Philip Knight Philip Knight
MBChB, FRACS (Ortho)
Orthopaedic Surgeon
phone: 03 928 0533
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Philip Knight graduated from Otago Medical School in 1991. After early hospital experience in Blenheim and Christchurch he entered the NZ Orthopaedic Surgery training programme, spending time in Invercargill, Auckland (Middlemore and Auckland Hospitals) and Christchurch (Burwood and Christchurch Hospitals). He gained his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1999. After a locum in Nelson, Phil worked at the Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Unit of St Joseph's Hospital in Ontario, Canada. He returned to Nelson in 2001, and works in both public and private practice. Phil operates at Manuka St Hospital and at the Rutherford Clinic. His interest areas include:

  • Complex Shoulder repair, reconstruction and joint replacement
  • Primary hip and knee replacement
  • Elbow repair and replacement
  • Hand surgery (including carpal tunnel release at the Rutherford Clinic)