Mr Stephen Benson

MBChB FRCS MD FRCS Ed

Stephen is a General and Breast Surgeon, married with 2 daughters. He graduated from Birmingham University 1991 and undertook his Basic and Higher Surgical Training in hospitals around the West Midlands, UK. Stephen gained his FRCS in 1996 and following a dedicated period of research was awarded a Medical Doctorate in 2001. In addition Stephen has had a further two and a half years Onco-Plastic Breast Surgery training in the UK and NZ, gaining his FRCS Gen Surg, with a Specialist Breast section in 2005. Later in 2005 Stephen and his family permanently moved to New Zealand where Stephen rotated through Hamilton, North Shore and Auckland Hospitals before taking up his position as Consultant General and Breast Surgeon at St Marks Breast Centre. The combined General and Oncoplastic training enables Stephen to offer a large range of breast surgery for both benign and malignant disease, including breast reconstruction and cosmetic breast surgery such as augmentation and reduction, as well as continuing aspects of his General Surgery such as varicose vein laser and surgical treatments.