Dr Udaya Samarakkody

Dr Udaya Samarakkody

Qualifications

MB BS 1983 Colombo; FRCS 1992; FRACS 1994

Areas of specialisation

• Paediatric urology
• minimal access surgery (key hole surgery)

My common services are:

• Surgery for inguinal hernia, hydrocoele, undescended testes, umbilical hernia, tongue tie, hypospadias, appendicitis and enlarged lymph nodes.
• Circumcision (medical, social and religious)
• Comprehensive endoscopy service that includes upper GI endoscopy, colonscopy, cystoscopy, bronchoscopy and related procedures
• Abdominal surgery (including laparoscopy)
• Thoracic Surgery (including thoracoscopy)
• Paediatric urology: Vesico ureteric reflux, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, hydronephrosis and urodynamic studies
• Neonatal surgery
• Consultation for antenatally diagnosed foetal abnormalities

Professional Profile

I offer the entire range of paediatric surgery, paediatric urology and minimal access surgery. 

My achievements and involvement in the community has involved:

• Paediatric surgeon in Hamilton since 1996
• Director of Paediatric surgery at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton since 2002-2011.
• Honorary senior clinical lecturer in paediatric surgery, Waikato Clinical School of University of Auckland.
• NZ representative of Australasian Association of Paediatric surgeons (AAPS) 2000-2004
• Secretary, New Zealand Society of Paediatric surgeons, 1999 & 2000
• Secretary, Perinatal Society of New Zealand, 2002-2006
• President NZ Society of Paediatric Surgeons 2010-2013
• Secretary, Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc, 2002 to date

I am a member of the following professional associations:

• Australia and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons
• British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
• International Paediatric Endosurgical Group
• New Zealand Society of Paediatric Surgeons (founder member)
• Perinatal Society of New Zealand
• Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc. 

Languages

I can speak English, Sinhalese and Te Reo Maori.