Professor John Collins, of Auckland, MNZM for services to surgical education and breast cancer management
Professor John Collins worked as a general surgeon in South Auckland for 30 years, becoming Head of General Surgery at Middlemore Hospital. He established a Masters of Surgical Education qualification at the University of Melbourne and was appointed Foundation Dean of Education for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was the foundation director of the South Auckland Breast Service, the first “complete” breast clinic in New Zealand where patients receive clinical, diagnostic, management advice and wellbeing support in one visit. Professor Collins served on the National Cancer Control Strategy Steering Group and the National Guidelines Group, publishing National Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in New Zealand.