Biography

Originating from Waerenga, a small rural community in New Zealand, I was profoundly impacted by the advocacy and care provided by rural physicians to our most vulnerable populations. This experience, coupled with reflections during my paediatric rotations at medical school, fuelled my desire to enhance children's healthcare. I feel privileged to have been supervised by Dr Chris McKinlay, who taught me the power of curiosity and importance of addressing unanswered scientific questions. Together we designed and executed a trial exploring a novel therapy for transitional neonatal hypoglycaemia in the neonatal intensive care unit. Now embarking on a PhD in Paediatrics, I am eager to build upon this foundation under the mentorship of Dr Nazima Pathan in the paediatric intensive care. Our focus will be on better understanding the interplay between patients and the microbiome in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia, a condition associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Through innovative research, we aim to pioneer early detection and intervention strategies to improve outcomes for paediatric patients. I am immensely grateful to Gates-Cambridge for their support in making this important project possible.

Previous Education

University of Auckland Medical Sciences 2021
University of Auckland Medicine and Surgery 2021