About Auckland Orthopaedics

Our Staff

John Mutu-Grigg – Personal Website

John was born and educated in Auckland, and attended Auckland Grammar before entering Auckland Medical School. He qualified to practice in 2002 and then pursued his interest in Orthopaedic surgery, attaining admission into the New Zealand, Advanced Orthopaedic Training Scheme in 2007. During this time he worked with some of the best Orthopaedic surgeons in Auckland and around New Zealand. He was awarded Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011. He then travelled internationally for a further 2 years to obtain sub-specialist training. He spent a year at the internationally renowned London Health Sciences Centre at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. There he specialised in Arthroplasty (hip and knee replacements) specialising in complex cases. He then spent a further year at the University of Toronto at Toronto Western Hospital specialising in Hand and Wrist, microsurgery and peripheral nerve surgery.

John’s main consulting rooms are in the Apollo Health and Wellness Centre at 119 Apollo Drive Albany, on the corner of Rosedale Road and Apollo Drive. He also consults out of Ormiston hospital in East Auckland, Henderson Medical Centre and New Lynn Whitecross in West Auckland and Ponsonby Whitecross in Central Auckland.

Most hand, wrist and nerve surgery is performed at the Auckland Surgical Centre with Hip and Knee surgery at Mercy, Ascott, Brightside or Ormiston Hospitals.

Rupert Van Rooyen

I graduated from Stellenbosch University Medical school in South Africa in 1998, after which I worked in Cape Town, England and Scotland until 2002. At that point a brief sojourn to New Zealand turned into a permanent engagement, and I was granted entry into the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association’s training scheme. I was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011, and then travelled overseas for further subspecialty training in lower limb arthroplasty and musculoskeletal oncology in both Brisbane, and the prestigious Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna, Italy.

I returned to Auckland at the end of 2013, and currently consult at our new rooms in Apollo drive, Albany. I also visit Silverdale Medical Centre and Fred Thomas Health Family Medical Centre in Takapuna on alternating Monday mornings. I am currently appointed as a consultant surgeon at North Shore Hospital, and perform my private surgeries at The Southern Cross North Harbour hospital in Wairau road, Glenfield.

I concentrate on hip and knee replacement surgery and management of knee injuries such as meniscal or cruciate ligament injuries, but am happy to advise on orthopaedic problems of a more diverse nature.

Antonita

Antonita brings with her a raft of healthcare experience from the UK. She immigrated to New Zealand eight years ago with her husband, Nathan and three children.

Working for the NHS as a Receptionist and Assistant to several medical Directors for five years encouraged her to progress in the healthcare field when she arrived in Auckland. She has since carried out roles at St Mark’s Breast Clinic and most recently North Shore Hospital.

Antonita enjoys working with people and ensures all patients are provided with the care and service they deserve.

Antonita has a Spanish heritage, with both her parents being born in Madrid, that’s where the unusual name comes from, so don’t be fooled by her strong English accent.