The Reception TeamWendy, Stella and Nikki
About Us - Hamilton Skin Cancer Centre
Our clinical team, led by Doctors Bert Rauber, Joe Cornforth Harvey Govender and Hemisha Patel is supported by our dedicated Clinical and Reception teams.
Bert Rauber
Bert was born in South Africa and completed his university studies in Johannesburg. He and his family immigrated to New Zealand in 1994. He is married to Carrie and they have 3 daughters.
Bert qualified in South Africa and obtained his diploma in Dermatoscopy from the University of Gratz in Austria, and his diploma in skin cancer medicine and surgery through the Skin Cancer College of Australasia.
Having experienced skin cancer in his own family he is passionate about early detection and management of Melanoma and Non Melanoma Skin cancer.
He enjoys both road and mountain biking and both Bert and Carrie enjoy exploring the cycle trails of New Zealand.
Joe Cornforth
Joe grew up in Hamilton and was a general practitioner at Hamilton East Medical Centre before specialising in skin cancer. He studied at Auckland Medical School and holds postgraduate qualifications in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment. Joe is fully accredited by the Skin Cancer College of Australasia, a full member of NZ Skin Cancer Doctors, and an affiliated provider with Southern Cross Health Insurance.
Outside of work, Joe enjoys staying active and loves the outdoors. He is deeply committed to helping people enjoy New Zealand’s natural beauty while minimizing the risk of skin cancer.
Harvey Govender
Harvey was born in South Africa and completed his medical training in Johannesburg.
He immigrated to NZ with his family in 1995, and has a son and daughter who are now adults. Until recently, Harvey worked as a GP in Hillcrest Medical Centre for 26 years. He obtained the Diploma of Skin Cancer Surgery from Healthcert in Australia and is currently working towards the diploma in dermoscopy.
With the high rates of skin cancer/melanoma in New Zealand, he feels strongly about early detection and treatment of skin cancer.
Harvey is married to Lyn who works as a marketing manager for a large food company. They are both keen fitness enthusiasts and they share a joint passion for competitive ballroom dancing.
Welcome Harvey, you will be a great addition to our team
The history behind Hamilton Skin Cancer Centre
The skin cancer clinics at Hamilton East Medical Centre had proven very popular and beneficial to patients. Over time these services outgrew their general practice home, resulting in the Hamilton Skin Cancer Centre being formed. This enabled all the services to be housed together under one roof.
The Hamilton Skin Cancer Centre was launched in August 2018 and opened in December 2018 with major renovations in April 2021.
Hamilton Skin Cancer Centre is adjacent to Hamilton East Medical Centre. They are a short walk apart and have shared parking facilities.
All patients are welcome and no referral is needed to be seen by our team.
We are affiliated with
510 Grey Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton
Phone - 07 856-1646
EDI - hamskinc
Opening hours - Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Parking - The Skin Centre can be accessed directly from Grey Street, with limited parking available, alternatively, patients can use the car parking facilities of the Hamilton East Medical Centre.