Born Colombo, Sri Lanka 31/1/1932    

Educated at Ananda College, Colombo

MB BS (Ceylon) 1956, DPM (Otago) 1977, MRANZCP 1978, FRANZCP 1981

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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