About the Author
Paul lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is a general surgeon who specialised in upper gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgery. He has also been one of the pioneers of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in Australia. He was born in Rotorua, New Zealand and like many Kiwi boys had a love affair with rugby representing his country as a junior All Black. He started his tertiary education at Waikato University in Hamilton before furthering studies in Scotland, California and South Africa. The passion for writing has always been present and is latently manifest thanks to the encouragement and direction of many friends. There is a sequel to ‘Does It Hurt To Die’ being written: ‘Do You Want Me To Die’. Paul has unpublished children’s stories ‘Herbert the Galah’ and ‘Jose the Pigeon’ which it is hoped will be electronically animated and published
He is currently Chairman of Specialists without Borders, which is a not-for-profit organisation taking medical education and training into developing countries.