About
Dr Michael Wynn-Williams,
MBChB (Otago) FRANZCOG
After working as a Gynaecologist overseas, Dr Michael Wynn-Williams has returned home to New Zealand to be based in Auckland.
Michael is an endometriosis specialist (AGES Level 6) with extensive experience in minimally invasive pelvic surgery. He favours a multidisciplinary approach to managing complex endometriosis cases.
Michael sees private patients locally in Auckland at his rooms at Ascot Hospital, Auckland. He will also see private patients from around New Zealand by telehealth video conferencing. He is providing fertility care and ART services in association with Fertility Associates at Ascot Hospital. Additionally, Michael has a public position as the Lead Laparoscopic Gynaecologist at Auckland District Health Board (ADHB). Michael is also a member of the ADHB Womens Health Pelvic Pain Multidisciplinary Team.
Michael trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he developed his interest in endometriosis management. Post-training, he undertook a two-year Fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery with A/Prof Alan Lam in Sydney. Michael backed up his sub-speciality training with a post-fellowship year in Glasgow, then completed a 2-year consultant post at Cambridge University NHS Trust, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Sharing his knowledge and skills with the next generation of women’s health specialists, Michael taught and demonstrated advanced laparoscopic gynaecology surgery to doctors around the United Kingdom and Ireland. He continues to teach and demonstrate advanced laparoscopic surgery and pelvic anatomy to gynaecologists throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Michael teaching pelvic anatomy at the AGES Laparoscopic Anatomy, Pelvic Dissection (LapD) Workshop 2019
For the past 14 years, Michael has provided private surgical services at Mater Private and the Wesley Private Hospitals in Brisbane. He was the lead advanced laparoscopic gynaecologist at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital, caring for complex endometriosis cases from around Queensland, northern NSW, and the Northern Territory. Michael was a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland. For 12 years, up until April 2020, he provided fertility treatments through Queensland Fertility Group. Michael helped to establish a Fellowship program with Eve Health and Mater Health - teaching upcoming Gynaecologists to perform advanced laparoscopic gynaecology surgery under the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery (AGES) two-year training program. Always striving to progress his learning and increase his ability to provide the best care for women, Michael qualified in the use of the Da Vinci Robotic surgical system. He has also developed an interest in the multidisciplinary management of chronic pelvic pain, including the use of Botox for the treatment of pelvic floor hypertonic disorders.
Michael is a current Board member of the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery and is on the medical advisory board of Endometriosis Australia, QENDO and Endometriosis New Zealand.
Prof Nicolas Bourdel (France) and Dr Michael Wynn-WIlliams, demonstrating Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy at 2019 MAMA Conference, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Dr Michael Wynn-Williams is a proud member of the following professional bodies
