Nagham Al-Mozany
General and Colorectal Surgeon
Qualifications:
MB ChB 2003 Otago; FRACS (GS) 2011
Profile
Dr. Nagham Al-Mozany is a New Zealand trained Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon who is fluent in English, Arabic and French, specialising in Colorectal cancer and perianal conditions such as haemorrhoids, anal fissures, fistulas and pelvic floor disorders. She is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.
Dr. Nagham gained her medical qualification from the University of Otago and received her Fellowship in General Surgery from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011. She was awarded a New Zealand scholarship to undertake her Masters in Colorectal Surgery at the University of Sydney in 2012. She is one of the very few female colorectal surgeons practising in Auckland, and is highly regarded amongst her colleagues and patients. She and her team strive to provide the highest level of surgical expertise, respect and compassionate care to all her patients, in New Zealand and globally. Dr Nagham has held positions in the Surgical Directorate Quality and Governance Group at Auckland City Hospital and believes in patient-focused care and a multi-disciplinary team approach particularly, for patients with bowel cancer.
Current and previous positions include: Colorectal and General Surgeon at Laparoscopy Auckland and the Specialist Centre at Auckland Radiology, MacMurray Centre, Mercy Hospital, Kakariki Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, and Program Director for the ANZ training board in colorectal surgery at Auckland City Hospital.
Interests
Dr Nagham’s primary interest is laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery and colonoscopy because of the high volumes of such procedures during her Australian appointments.
Her interests include:
- Colorectal Cancer
- Diverticular Disease
- Pelvic floor disorders such as faecal incontinence and rectal prolapse
- Perianal conditions such as haemorrhoids, anal skin tags, fissures and fistulas
- Endoscopy-Colonoscopy with biopsy and/or removal of polyps
- General Surgery conditions such as hernia and skin surgery.
Subspecialties
- Colorectal Surgery
- Perianal Conditions
- Colonoscopy, biopsies and polypectomy
Post-Fellowship Training
Dr Nagham completed her two year post-fellowship subspecialty training programme in colorectal surgery with a focus on laparoscopic surgery and pelvic exenteration for advanced colorectal cancers and benign pelvic floor disorders at the esteemed Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and St. George Hospital in Sydney, Australia.She was awarded a New Zealand scholarship to undertake her Masters in Colorectal Surgery at the University of Sydney in 2012 and a Fellowship in General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 2022.