I am a Consultant Cardiologist at Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals. Following SPR training in Wessex I transferred to Birmingham to undertake my MD and further training in heart failure and device therapy. I maintain a keen academic interest and have published more than 150 papers in peer reviewed journals and recently completed his PhD at Bournemouth University. I am a visiting Professor at Leeds Beckett University and a Visiting Researcher at Kings and Bournemouth Universities. My main research interests are in high altitude Medicine and Cardiovascular Risk. I am a is co-investigator for the ADVANCE Study and the current Armed Forces Civilian Consultant Advisor in Cardiology.