Peter George

After studying Medicine at the University of Queensland, Prof George worked for a time at Christchurch Hospital and then in General Practice.

He trained in Chemical Pathology at Christchurch Hospital and is currently the Clinical Director of Canterbury Health Laboratories. Peter has extensive experience in private and public pathology and is a consultant to several private and public hospital laboratories throughout New Zealand.

He is a Clinical Professor (University of Otago), a Senior Fellow (University of Canterbury), Associate Editor for Chemical Pathology (RCPA Handbook) and an RCPA Examiner for both Chemical Pathology and Genetics.

He is a member of numerous international professional societies and the recipient of over 30 major research grants.

The overall theme of his research interest is the molecular pathology of human disease and the development and application of methods for the diagnosis of these conditions.

While current activities are diverse there is an underlying theme related to cardiac risk (fibrinogen, thrombosis, hyperlipidaemia, homocysteine, sub-clinical vitamin deficiencies and the use of novel cardiac markers).

Other research projects relate to the historical roots of the laboratory (haemoglobinopathies, thalassaemia) and to its diagnostic activities (cystic fibrosis, iron metabolism, neurogenetics and cancer genetics), publishing over 200 papers in international journals.