Meet the Team
Your Leading Team of NZ Vasectomy Experts
Snip is the largest provider for elective vasectomy in NZ. Snip has a dedicated team of seven vasectomy doctors, with clinics right around New Zealand.
In 2005, Dr Simon Snook founded Snip to help Kiwi men easily access a vasectomy provider without the need for a referral. Joined by Dr David Bivona in 2009, Snip has expanded to become the largest provider of vasectomies in NZ. With 17 clinics nationwide, therefore making it easy to book a time and location that suits you.
Our growing team of vasectomy doctors performs over 3500 successful scalpel-free snips every year. The speedy no-scalpel method delivers keyhole precision, a quick procedure and fast recovery, which means you’ll be back to your old self in no time – just shooting blanks!
Meet Our Team of Snip Vasectomy Doctors
Join a couple of our Docs to chat about elective vasectomy and what you can expect on your journey with us.
Our Dedicated Snip Vasectomy Team
Founders
Dr Simon Snook
MBChB MRCGPdist FNZCSRH FRNZCGP DRCOG DFFP
Vasectomy Doctor & Trainer
Dr Simon Snook
Simon started Snip Vasectomy Clinic with a laser and a homemade website in 2005. He is a specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and has a vasectomy career that spans over 20 years.
Dr David Bivona
MD FRNZCGP MRCGP DRCOG DFFP
Clinical Director
Dr David Bivona
Doctors
Dr Tomos Byatt
MBChB
Vasectomy Doctor
Dr Tomos Byatt
Vasectomy Doctor
MBChB
Tomos joined the SNIP team in early 2021 and enjoys the variety it brings to his work week as well as the interesting people he meets. Originally from Canada, Tom sailed to New Zealand with his parents as a teen. He completed his medical training at the University of Auckland and spent many years working in emergency medicine before moving into General Practice.
Dr Rosanna Rahman
MBChB PhD BScHons
Vasectomy Doctor
Dr Rosanna Rahman
Rosanna was born and raised in Canada, but, after completing a PhD in Neuroscience, came to New Zealand to study medicine. Her early medical career took her into the neurosurgery (brain surgeon) pathway. Happily for us, she has transitioned into vasectomy surgery - maybe after finding out where men's brains really are!
Dr Gabriel Espinoza
MBChB
Vasectomy Doctor
Dr Gabriel Espinoza
As a dad with a young family, Gabriel knows only too well what drives a man to "take one for the team". Though born in New Zealand his family hails from South America adding to the Snip team's international flavour.
Dr Duncan MacDonald
MBChB
Vasectomy Doctor
Dr Duncan MacDonald
Vasectomy Doctor
MBChB
Having spent a number of years as a Doctor in the New Zealand Defence Force, where he dished out vasectomies to our armed forces, Duncan has now moved into Civvy Street and is sharing his wealth of experience with the clients of Snip.
Dr Gerard Mcquinlan
MBChB
Vasectomy Doctor
Dr Gerard Mcquinlan
Vasectomy Doctor
MBChB
With over 25 year experience offering minor and cosmetic surgery, Gerard has joined the Snip team bring with him his wealth of surgical knowledge.
Nurses
Louisa Cousins
Registered Nurse
Felicity Geard
Registered Nurse
Anita Goodall
Registered Nurse
Brooke Guy
Registered Nurse
Khellsey Pemberton
Registered Nurse
Nikayla Yorke
Registered Nurse
Administration
Lorraine Harrower
Administration Manager
Margaret Simm
Senior Administrator
Holly Wotton
Receptionist/Administrator
Sheldon Teua
Receptionist/Administrator
Summer Falleni
Receptionist/Administrator
Why get ‘the Snip’?
Elective vasectomy offers a much safer, faster and effective alternative to other methods of long term birth control such as the female alternative, tubal ligation. With a 99% effectiveness rate, the chance of having an unexpected little surprise is extremely low. Vasectomies are 20 x more effective than tubal ligation and 100 x more effective than other forms of contraception.
