Toomath, Robyn J

Born Putararu 8 Aug 1955

Educated at Te Awamutu College

HP/HS Wellington and Hutt Hospitals 1982-1983

Medical Registrar, General and Renal Medicine, Wellington Hospital 1984

Medical Registrar, Neurology and Cardiology, Wellington Hospital 1985

Endocrinology Registrar, Wellington Hospital Dec 1985-April 1986

Inaugural AMP DiabetesResearch Fellow 1987

Advanced Trainee, Endocrinology, Wellington Hospital Dec 1987-May 1988, and in 1990

Research Fellow, Sunley Research Institute, Charing Cross, London 1989

Locum visiting Diabetologist, Palmerston North Hospital 1990

Private consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Wakefield Specialist Medical Centre Oct 1990 - 2002

General Physician and Diabetologist, Hutt Hospital Jan 1991 - June 1994

Clinical Lecturer, Wellington School of Medicine 1992-1997

Consultant Endocrinologist, Diabetologist and General Physician, Wellington Hospital 1994 - 2011

Head, Department of Endocrinology, Wellington Hospital 1994 - 2000

Director, Physicians Training, Wellington Hospital 2002 - 2003

Chief Medical Advisor, Capital and Coast Health Board 2002 - 2004

Clinical Director, Clinical Support Services (ED, Radiology, Labs, Pharmacy, Admin. Services), Wellington Hospital 2004 - 2008

Clinical Leader, Internal Medicine and Medical Assessment and Planning Unit, Wellington Hospital 2008-2011

Clinical Director General Medicine, Auckland District Health Board 2011 - current

President NZ Society for the study of Diabetes 2000 - 2003

Co-Founder Fight the Obesity Epidemic Advocacy Group

photograph courtesy Robyn Toomath