Who are we and what do we do?

Dr Andy Veale (Principal Investigator), MB ChB 1979 Otago; FRACP 1986

Andy is the CEO at NZRSI. He practices as a specialist in Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Medicine. He was involved (with others) in establishing the first Polysomnography Sleep Laboratory at Greenlane Hospital 20 years ago. He now has 30 years’ experience working in clinical trials, with 10 years as the lead investigator. With his he has been able to oversee more than 30 studies since the research unit began at NZRSI in 2008.

Associate Professor Jeff Garrett (Principal Investigator), MB ChB 1976 Otago; FRACP 1984

Jeff has practiced as a specialist in respiratory medicine for 35 years. He has published 80+ papers for which he was awarded an Honorary Clinical Associate Professorship in 2002. He was Clinical Director of Respiratory Medicine at Green Lane Hospital from 1992-2000, Clinical Director of Medicine at Middlemore Hospital from 2002-2015 and President of the NZ Branch of TSANZ and an executive member of the European Respiratory Society for 4 years. His lifetime achievements were recently recognised by being made a Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.