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About Dr David D’Cruz
MB BS 1998 Tamil Nadu; FRANZCR 2013
A Medical Oncologist is a consultant physician specialising in the investigation, study, diagnosis, management and treatment of benign and malignant growths, tumours, cancers and diseases. Sub-specialties of oncology includes surgical oncology (removes the tumour or cancerous tissue during an operation), radiation oncology (radiation therapy), medical oncology (chemotherapy and ) hormone therapy, gynaecological oncologist (treats cancers of the female reproductive system and genitals), haematological oncologist (treats cancers of the blood and bone marrow), paediatric oncologist (treats cancers in children). Radiologists are able to understand and explain medical conditions through the medical imaging of the internal parts of a patient’s body. Most radiologists in Australia work in general radiology with diagnostic imaging, comprising X-ray, computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging techniques, to obtain images that are interpreted to assist in diagnosis.
Practice Locations
- Practice name Dunedin Hospital
- Address Great King Street, Dunedin 9016
- Suburb or City Dunedin, NZ
- Region Otago
- Country New Zealand
- Practice name Kathleen Kilgour Centre
- Address Tauranga Hospital
- Suburb or City Tauranga, NZ
- Region Bay of Plenty
- Country New Zealand