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Contact Details

Email
dean.maharaj@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health (Wellington)
Qualifications
MB BS (Mysore) FCOGSA FRANZCOG
Research summary
Obstetrics

Research

Dean moved to New Zealand in 2002 having worked at University of Natal and King Edward V111 Hospital.He has Fellowships from the College of Medicine in South Africa as well as RANZCOG here in New Zealand.Dean is the 5th yr Teaching Convenor and contributes to the teaching of the Diploma of Obstetrics.

Research interests:

  • Outcomes of endometrial cancer in Maori and non-Maori women
  • Outcomes in HrHPV positive women with low grade cervical smears and normal or low grade initial colposcopy results. The summer studentship student obtained a study grant from the NZ Cancer Society (Wellington).
  • The impact of introduction of fetal scalp lactate testing and regular CTG review meetings on the rate of emergency cesarean section rates at Wellington Women’s Hospital. Mentor to Dr Riki Anderson (Wellington) for her RANZCOG registrar study.

Publications

Scheck, S. M., Lepine, S. J., Yu, H., Robb, O., Fitzgerald, P., Clentworth, H., Maharaj, D., … Tristram, A. (2020). Cytopathological review of cervical pathology: Impact for women and follow-up results. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 60(3), 444-448. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13136 Journal - Research Article

Scheck, S., Lepine, S., Fitzgerald, P., Maharaj, D., & Tristram, A. (2019). Impact of amendments to cervical cytology at colposcopy multidisciplinary meetings. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 59(Suppl. 1), (pp. 102). doi: 10.1111/ajo.13072 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Searle, L., Langdana, F., & Maharaj, D. (2018). An audit on the outcomes of the assessment of post-coital bleeding at colposcopy at Wellington Hospital in 2012-2013. Journal of Women's Health & Gynecology, 5, 102. Journal - Research Article

Scheck, S. M., Blackmore, T., Maharaj, D., Langdana, F., & Elder, R. E. (2018). Caesarean section wound infection surveillance: Information for action. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58(5), 518-524. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12755 Journal - Research Article

Wildash, D., Hawley, J., Maharaj, D., & Langdana, F. (2017). Myotonic dystrophy complicated by Clostridium perfringens sepsis resulting in uterine rupture. Journal of Cases in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 4(1), 15-17. [Case Study]. Journal - Research Other

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