Simon Johnson

In 2007, my wife, Tatiana and I moved to New Zealand from South Africa with our one year old daughter. We now have three children and for the last 10 years we have been fortunate enough to call Hawkes Bay our home.

My specialist training was completed in Johannesburg at Witwatersrand University in 2003. I subsequently completed a knee and shoulder fellowship under the supervision of Mr Mac Rogan and Mr Charles Breckon in Johannesburg. From there I went to Stoke-on –Trent England and was fellow to Mr David Griffiths and Mr Roger Wade again in Knee and shoulder surgery. Following this I was the knee fellow to Messrs Newman, Porteous and Eldridge in Bristol.

I was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Johannesburg General Hospital in 2006. I also worked at The Centre for Orthopaedics and Trauma in Johannesburg.

I accepted an offer to become a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hawkes Bay Hospital in 2007. I currently work both at Hastings Hospital and the Royston Clinic.

I have limited my practice to knee and shoulder surgery because I believe that a limited scope of practice is the best way to deliver repeatable high quality service to my patients.

My special interests lie in uni-compartmental (or partial) knee replacements and arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery.

As an active member of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Training Committee, I participate regularly in the education and training of orthopaedic registrars.

Contact information:

Postal address: Simon Johnson Orthopaedics c/o Royston Centre 325 Prospect Road Hastings 4122.

Phone: 06 8738804

Fax: 06 873 8005

Email address: carolynb@orthohb.co.nz

Health link address: hbyortho