Our Surgeons

Fred Phillips. MBChB (Otago) FRACS (Ortho)

Hip and Knee Specialist

Fred lives and works in Wellington, and is a fully trained Orthopaedic Surgeon and Fellow of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association.  He specialises in Hip and Knee surgery.

He trained in Wellington and Perth, Western Australia. 

Fred performs Hip replacement, Resurfacing, Revision and Hip Arthroscopic surgery as well as Knee Replacement, Revision, Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction.

Fred has a special interest in Computer Navigated surgery and performs this at Bowen and Southern Cross Hospitals.

Fred consults at Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeons and operates at Bowen and Southern Cross Hospitals.

Grant Kiddle. MBChB (Otago) FRACS (Ortho)

Knee  Specialist

Grant lives and works in Wellington, and is a fully trained Orthopaedic Surgeon and Fellow of the New Zealand orthopaedic Association. He has been an Orthopaedic Surgeon in Wellington for over 13 years.

He trained in New Zealand and has a post graduate fellowship training in shoulder surgery from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, England (1997) and knee replacement and sport surgery at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney (1998).

He has extensive experience in Knee replacement surgery, Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction, Posterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction and Osteotomies around the Knee.

Grant consults at Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeons and operates at Bowen and Southern Cross Hospitals

Ilia Elkinson. BHB MBChB (Auck) FRACS (Ortho)

Shoulder and Upper Limb Specialist

Ilia lives and works in Wellington, and is a fully trained Orthopaedic Surgeon and Fellow of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association. Ilia has trained in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery.

He finished his advanced orthopaedic training in Wellington, New Zealand. Ilia completed two post-graduate clinical and research fellowships in hand and upper limb surgery in Perth, Australia at the Perth Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic and in London, Ontario, Canada at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre.

Ilia has a particular interest in treating disorders of the upper limb and his special clinical interests include:

• Arthroscopic and open management of shoulder instability and rotator cuff disease
• Shoulder and elbow disorders, including management of arthritis and stiffness
• Shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist joint replacement
• Hand and wrist disorders
• Entrapment neuropathies

Ilia consults at Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeons and operates at Bowen, Wakefield and Southern Cross Hospitals.

 Jonathon Richards.  MBChB (Otago)  FRACS (Ortho)

Spinal Specialist

Jonathon lives and works in Wellington and is a graduate of Otago Medical School and of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association training programme. He finished his advanced orthopaedic training in Wellington.

Jonathon’s sub-specialty training in spinal surgery occurred at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia as a combined neuro/ortho spinal fellow for one year including adult and paediatric spinal surgery. He also trained in the spinal unit at CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France with Professor J.C Le Huec for complex adult deformity surgery as well as a short AO spinal fellowship at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham UK.

He consults on spinal issues with a particular focus on the lumbar spine and paediatric/adult spinal deformity.  He has a public position at CCDHB - Wellington Hospital.

Jonathon consults at Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeons (Bowen and Wakefield) and operates at Bowen, Wakefield  and Southern Cross Hospitals

*Please note: Due to the high volumne of referrals, Mr Richards can no longer offer urgent consultations or consultations regarding: Cervical spine, second opinions or medico-legal reports*

Nigel Willis.   MBChB, F.R.A.C.S.

Foot and Ankle Specialist

Nigel Willis is a New Zealand trained and qualified Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in Foot and Ankle surgery, as well as Trauma and Limb Reconstruction.

Born and bred in Wellington, Nigel graduated from Otago University Medical School in 1987 and qualified as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 1988.  He then underwent further orthopaedic training in Canada and Oxford, UK.

Nigel has a special interest in lower limb joint replacement and arthroscopy surgery.  In addition to this, he continues to provie a general orthopaedic service for specific range of upper limb pathologies, such as Carpal Tunnel & Tennis Elbow.

Nigel is based at Wellington Orthopaedic & Sports Surgeons, with clinics available at Bowen, Mana Orthopaedics and Kapiti (Team Medical).  He operates at Bowen Hospital.

Mr Woo-Sung Kim.   MBChB (Otago), FRACS (Ortho)

Hip and Knee Specialist

Woo-Sung lives and works in Wellington.  He is a graduate of Otago Medical School and completed the Orthopaedic Training Programme in New Zealand.  He had overseas subspeciality clinical fellowhip in Seoul National University Hospital (Hip Arthroplasty Fellowship) and Melbourne Orthopaedic Group (Anterior Hip Replacement and Hip Preservation Fellowship, Sports/Joint Fellowship)

He specialises in hip and knee surgery.  He performs hip replacement, hip arthroscopy and preservation surgery, and knee replacement.

Woo-Sung is committed to teaching and has an undergraduate teaching placement at University of Otago Medical School in Wellington.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is a member of NZOA and NZ Hip Society.

Woo-Sung consults at Wellington Orthopaedic & Sports Surgeons and operates and Bowen and Southern Cross Hospitals.

Gareth Rooke.

MBChB (Edinburgh), MRCS (UK), MSc (Cardiff), FRACS (Ortho)

Foot and Ankle Specialist

Gareth is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, specialising in Foot and Ankle surgery. He has a particular interest in ankle and hindfoot arthritis. He is an expert in all aspects of foot and ankle pathology, as well as hip replacement and lower limb trauma. In addition, as part of his public practice at Wellington Hospital, Gareth treats patients with pelvic, acetabular, or complex peri-articular trauma, including the use of circular hexapod external fixators.

Gareth completed his medical degree at the University of Edinburgh and further surgical training in the UK and New Zealand. After finishing his advanced orthopaedic training in New Zealand, he undertook international subspecialty training as the Major Trauma Fellow in Liverpool, UK, and the Foot and Ankle Fellow in Calgary, Canada.

Gareth is a member of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association and the Royal College of Surgeons (UK). He also holds memberships in the New Zealand Foot and Ankle Society, the New Zealand Trauma Society, the AO surgical trauma foundation and an associate membership in the Orthopaedic Trauma Society (UK). He lives with his family in Wellington.

Gareth consults at Wellington Orthopaedic & Sports Surgeons and operates at Bowen Hospital.