I went to Cambridge university and obtained a PhD, and it was a natural progression that my first career was as a research physicist. I was then fortunate enough to come across Chinese medicine, and learnt the rudiments from Dr. van Buren at ICOM, graduating in 1976. After visits to China in 1982. In 1984, I set up a low cost children’s clinic in Brighton, which gradually grew into the Dolphin House clinic, which is still a centre for children’s health.
Various events, and a warm welcome from Dan Benxky, led to me Seattle, where I opened a children’s clinic with my wife Teresa Barlow, and taught at NIAOM and SIOM, as well as giving courses in paediatrics in many other colleges.
Returning to UK, I practised in Bath, where I furthered my interest in treating eye conditions, as well as starting a small project on Alzheimer's disease. I am now in semi retirement, splitting my time between UK and Greece.
My publications include Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, written in conjunction with Teresa Barlow, and Acupuncture for the Eyes, which I am now editing for a second edition.
How to avoid disease in old age