Studied medicine in Trinity College Dublin and post qualification he trained in internal medicine and laboratory medicine. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 43 years and is experienced in drug development, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance with extensive experience in risk management, minimisation and avoidance.

He is a Staff Grade Physician in the Beta Cell Centre in the Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust in London.

He has extensive experience in drug development and has led teams in the successful development of compounds from “First into Humans” to Phase III studies.

In the area of “Risk Management” he has worked with small and large molecules including h-erythropoietin, anti-rejection medicines in transplantation, thalidomide analogues and bio-similar medicines. This has included presentations at scientific meeting with clinical colleagues and medicines regulatory agencies which includes the: FDA, EMA, National Agencies in Europe, Australia, Japan and South Africa.