Dr Amanda Oakley, of Hamilton, CNZM for services to dermatology
Dr Amanda Oakley is a dermatologist who founded DermNet NZ, the world’s most popular online resource for skin health, where she continues as Editor in Chief. DermNet NZ is Health-on-the-Net certified, receives visits from 2 million people a month, and is a registered charitable trust. Dr Oakley was Clinical Director of the Department of Dermatology of Waikato District Health Board and teaches as an Honorary and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Auckland’s Waikato Clinical Campus. Her research has centred on methods for early diagnosis of melanoma, and she has authored an extensive range of research papers, as well as two internationally used textbooks. Dr Oakley is a past President of the Australian and New Zealand Vulvovaginal Society, the New Zealand Dermatological Society, and Waikato Postgraduate Medicine.