoys supporting company Health & Safety Advisors with the health aspects of their remit including health risk assessment, health surveillance programming and control of critical health risks.
  • Occupational health assessments
  • Company Medical Officer duties (regular/ ad hoc)
  • Consulting on management of workplace health issues
  • H&S Management Systems (trained BSI:OHSAS 18001 Lead auditor)
  • Advice on duty of care under HSWA

I hold regular clinics in Hamilton and South Auckland but am happy to provide consulting services to other NZ locations.

Workplace Health Partners Limited

Hawkes Bay/East Coast

Dr Caroline Young

MRPharmS, MBChB, D Occ Med, FRNZCGP

All aspects of Occupational and Environmental Medicine including:

  • Worksite occupational medical assessments
  • Illness and Injury and workplace stress management
  • Pre-employment assessments
  • Independent Medical Assessments
  • Vocational Independent Medical Assessments
  • Drug and Alcohol testing
  • NZ Transport Agency driver examinations

Hastings, Whanganui, Palmerston North, New Plymouth

Dr Moazzam Zaidi

MBBS, PhD, FAFOEM, FFOM, AFRACMA, AMNZCPHM, MRO, MPH, DIH, CIH, CRSP, CCEP

Occupational Medicine Specialist

Areas of interest:

  • Medical case review
  • Independent Medical Assessments
  • File Review
  • Rehabilitation & Return to work
  • Drug & Alcohol, Medical Review Officer (MRO)
  • Corporate Safety & Wellness
  • Safety & Wellness, training, and seminars
  • Occupational Hygiene & Safety audit

Occupational & Environmental Medicine Consultants

Taranaki/Whanganui/Waikato/Central Plateau

Lee Gardiner

Dip.Phys. PGDip.Rehab. (Dist.) (Otago), Adv Pract (Occ Health), Licensed Bradcliff Practitioner, MPNZ

Occupational Health Physiotherapist

Lee is an Occupational Health Physiotherapist based in New Plymouth but offers wellness and rehabilitation consultations to the mid-North Island on request. She works with both large, medium and small businesses and has worked in most industry settings around New Zealand.

Services include:

  • Early intervention for injury and illness
  • Comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation for injured, ill and aged workers
  • Functional capacity evaluation
  • Worksite assessment, job demand analysis
  • Pre-employment functional assessments
  • Manual handling workshops
  • Office safety workshops
  • Stress and pain management
  • Dysfunctional Breathing assessment and management

 

Leeder Health Management Consultants

Wairarapa

Dr Matt Mills

MB, ChB
Occupational Medical advice to meet the occupational health needs of your business with experience in: The timber industry (Mills and Logging) KiwiRail Hospital work Employment medicals.

Matt Mills Medical Limited

Wellington

Dr Michael Antoniadis

FAFOEM (RACP), FRNZCGP
Occupational Medicine Specialist

Providing a range of specialist occupational medicine services:

  • Work Fitness Assessments
  • Medico-Legal Assessments
  • Impairment Assessments
  • Workplace Health Monitoring
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
  • Assessment of causation regarding work related illness or injury

For appointments or enquiries, Rosemary: 027 241 2459 or email: Rosemary@workdocs.co.nz.

Workdocs Ltd

Dr Simon Ryder-Lewis

FFOM (RCPI)
We provide independent Occupational Medicine Specialist Services to New Zealand and overseas businesses. Our team offers a range of services to meet the occupational health needs of your business and is headed by our Specialist Occupational Physician.
  • Individual work site assessments
  • Pre-employment medical assessments
  • Drug and alcohol testing
  • Training for staff and management
  • Health monitoring and wellness programmes
  • New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) driver examinations
  • Development of individualised health and safety policy and procedures
  • Independent medical opinions and medico-legal opinions.

Work Health Solutions Limited

Dr Alison (Milly) Hanlon

MBBS MRCGP DFSRH MFOM

Wellington Based

Occupational Medicine Specialist Assessments in major centres throughout New Zealand, specialising in Complex Cases.

  • File Review
  • Cover Decision Advice
  • Case Management Facilitation™
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
  • Pathways to Work™
  • Rehabilitation Programmes

Fit For Work Limited

New Zealand, Australia and Pacific

South Island

Nelson / Tasman Region

Dr Scott Newburn

FAFOEM (RACP)
Specialist in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
MBChB,Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, C.I.M.E.

Hemisphere Health provides Occupational Medicine and Rehabilitation services, Health & Safety consultancy and training in the Nelson/Tasman Region.

Scope of Practice:

  • Independent Medical Assessments and File Review
  • Return to Work Rehabilitation and complex case management
  • Health & Safety Consultancy
  • Workplace wellness and health promotion services
  • Fitness for work and pre employment assessments
  • Health & Safety workplace training and group seminars

Nelson / Tasman Region

Dr Sohail Asghar

FFOM, Royal College of Physicians Ireland

Masters in Occupational Health practice and policy from Cardiff University UK

Specialist in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Hemisphere Health provides Occupational Medicine and Rehabilitation services, Health & Safety consultancy and training in the Nelson/Tasman Region.

Scope of Practice:

  • Independent Medical Assessments and File Review
  • Return to Work Rehabilitation and complex case management
  • Fitness for work and pre employment assessments
  • Surveillance Medical
  • Maritime and Offshore Oil & Gas Medicals
  • Emergency Response Team Fitness testing
  • Workplace Screening
  • Workplace Injury Management

 

Hemisphere Health Ltd

Otago/Southland/Christchurch Regions

Dr Nicholas Yarnall – Occupational Physician

MBChB, MRCGP (1999), MFOM, FAFOEM, DRCOG, PG Dip Av Med

Providing specialist assessments advice and consultancy services in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Scope of Practice:

  • Independent Medical Assessments and File Reviews
  • Consultancy in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Case Management, including complex cases
  • Occupational Physician Assessments
  • Rehabilitation and return to work advice and assessments
  • Advice on control and assessment of workplace hazards, risk assessment and workplace controls.

Nick is based in Dunedin and holds regular clinics in Dunedin, Central Otago, Invercargill and Christchurch

Industrial Occcupational & Environmental Medicine Dunedin Limited

Dr David Beaumont

MBChB (Hons), MRCGP, NIOSH, MFOM, FAFOEM

Occupational Medicine Specialist Assessments in major centres throughout New Zealand, specialising in Complex Cases.

  • File Review
  • Cover Decision Advice
  • Case Management Facilitation™
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
  • Pathways to Work™
  • Rehabilitation Programmes

Fit For Work Limited

Christchurch/Canterbury

Dr Mary Obele

BHB, MBChB, FRNZCGP, DipOccMed (dist), FAFOEM (RACP), MRO
Specialist in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Scope of Practice:

  • NZ and international
  • Fitness for work
  • Workplace risks, hazards, legislation, wellness
  • Illness and injury rehabilitation
  • Asbestos
  • Drug and alcohol medical review officer
  • Environmental medicine
  • Industrial and national health policy consultant.

Dr Gerard Walker

Specialist in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
MBChB, DCH, Dip.Occ.Med., FAFOEM (RACP), MFOM (RCPI)

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist Assessments in Christchurch.

  • Independent Medical Assessments
  • Fitness for Work Assessments
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work Planning
  • Cover Decision Advice
  • IMA and VIMA Assessments

Dr Andrew Hilliard

Specialist in Occupational and Environment Medicine

FAFOEM (RACP), MFOM (RCP)

  • Pre-employment and Fitness for Work assessments
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work assessments following illness/injury
  • Independent Medical Assessments
  • Advice on complex cases
  • File Reviews
  • Workplace hazard assessment
  • Environmental medicine

Nexus Occupational Health Limited

Dr Michael England

MBBS MFOM MSc MFMLM FFSEM(UK) FAFOEM

Christchurch Based

Occupational Medicine Specialist Assessments in major centres throughout New Zealand, specialising in Complex Cases.

  • File Review
  • Cover Decision Advice
  • Case Management Facilitation™
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
  • Pathways to Work™
  • Rehabilitation Programmes

Fit For Work Limited

Ashburton/Mid-Canterbury

Dr John Guthrie

MB, ChB
  • Pre-employment medicals
  • Advice on workplace Health and Safety.

Lower South Island

Dr Mike Anderson

FFOM (RCPI)

Mike Lives in Central Otago and holds clinics in Central Otago, Oamaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.

His interests cover most aspects of Occupational Medicine, and he is a Professional Practice Fellow in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago. Here he teaches Occupational Medicine to undergraduate medical students and Occupation Health Practice to Post Graduate students.

He has also trained in, and has worked in the area of Persistent (chronic) Pain Management for over 20 years.

His particular interest is the prevention of chronic pain arising from workplace practices and injuries, and the early return to work.

New Plymouth, TARANAKI

Dr Rall Koen

MB ChB
  • Employment Medicals
  • Surveillance Medical
  • Maritime and Offshore Oil and Gas Medicals
  • Emergency Response Team Fitness testing
  • Workplace Screening
  • Workplace Injury Management