I have a bachelor of Arts, Science, Medicine and Surgery. I am a practicing consultant psychiatrist (a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists) with a post gradate diploma in cognitive Behavior Therapy. I have also completed my PhD. I work at the University of Otago and am seconded to the public health system in Wellington half time. I am an affiliate of the bioethics centre at the university in Dunedin.