ABOUT
Peter Chin MBBS (Melb) FRACS is a Specialist Oncoplastic Breast and General Surgeon based in Tauranga, caring for people across the wider Bay of Plenty region. He specialises in oncoplastic breast cancer surgery and is highly experienced in laparoscopic (keyhole) gallbladder surgery and hernia surgery, as well as thyroid surgery, nodal and soft tissue lesions.
Peter graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School and completed his specialist surgical training in New Zealand. After gaining Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, he undertook two years of further specialist training in the United Kingdom, first at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and then at the internationally renowned Edinburgh Breast Unit. He returned to New Zealand as a specialist breast and general surgeon at Tauranga Hospital as well as operating at Grace Private Hospital.
Peter spent 20 years as a specialist surgeon at Tauranga Hospital, where he established the hospital’s breast service and provided both emergency and elective general surgery. He has now moved solely to private practice and operates at Grace Hospital, allowing greater availability for urgent consultations and surgery.
Experience matters and in his Oncoplastic breast practice, Peter is regularly referred complex breast cancer cases from across the Bay of Plenty and further afield. He has a particular interest in modern breast cancer surgery techniques, including therapeutic mammoplasty, perforator flaps, fat grafting, nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. In 2026, he performed New Zealand’s first minimally invasive endoscopic mastectomy with implant reconstruction, a rapidly developing field in modern breast cancer surgery.
Peter is also highly experienced in general surgery and has performed Laparoscopic (keyhole) hernia and gallbladder surgery for the last two decades. He is one of the first surgeon to introduce laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery to Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and continues to regularly offer this keyhole technique to his patients.
Peter is actively involved in surgical leadership, education and training. His positions and memberships include:
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President of the Australasian Society for Breast Disease
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Foundation member of BreastSurgANZ
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Member of the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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Member of the BreastSurgANZ Surgical Skills Committee
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Faculty member for BreastSurgANZ Oncoplastic Surgery Courses since 2015
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Lecturer to the University of Sydney breast surgery course
Peter regularly speaks on advances in breast surgery at national and international conferences and workshops. In May 2024, he was honoured to deliver the BreastSurgANZ Invited Lecture at the 92nd RACS Annual Scientific Congress, titled “Navigating the Oncoplastic Multiverse: From Radical to Real World”.
In his spare time, Peter has an active lifestyle and enjoys surfing, mountain biking, swimming, tennis and skiing. He owns a small kiwifruit orchard in which he spends some of his time on weekends. He regularly attends the St. Peters Presbyterian Church in Tauranga, plays guitar and drums, and enjoys interacting with people from all walks of life.
SUITE 9, PROMED HOUSE
Suite 9 is a private specialist clinic comprising specialists from different fields providing integrated medical care. These include surgeons, gastroenterologist, cardiologists and physicians.
The services include surgical clinics, cardiology assessment e.g. threadmill and cardiac monitoring, pre-operative cardiac work-up, endoscopy services (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) and gastroenterology assessment.
Referral to the separate specialists can be made through your family doctor or by your specialist.
