The Surgeon

Charles is an orthopaedic specialist who has practices in New Plymouth New Zealand. Charles has trained in some of the United Kingdoms most prestigious centers including the Internationally renowned Royal Orthopaedic hospital in Birmingham and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He has also undergone fellowship training in Wellington New Zealand.

Charles has performed over 300 joint replacements and 50 revision joint replacements over the last 18 months.

Charles is continually striving to improve patient care and surgical techniques for his patients. He does this by being actively involved in clinical research and has published over 30 articles. He is also recently involved in introducing enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing joint replacements at Base Hospital to ensure optimal analgesia and outcomes for the patients.

Charles is also very interested in education and teaching having recently completed a post graduate diploma in Surgical Education.

Charles is married to Natasha and has three sons Sammy, Daniel and Calum and daughter Elise.

Charlie Lewis