Born Colombo, Sri Lanka 31 Jan 1932 Died Wellington 8 Aug 2013 
Educated at Ananda College, Colombo HS / HP, Sri Lanka 1956 - 1957 Haematology Registrar, Sri Lanka 1958 - 1959 General practice, Colombo 1960 - 1974 Fellowship in General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris, France 1971 - 1972 Medical Officer in Psychiatry, Wellington and Porirua Hospitals 1974 - 1978. During this time he was mentored in psychiatry training by John and Anne Hall, John Roberts and Evelyn Lind. Consultant Psychiatrist, Porirua Hospital 1978 - 1981 Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine, and Consultant Psychiatrist, Wellington Hospital 1981 - 1989 Deputy Director of Mental Health, NZ Ministry of Health 1989 - 1990 Director of Mental Health, NZ Ministry of Health 1990 - 1993
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