Born Darlington, Co. Durham 17 Sep 57
Educated at St Cuthbert's Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College. HP, Barts 1982-83 HS, Isle of Jersey 1983 Medical Rotation in Medicine, Newham Hospital, East London 1983-85 Began training in Cardiology at the London Chest Hospital in 1985, continuing this training at King's College Hospital, South London 1985-1992 Senior Registrar in Cardiology, King's College Hospital 1990-1992 Locum Cardiologist, Waikato Hospital 1992-1994 Locum Cardiologist, Wellington Hospital Jan-Jun 1994 Consultant Cardiologist, Christchurch Hospital 1994 - present Director of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories since 1998 Clinical Director of Cardiology 2009 - present Deputy Chief of Medicine 2012 photograph courtesy David Smyth |