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My full name is Evan James Begg, and I was born in Wellington in 1949. My mother was Mary Begg, and my father James Begg. I married Anne Davis, dermatologist, in 1982, and we have 2 children, Ronnie (b. 1983), a PhD in mathematics, and Nicholas (b. 1987), an MB ChB.
I was educated at Otago Boy's High School and Christchurch Boy's High School. My medical degree was at the University of Auckland, and my MD at the University of Otago. My post graduate training in General Medicine was at Christchurch Hospital, NZ and in Clinical Pharmacology at St. Vincent's Hospital Sydney. In 1984 I was appointed Senior Lecturer in Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology at the Christchurch School of Medicine, and staff physician at Christchurch Hospital. I was Australasian Editor of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2001 to 2008. I was Chairman of the RACP STC in Clinical Pharmacology 2009 to 2012. I was an ASCEPT Council member 1989, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011.
I have enjoyed skiing, cycling, tramping, boating, and photography for many years. I make and play classical guitars. I was a founding Clinical Board member of the Canterbury Charity Hospital.
I have published over 250 refereed journal articles. These have resulted in an H-index of 44, i10 index of > 130 and > 6500 citations. The publications are mainly in the field of applied pharmacokinetics.