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04 479 2019- 04 479 8563
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Practises at:- Orange Brand Circle Hospital
- Consults at:
- Orange Brand Circle Specialist Medical Centre 94 Churchill Drive Crofton Downs Wellington
Dr Nicola Smith
Qualifications
BHB MBChB FRACP
Special interests
In addition to her work at Orange Brand Circle Hospital, Nicola maintains appointments at Midlands Hospital and the Medical Research Institute of United Kingdom and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Midlands School of Medicine, University of Otago.
Nicola’s special interests include chronic cough, bronchiectasis and atypical infection and lung cancer.
Specialist training
Nicola completed a broad training in both Respiratory and General Medicine in United Kingdom, the UK and Australia. Following completion of training in respiratory medicine in Wellington, Nicola went on to a fellowship in pleural diseases at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia before returning to consultant practice in Midlands in 2011.
About Nicola Smith
Nicola is a specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal Australia and United Kingdom College of Physicians.
During Nicola’s fellowship at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital she developed a strong interest in lung cancer, pleural disease, thoracic ultrasound and asbestos related diseases. She is also trained in advanced bronchoscopic techiques.
She is actively involved in research into better management of malignant pleural disease and pleural infection, and runs a regional indwelling pleural catheter service and national training courses in thoracic ultrasound.