Meet Our Surgeons

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Chris Sealey
​​BDS, MB CHB, FDSRCPS, FRACDS (OMS)

​Chris completed his dental degree (BDS) at Otago in 1982. He worked as a dental house surgeon and junior lecturer before heading to the UK in 1985 to pursue training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). He completed the dental fellowship (FDSRCPS) in Glasgow in 1988 before returning to Otago to study medicine. Chris gained his medical degree (MB ChB) in 1991.
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Chris then spent three years at Tauranga hospital and sought experience in general surgery before moving to Adelaide, South Australia. He stayed there for three years to complete his advanced training in OMS. He gained his Australasian Fellowship (FRACDS in OMS) in 1998.

Chris has been involved in College (RACDS) training in OMS throughout much of this time. His areas of special interest include teaching, dental implant surgery, management of benign pathology of the jaws, jaw-joint surgery, jaw-deformity surgery (orthognathic surgery) and management of facial trauma.

When not working, Chris enjoys time with family, the beach, boating, hiking and alpine climbing, travel, art and music. 
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Chris consults privately at Quay Park Health in the City, Southern Dental Specialists in Manurewa, and Ormiston Hospital at Botany Junction.

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John Harrison
BDS, MDS (OMFS), MB ChB, FRACDS (OMS)

​John completed his dental degree (BDS) in Otago in 1992. He then held a dental house surgeon and registrar positions in Wellington for three years before travelling to the UK to further his professional experience.
 
John returned to Dunedin in 1997 to commence his postgraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). He moved to Christchurch the following year and completed his medical degree and masters degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with distinction in 2001. 
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In 2002 John worked at Tauranga Hospital before moving to Auckland to complete his specialist training. He gained his Australasian Fellowship (FRACDS) in Melbourne in 2004 and returned there the following year as an OMS fellow. John then returned to Auckland in 2006 to join the team at Auckland OMS Group and take up a consultant OMS position at Auckland City and Middlemore Hospitals.
 
John has been actively involved in training the next generation of surgeons. He was the Director of OMS Training in New Zealand and was the Chair of the OMS Regional Surgical Committee. He was also Chair of the OMS Surgical Science and Training Examination Panel, and remains a member of the OMS Accreditation Committee. John is the Regional Councilor for the International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, and is a Past Chair of the NZ Branch of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
 
John practices the full scope of OMS. He has a special interest in orthognathic surgery, the management of facial trauma, dental implant surgery, and the treatment of benign pathology of the mouth and jaws.
 
He consults at Quay Park Health in the City and at Ascot in Ellerslie. 
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Cameron Lewis
BSc, BDS, MDS (OMFS), MB ChB, FRACDS (OMS)

Cameron completed his dental degree (BDS) from Otago in 1991. Following this, he worked in both hospital and private general practice for several years.

He later returned to Otago to commence specialist training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He further gained his medical degree (MB ChB) and masters degree (MDS) in oral and maxillofacial surgery in 2005. The following year Cameron worked as a general medical house surgeon at Auckland Hospital and completed his training in the Specialty working for several years as a senior registrar at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.

He gained his Australasian Fellowship (FRACDS) in Brisbane in 2008. MB ChB. Cameron practices a wide scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. However, his special interests include the management of orbital and midface trauma, orthognathic surgery and bone augmentation for dental implants.

He currently consults privately at Quay Park Health in the City and at Ascot in Ellerslie.

Cameron is married to Tracy, and they have three children: Ben, Hannah and Sam.