Specialist physician in general internal and respiratory medicine with experience in health service provision, health-related research and health policy and protocol development. Head of the Clinical Research Domain and Associate Director in the Aboriginal Health Domain at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Melbourne, Australia he works across the research and clinical interface as an NHMRC Practitioner Fellow and practicing physician. He is an active participant in health policy and protocol development and research relating to health service evaluation and practice, chronic disease diagnosis and care, and the health of vulnerable populations.