Rate My Professor Alveera Hynes

Dr Alveera Hynes is a General Practitioner based in Dunedin, New Zealand, affiliated with the University of Otago. She joined the University of Otago Student Health Services as a doctor in 2012, where she provides primary healthcare to students. Her professional qualifications include MBChB, FRNZCGP, and PGDipTravMed. Additionally, Dr Hynes works as a Medical Assessor at the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM), part of the New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre (NZPhvC) within the Health Sciences Division of the University of Otago. In this role, she assesses reports of adverse reactions to medicines and vaccines.

Dr Hynes has contributed to Medsafe's Prescriber Update Volume 44, Number 2, June 2023, listed with Dr Jennifer Lee of the NZPhvC. She co-presented a session titled 'CARM and the safety of medicines; tips for harm reduction' at the Goodfellow Unit symposium, using case histories to discuss common adverse reactions and interactions relevant to general practice. Her affiliation with the NZPhvC is noted in the University of Otago OUR Archive. She is listed among staff at Student Health Services and maintains a Dunedin-based GP practice.