Although Yorkshire born, Sam was brought up around Canterbury and is now a Whakaraupō local. He is a fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs and holds a postgraduate Diploma of General Practice. He enjoys all aspects of being a GP with interests in rural health, coeliac disease, teaching and minor surgery. He is well known for his novelty ties, good luck spotting him in the same one twice. Outside of work you can find him walking the hills or with his head in a book, but not usually both at the same time.