Born Lanchow, China 16 Jan 1940
Educated at Takapuna Grammar School, Auckland HP / HS, Auckland Hospital 1964 - 1965 Medical Registrar, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland 1966 Registrar in General Medicine, Cornwall Hospital, Auckland 1967 Solo rural general practice Roxburgh, Central Otago 1968 Registrar, Renal, Cardiology and Physical Medicine, Auckland Hospital 1971 - 1972 Registrar, Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Glasgow 1972 - 1973 Locum Assistant Physician, Foresthall Hospital, Glasgow 1973 - 1974 Specialist Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Ewart Hospital, Wellington 1974 - 1991 Health Services Manager, Central Region Health Authority and Professional Services Manager, Health Funding Authority 1993 - 1997 Since 1998, in private consultancy and Director of Continuing Professional Development (Adult Medicine), Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and Physician for Te Omanga Hospice, Lower Hutt photograph courtesy Barry Taylor |