I commenced Basic Training at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South Australia in 1974 with key mentors Anders Wangel, Jim Lawrence, Lindsay Worthley, Geof McLennan, Stephen Judd and Michael Robinson. I passed FRACP part 1 in 1975 and then did Advanced Training at the newly opened Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) in 1976. I changed to Cardiology Advanced Training under Andrew Tonkin and Bob McRitchie.

In 1978, I was at the Royal Adelaide Hospital under Dr John Waddy, nicknamed ‘John Waddy’s Shadow’, doing both Sones coronary angiography and assisting in cardiac surgery as surgical assistant, postoperative care and bypass pump technician, with David Craddock and Iain Ross.

In 1979, I began research in sinus node dysfunction and an MD was awarded in 1985. I was awarded FRACP in January 1980 and in late 1981 I was research fellow in Maastricht under Professor Hein Wellens and Dr Pedro Brugada.

In 1983, I commenced as a consultant cardiologist at Flinders Medical Centre. I have implanted pacemakers from 1974 to 2016, including first ICD in 1991 and first biventricular ICD, with Dr Vince Paul, in 2000. I was a founding member of South Australia Heart Centres in 1984. I was member of the RACP South Australia State Committee for many years, president of the Australian Medical Association, South Australia 2003 to 2005 and am still Councillor for the Australian Association of Consultant Physicians, of which I was president for 3 years.

Since 2007, I have held a series of senior academic positions at Flinders University including associate dean from 2014 to 2017. I was in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve from 1976 to 2018, with operational service in East Timor.

Interests outside medicine and cardiology are many including classical piano performance – I studied under the late Lance Dossor at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and I still play most days of the week – gardening, sheep farming, golf, advanced level downhill skiing, reading – especially biographies.