Meet our panel of medical specialists

Dr Thorsten Stanley was born in Sweden and moved to England as a schoolchild, learning English as a second language. He completed his medical training in Scotland at Edinburgh University and subsequently Glasgow. He has been a consultant paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in paediatrics in Wellington since 1981. He has continuing specialty interests in paediatric allergy and infectious disease, but he is also a general paediatrician. Dr Stanley is employed by Wellington Hospital as well as having an active private practice. He is convenor of the DCH (Diploma in Child Health) CHHX702 Otago course nationally and has also been convenor of the Wellington GP Paediatric update course since its inception in 2002. Dr Stanley is married with five children... read more »

Dr Helen Evans is the Service Clinical Director for Paediatric Medical Specialities and Head of Department for Paediatric Gastroenterology at Starship Children’s Hospital. Trained at the Liver Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK, Helen has been at Starship since 2005. She has a particular interest in paediatric liver disease and transplantation, and intestinal failure and rehabilitation... read more »

Dr Jonathan Bishop is a Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Starship Children’s Hospital. Having trained in the UK, he was appointed as a Consultant in Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow in 2008. In 2011 he moved to Auckland and took up a post at Starship. He has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac disease... read more »

Craig has been a Paediatric Endocrinologist based at the Starship Children’s Hospital since 2004, with prior fellowships in Toronto and Starship Paediatric endocrinology. His research interests are predominantly in diabetes and diabetes technology, is an HRC clinical practitioner fellowship awardee and is an Assoc Professor (Hon) in the department of Paediatric and the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland... read more »