Alastair graduated in medicine with distinction from the University of Newcastle in 2001.  He joined the South East Scotland Emergency Medicine Training Programme in 2005.  He completed his Emergency Medicine Training with Paediatric sub specialty certification in 2010.

He was appointed as a substantive Consultant in the ED at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and St John's. His training in Emergency Medicine is not typical having first graduated in 1995 from Glasgow University with a degree in Dentistry. He began on a career path training in oral and maxillofacial surgery before realizing the enlightened practice of Emergency Medicine.He is a local boy and has returned with family to where he grew up.

Perfect Sunday - first tracks with my snowboard in chest deep powder am followed 18 holes pm.