Ben was born and raised in Auckland, studying at The University of Auckland and completing his medical degree in 2015. After graduating he spent 4 years working primarily at Auckland based hospitals in a range of medical and surgical specialities, before working as a GP for 1 year. Ben commenced his Registrar training at Axis in 2021 and has recently returned following a 2-year stint in Sydney, Australia.
Ben has an interest in most sports, particularly the contact codes of rugby union and rugby league, in addition to football and tennis. Outside of work he enjoys keeping active in the gym with powerlifting, as well as spending time with his family.
Current:
Team Doctor - NZRL Kiwi Ferns (commenced 2019)
Previous:
Assistant CMO - South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL (2024-25)
Tournament doctor - ICF Slalom World Championships, Sydney (2025)
Match day doctor - NBL Adelaide 36ers (2025)
Match day doctor - various NZ Warriors teams (2024-25)
Event medical - Western Sydney IronMan 70.3 (2024)
Tournament doctor - ASB Classic (2022/23 and 2023/24)
Team doctor - Moana Pasifika (2022-23)
Match day doctor - NZ All Whites (2022)
Match day doctor - ANZ Premiership matches (2020 and 2021)
Team doctor - Eastern Suburbs AFC during OFC ChampionsLeague (2020)
Tournament doctor - Condor Sevens National Secondary SchoolsSevens (2019)
Team doctor - NZ Breakers (2018/19)
Event medical - Challenge Wanaka (2017)
