Alan Merry

Professor Alan Merry, of Glendowie, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit at an investiture ceremony on 3 April 2009 for services to medicine, in particular anaesthesia.  Professor Merry is the foundation professor of anaesthesia at the University of Auckland Medical School and is recognised internationally for his research in medical ethics, safe medical practice, and anaesthesia.  He is Chair of the Safety and Quality Assurance Committee of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthetists and was co-founder and co-Chair of the New Zealand Medical Law Reform Group. He was President of the Auckland Medico-Legal Society and is Chair of the New Zealand Advisory Panel for the Medical Protection Society.  Professor Merry was recently appointed a member of the Quality Improvement Committee and has patented electronic methods for anaesthesia monitoring that are used in several countries.