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 RACPAdjunct 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 withfive 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 | 
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