Dr. Peter Soaki
Dr. Peter Soaki is an Australian trained specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology who is originally from the Solomon Islands. He obtained his Fellowship from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG).
He completed his Obstetrics and Gynaecology Postgraduate training mainly at the John Hunter Hospital with terms at Gosford Hospital, Maitland Hospital and Belmont Hospital. After obtaining his specialist qualification, Dr. Soaki worked at Maitland hospital as a staff specialist in O&G for several years until he opened his Private practice in 2008.
Dr. Soaki has delivered thousands of babies. He considers it as a privilege to help families through the most exciting time of their lives. He limits the number of obstetric patients that he undertakes each month in order to provide individualised one-on-one care to his patients. He has two experienced Midwives (who are mothers themselves) who work in his rooms and they provide essential support and a midwife’s viewpoint in pregnancy and postnatal.
Dr. Soaki believes in the woman’s right to autonomy and ensures that the care provided is safe and evidence based. With his calm and friendly nature, Dr. Soaki promotes a relaxed atmosphere for his patients to discuss their health concerns. His obstetric patients can birth at either Newcastle Private, Maitland Public or John Hunter hospitals.
He has admitting rights to Maitland Private, Newcastle Private, John Hunter, Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton and Kurri Kurri hospitals.
For his insured gynaecology patients, they can have their surgery at Maitland Private or Newcastle Private hospitals.
For the non-insured patients, Dr. Soaki has a monthly operating list at Maitland, Cessnock and Singleton hospitals. His ongoing commitment to the public health system for over 20 years allows him to train registrars and medical students who will be future specialists in Australia. Several of the current specialists in the area have trained under Dr Soaki in the past.
Every year, Dr. Soaki does voluntary pro bono work in the Solomon Islands at one of the rural hospitals. He spends up to two weeks performing gynaecology surgery: hysterectomies, removing ovarian tumours, pelvic masses, and pelvic organ prolapse surgery. This work is done in an area disadvantaged by lack of such services reaching them. Dr. Soaki counts it a blessing and looks forward to these trips. He comes away impressed with the resilience and hospitality of the community.
