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From 1 October 2026, we regulate the physician associate profession in Aotearoa New Zealand

Our job is to protect the public by ensuring doctors and physician associates are competent and fit to practise. Find out more about physician associates and what you need to know [here] .

Smith,
Guy William Cotter

Doctor

Not available
Orthopaedic Surgery
Not practising (certificate expires 31 May 2026)

Practitioner type

Doctor
Status
Practising certificate dates

1 June 2025 — 31 May 2026
Conditions

None
Qualifications
MB ChB 2014 Otago
- Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
- University of Otago, New Zealand
FRACS (Orth) 2025
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedics)
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, New Zealand
General scope

Awarded 8 December 2015
Provisional scope

Awarded 24 November 2014

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From 1 October 2026, we regulate the physician associate profession in Aotearoa New Zealand

Practitioner type

Status

Practising certificate dates

Scope of practice

Conditions

Qualifications

General scope

Provisional scope