Meet our panel of medical specialists

Dr Lindsay Damkat-Thomas is a Consultant Plastic, Burns and Reconstructive Surgeon at Middlemore Hospital working in the National Burn Centre and is a Senior Lecturer at Auckland University. Lindsay trained in Northern Ireland and completed advanced Fellowships in the Netherlands and Australia in Burn Surgery and Hand Surgery prior to working in New Zealand. Lindsay has an interest in acute and reconstructive burn surgery, wound care and scar management and has published peer reviewed articles and book chapters... read more »

Sasha Drennan has over 20 years of clinical experience in both the UK and NZ in several areas of nursing, including perioperative care, plastics, general, breast and ENT surgery, district nursing and clinical education. She has a Master’s in Digital Health and has a passion for nursing development that encourages best patient care and is vocal in her belief of how digital education and innovation can create care equity. Having gained post-graduate qualifications in nurse education, perioperative care and palliation in the UK and emigrating to NZ in 2010, she has continued her post-graduate journey to ensure evidence-based care... read more »