Dr Erik La Hei (Paediatric Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Erik Rainier La Hei
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of Sydney 1989
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Paediatric Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Dutch
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Paediatric Surgery
Erik is a practising General Paediatric Surgeon. His main appointment is at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead where he commenced as a specialist in 2002. He also holds appointments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Westmead Private Hospital and the Sydney Adventist Hospital in Wahroonga. After graduating in Medicine from Sydney University he was a Surgical Resident at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and a Surgical Registrar at Royal North Shore Hospital where he completed his training as an adult General Surgeon. His Paediatric Surgical training was then at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and also at the Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick. After completing his Australian Fellowship in Paediatric Surgery, Erik then went on to do further training in Neonatal and Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery at the Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam (2000) and then at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London (2001). He is passionate about teaching, education and research. He held the post of Supervisor of Surgical Training at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead for 9 years, and is a regular lecturer for Diploma of Child Health. Erik has a broad General Paediatric Surgical practise including Neonatal Surgery, Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery, and Paediatric Burns and he has published widely in all of these areas. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. The whole family enjoys keeping fit, running, football and tennis.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Sydney Adventist Hospital
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Westmead Private Hospital
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Central Paediatrics
- Total Paediatric Surgery
- Topics
- Neonatal Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Burns (Paediatric)
- Postal Address
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Central Paediatrics
- Address
- 96 Percival Road
Stanmore NSW 2048
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9564 5777
- Fax
- 02 9564 3900
- Total Paediatric Surgery
- Address
- Children’s Hospital Medical Centre
Suite 8 Hainsworth street
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 857 845
