We offer expert services in a broad range of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeries and skin cancer procedures in Tauranga and Whakatāne.

Mr Daniel Butler
FRCS(Plast), MBA, BSc(Hons)
Mr Dan Butler is a New Zealand and UK-trained specialist Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic surgeon based in the Bay of Plenty.  Dan works privately at the Da Vinci Clinic and Grace Hospital in Tauranga and the East Bay Specialist Centre in Whakatāne. His public practice is based at both Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals. With over 15 years of experience in plastic surgery, Dan provides the highest standards of care and creates tailored treatment plans to meet each patient’s individual needs.

After a period working in New Zealand, Dan completed his Plastic Surgical training in London, followed by two years of advanced fellowship training in cosmetic surgery (Harley Street), skin cancer, head and neck cancer and microsurgical reconstructive surgery.  Dan also has extensive experience in adult and child facial palsy surgery having trained and worked at three of the UK’s busiest facial palsy services. He worked as a consultant at two leading plastic surgical centres in the UK (Charing Cross Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital), before returning to New Zealand.  

Dan is currently chair of the weekly Bay of Plenty skin cancer multidisciplinary meeting, bringing together experts in skin cancer to optimise the care patients in the region receive.  Outside of work he can be found enjoying the active lifestyle the Bay of Plenty offers.

Offering a contemporary practice with patient safety and satisfaction at the forefront is central to Dan's approach.  To remain up-to-date, Dan regularly attends national and international plastic surgery meetings.