BOPDHB History Tauranga Hospital Centennial Book | Page 22

When I first went to work in Theatre we had two general
surgeons, Dr Gilbert and Dr Park who took week about.
There was also Dr Coates-Milson, Orthopaedics and Dr
Tingey the Eye Surgeon. Dr Mountfort and later Dr Short,
our Medical Superintendent, were also excellent surgeons.
Dr Coates-Milson was there at the beginning of knee
replacement surgery. He was also there for some of
the other big advancements in the Orthopaedic area.
He would ha