Born Epsom, Auckland 15 Apr 1936
Educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School HS / HP, Palmerston North Hospital 1962 - 1963 Medical Registrar, Palmerston North Hospital 1964 Registrar, Medical Unit, Wellington Hospital 1965 Lipid Research Fellow, Medical Unit, Wellington Hospital 1966 - 1967 Registrar, Department of Clinical Science (ANU), Canberra Hospital, ACT 1968 Physician Specialist (and Medical Superintendent for 18 months), Central Hospital, Honiara, British Solomon Islands 1969 - 1970 Medical Tutor, Branch Faculty of Medicine, Wellington Hospital 1971 - 1972 Acting Head of Medical Unit, Wellington Hospital 1973 Sabbatical year at the Diabetic Department, King's College Hospital, London in 1975, working with Dr D A Pyke Full-time General Physician, and Physician-in-Charge, Diabetic Services, Wellington Hospital 1976 - 2002 Part-time Diabetic Physician, Kenepuru Hospital OP 2003 - present Clinical Lecturer, Wellington School of Medicine 1976 - 1992 Clinical Reader, Wellington School of Medicine 1993 - 2002 photograph courtesy Bob Smith |