Professor Des Gorman
Professor Des Gorman is the Head of the University of Auckland’s School of Medicine. He is the first graduate of the School to hold this position and has a personal professorial chair in medicine.
Professor Gorman has a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), conferred by the University of Sydney. This was awarded on the basis of research into brain injuries. His undergraduate education was at the University of Auckland; he graduated with bachelor’s degrees in Science (BSc), and in medicine and surgery (MBChB).
Professor Gorman’s clinical, research and teaching interests include medical education and sociology, neurology, toxicology and occupational medicine. He has a special interest in the health of divers and mariners.
Professor Gorman served in both the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). During his service in the RAN, he trained as a Submarine Officer and as a Clearance Diving Officer. He was the RAN Officer of the Year in 2004.