Current Professional Activities

• Head of the Avian and Exotic Pet Service, UQ Veterinary Medical Centre, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland
• Associate Professor in Avian & Exotic Pet Medicine, University of Queensland
• Member of the Board of Directors, Australian Veterinary Association
• President, Avian Health Chapter, Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists

Past Professional Activities

• Secretary/Treasurer, Avian Health Chapter, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists for last 6 years
• Member, Board of Examiners, Australian College of Veterinaary Scientists, 2004–2010
• President, AAVAC 1994
• Principal, West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery; a small animal-avian-exotic pet practice 1988–2010
• Prior to establishing my own practice, I was an associate at various practices in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Marital Status

• Married to Maree since 1985

Children

• Elizabeth (1990)
• Patrick (1992)

Hobbies

• Australian military history
• Aviculture

Favorite Quote

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worse, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.” —Teddy Roosevelt

What I Like Most About VIN

Interacting with colleagues all over the world and learning continuously from a huge reservoir of experience.