Alcohol and Drug Service

Born 23 Aug 1948

Educated at St Patrick's College

House Physician Wellington Hospital 1973-1974

Medical registrar Wellington Hospital 1975-1978

Senior Registrar, Addiction Research Foundation, Clinical Institute, Toronto, Canada 1978-1980

Locum Consultant Physician, Plymouth Hospital, UK Oct-Dec 1980

Full-time Specialist Physician CCDHB 1981-2005

involving General Medicine duties at Kenepuru Hospital, and Alcohol and Drug Service (5/10ths) until July 2004

Clinical Director, Kenepuru and Kapiti, CCDHB July 2003 - April 2005

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine 1981-2005

photograph courtesy RACP

Adjunct Professor, Biosciences Department, Victoria University Wellington 2010-2016

Chief Medical Officer, CCDHB May 2005 - 2016

Extensive clinical research activities with at least 76 published papers in refereed journals together with five chapters in books.

Co-author handbook on Alcohol and Drugs for Health Professionals 2nd ed pub. NZ 1993

Member of multiple committees dealing with Alcohol and Drug issues

Chairman committee for Physician Training RACP 1999-2004

Chairman, RACP Board of Censors 2004

President (NZ) RACP 2008-2010

John Sands Medal, RACP 2011

RACP 75th Anniversary Award (NZ) 2014