Dr Geoff Long
A graduate of the University of Auckland Medical School, Geoff Long
is an anaesthetic consultant at Waikato Hospital, where, in addition to
clinical work, he is Head of the Professional Division, Anaesthesia, Emergency
Department and Intensive Care Unit. Now a generalist anaesthetist, he has previously
been involved in cardiac anaesthesia, setting up the cardiac surgical unit at
Waikato Hospital in 1989, and introducing and teaching transaesophageal echocardiography at Waikato 10 years later.
As well as work and postgraduate study in the UK and New Zealand, Geoff has worked in Sweden and has served as an anaesthetist with the International Committee of Red Cross in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 2000, he volunteered to serve as a civilian anaesthetist to the New Zealand army field hospital in East Timor for two months and he remains a civilian volunteer.
Geoff is the Chair of ANZCA's New Zealand National Committee. He has been a member of ANZCA’s New Zealand National Committee since 2006, serving as assistant formal project officer 2006-09 and as national education officer 2009-11. Previously, he has also served as a Waikato representative for the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists and served as national secretary in 1983-84.
Geoff enjoys kayaking, scuba diving and cycling, and takes a keen interest in the restoration, riding and racing of classic and vintage motorcycles. He lives with his wife, Sue, on a small “lifestyle block” on the outskirts of Hamilton.
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