| Dr Sharad P Paul
Dr Sharad P Paul completed three years of general surgery and two years of plastic surgical training between 1990 and 1995. His surgical training included work at Hutt and Middlemore Hospitals in NZ, and overseas. His major clinical interests are in the areas of sun damage, skin repair, wound healing, management of skin cancers and facial reconstruction following removal of skin cancers. He has a strong commitment to teaching and is a Course Convenor at the Surgical Skills Training Centre, and Senior Lecturer (hon) in Surgery at the University of Auckland. He is a visiting Senior Lecturer in the Skin Cancer Dept. of the University of Queensland - School of Medicine, and an international advisor. A new technique of skin grafting he has devised was recently published in Dermatologic Surgery in Jan 2010 (downloadable article below). He has been invited to present the new technique at the International Plastic Surgical Conference in Scandinavia this year. It has been hailed as the first new skin grafting technique in over a century.
 In 2001, Dr Sharad P Paul was requested by the Ministry of Health to draft the New Zealand Guidelines for Skin Lesion Management. These guidelines were ratified by the Dermatology and Plastic surgical working parties and form the basis of the current New Zealand National Guidelines (see downloadable document at bottom of this page) for Skin Lesion Management. In 2002, he was awarded a “Waitemata Clinical Achievement Award” for “outstanding clinical achievement”. In 2003, due to excellent innovative work by the Skin Surgery Clinic, he was “Highly Commended “ by the Ministry of Health during the NZ Government, Ministry of Health – and was awarded a Health Innovation Award . In October 2005, he was a finalist and presented at the ‘Innovations 2005- Waitemata district health board district ’ Celebration and launch at the Waitakere Trusts Stadium.
The Skin Surgery Clinic has been an affiliated surgical services provider to Waitemata health since 2000, and since 2003, has been an affiliated provider to Southern Cross Healthcare, New Zealand’s major health care insurance company; our services are also covered by all major insurance companies.
Outside clinical medicine, Dr Sharad Paul holds a Masters in Medical Law and Ethics and writes poetry and short stories, some of which have been published. He is also an international writer of literary fiction and his novel ‘COOL CUT’ has been released by PICADOR U.K in Sept 2007. We believe that such an interest in arts and ethics makes for a better physician who provides holistic care. He is also a trustee of the Centre for Compassion in healthcare, an organization dedicated to putting 'care' back in the health industry.
Recent papers presented and original research:
Skin cancer College of Australia and NZ Conference 2009 (presented a paper and taught several workshops in skin cancer reconstructive surgery)
A new technique of skin grafting he has devised has been published in Dermatologic Surgery in Jan 2010. He has been invited to present the new technique at the International Plastic Surgical Conference in Scandinavia this year.
Teaching and academic links:
Dr. Sharad P. Paul has a strong commitment to teaching and is a Course Convenor and Lecturer at the Advanced Surgical Skills Training Centre, University of Auckland Advanced Surgical Skills Training Centre, University of Auckland. He is a visiting Senior Lecturer in the Skin Cancer Dept. of the University of Queensland - School of Medicine. He is a Senior Lecturer (hon) in Surgery at the University of Auckland. From 1999-2009 Dr Paul was a visiting surgeon at Waitakere Hospital, a teaching hospital affiliated to Waitemata District Health Board. Dr Sharad P. Paul is a Member of the international Dermoscopic Society and is a Founding Fellow of the Skin Cancer Collegiate Association of New Zealand, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of skin cancer care in New Zealand (www.skincancercollege.org.nz).
Awards:
2010 - Short-listed for the New Zealander of the Year Award
2005 – Award for innovations in health- West Auckland
2003 – Health innovation award –Ministry of Health
2001 – Clinical achievement award for outstanding clinical achievement Waitemata health district health board
Email: doctor@skinsurgeryclinic.co.nz | 
