About
David grew up in the United Kingdom and trained in a London teaching hospital, where he carried out research in Anatomy and Developmental Neuroscience and took the opportunity to work as an acting intern in a California Neurosurgical Unit in his final year. On graduation he worked in Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery and General and Vascular Surgery.
During his time in Vascular Surgery, he particularly enjoyed assisting the Vascular Surgeons with Aortic Aneurysm repairs and Varicose Vein Surgery. He noticed at first hand how cumbersome a procedure vein stripping was and was very aware of the risk of vessel and nerve injury as well as recurrence of the veins at a later date. He thought there must be a better way to treat this painful condition. He discovered the Australasian College of Phlebology several years later and is completing the requirements for the Diploma in Procedural Phlebology.
Along the way, a chance admission to his Orthopaedics Department put him in touch with a doctor from one of the UK’s top Rugby League Teams and he started to assist at the club on match days.
Eventually his passion for Sport resulted in his postgraduate training in Sports and Exercise Medicine, contributing to Men’s Health magazine and working as Team Doctor for the Scotland Under-19’s Football team amongst his other work in Sport. His sense of adventure took him to New Zealand where he trained in Emergency Medicine before coming to Australia where, once he settled in, he worked as a lone doctor in a rural facility in Queensland for 8 years while training in Skin Cancer Surgery and Varicose Vein treatments. During this time he also assisted a local private Orthopaedic Surgeon one day a week which has kept him up to date with new developments in the field.
He has now relocated to South East Queensland where he is continuing his work in General Practice, Sports, Venous Disease and Aesthetic Medicine.