Biography
Dr Huib Buyck obtained his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Otago. He commenced Haematology training in Wellington before moving to London to compete his specialist training. Whilst there, he worked in a number of prestigious London teaching hospitals including the Royal Free Hospital, Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital and St Georges Hospital, where he worked as a Haematology consultant, before returning to New Zealand in 2010.
He is currently the Clinical Leader for Haematology at the Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre as well as Director of Haemophilia and Chair of the Lymphoma MDM and believes in a personalised approach to healthcare with an emphasis on open and clear communication.
Dr Buyck accepts referrals from all specialists and general practitioners for the diagnosis and management of all blood cancers and disorders, with a special clinical interest in lymphoma, myeloma, acute and chronic leukaemia, haemostatis and thrombosis (bleeding and clotting disorders).
Publications
Buyck, H. C., Prentice, H. G., Griffiths, P. D., & Emery, V. C. (2010). The risk of early and late CMV DNAemia associated with Campath use in stem cell transplant recipients. Bone marrow transplantation, 45(7), 1212–1219.
Buyck, H & Ball, S & Junagade, P & Marsh, J & Chakrabarti, Suparno. (2009). Prior immunosuppressive therapy with antithymocyte globulin increases the risk of EBV-related lymphoproliferative disorder following allo-SCT for acquired aplastic anaemia. Bone marrow transplantation. 43. 813-6.
Buyck, H. C., Holliman, R., Else, J., O’Regan, L., Willis, F., Grubnic, S., Marsh, J., & Chakrabarti, S. (2008). An unusual cause of acute abdomen following allogeneic transplantation: a zoonotic disease revisited. Bone marrow transplantation, 41(12), 1069–1070.
Chakrabarti, S., & Buyck, H. C. (2007). Reduced-intensity transplantation in the treatment of haematological malignancies: current status and future-prospects. Current stem cell research & therapy, 2(2), 163–188.
Clark, D. A., Nacheva, E. P., Leong, H. N., Brazma, D., Li, Y. T., Tsao, E. H., Buyck, H. C., Atkinson, C. E., Lawson, H. M., Potter, M. N., & Griffiths, P. D. (2006). Transmission of integrated human herpesvirus 6 through stem cell transplantation: implications for laboratory diagnosis. The Journal of infectious diseases, 193(7), 912–916.