Community Anatomic Pathology Service (APS)
Anatomic Pathology Service (APS) provides community referred histology, cytology, HPV and cervical cytology (ThinPrep®) services for the greater Auckland region. Testing not performed at our laboratory in Mt Wellington is sent to the Auckland reference laboratory, LabPlus, at Auckland City Hospital.
Contact information
Address
37 - 41 Carbine Road
Mt Wellington 1060
Postal: PO Box 14587
Panmure 1741
Phone
302 0516 or 0800 256 356 8.30am - 5.00pm Weekdays
Frozen Section & FNA Bookings
639 0212
Clinical Lead
Dr Michael Hitchcock 638 0189; 021 195 7912
Pathologists
Dr Ursula van den Heever – Lead NCSP services pathologist
Dr Sadiq Al-Sakini
Dr Tony Chen
Dr Kullasit Chutipongpisit
Dr Noelyn Gordon-Glassford
Dr Charity Hope
Dr Dennis Kee
Dr Grace Lee
Dr Jane Li
Dr Richard Lloydd
Dr Michael Locketz
Dr Candice Sher-Locketz
Dr Bridget Mitchell
Dr Serena Park
Dr Lisa Peart
Dr Jacklyn Ting
Dr Sheela Upreti
Dr Kwang Pang (KP) Wong
Dr Zhi Yap
Operations Manager
Ehsan Ullah
639 0231; 021 634 216
Cytology Scientist Unit Manager
Liz Pringle
638 0179; 021 869 465
Histology Scientist Unit Manager
Mary Narsa
021 610 624
Resources
- Eligibility Requirements for Laboratory Referrals [PDF, 56 KB]
- APS Test Guide [PDF, 214 KB]
- APS Service Guide [PDF, 198 KB]
- APS Supply Order Form [PDF, 140 KB]
- APS Supply Order Instructions [PDF, 172 KB]
- APS Info Guide – HPV & Cervical Cytology [PDF, 244 KB]
- APS HPV FAQs [PDF, 264 KB]
- Fine Needle Aspiration – Patient Information [PDF, 117 KB]
- Return of Human Tissue – Patient Information [PDF, 327 KB]
News and updates
- APS HPV Dry Swab Testing Message 3 [PDF, 138 KB] - September 2024
- APS HPV Dry Swab Testing Message 2 [PDF, 136 KB] - August 2024
- APS HPV Dry Swab Testing Message 1 [PDF, 147 KB] - August 2024
- HPV Primary Screening Update 1 [PDF, 714 KB] - May 2023
- FNA Update [PDF, 171 KB]
- GP Service Update [PDF, 298 KB]
- Histology Pots with 10% Buffered Formalin [PDF, 229 KB]
- Changes to Urine Cytology Reporting [PDF, 331 KB]