BDS (Otago), MBChB (Wellington), MRACDS (PDS), FRACDS (OMS),
Dr Ryan B Smit is a male .
Ryan is a New Zealand-trained Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He grew up in Christchurch before moving to Dunedin to study dentistry at the University of Otago (UoO), and then medicine at UoO Wellington.
During his early medial training he gained broad experience, working in numerous specialties including General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Ear, Nose and Throat surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery throughout Waikato Hospital and Hawkes Bay Hospital.
Ryan completed his advanced surgical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Christchurch and Auckland, working and training in Christchurch, Auckland, and Middlemore Hospitals.
Ryan’s approach to patient interaction is open, honest, clear, and concise while endorsing a progressive and positive work-place culture and environment for his colleagues. This translates well into the operating theatre where he aspires to the highest possible patient outcomes.
He places a strong emphasis on minimally invasive surgical techniques, and currently travels to the USA on a regular basis to undertake further training in minimally invasive key-hole jaw-joint surgery (TMJ Arthroscopy).
In addition to his private practice, Ryan works part-time as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Auckland City and Middlemore Hospitals. This includes working as an on-call surgeon for all oral & facial emergencies. He has a special interest in facial and orbital reconstruction that can be required after motor-vehicle-accidents and other traumatic events that may lead a patient to sustain severe facial trauma.
