The late Dr Malcolm Legget, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to cardiology
Dr Malcolm Legget was the Director of Echocardiology at Greenlane Hospital and co-founded the private cardiology group The Heart Group. The Group’s model of care has resulted in novel procedures and access to services that might otherwise not have been available, ultimately saving many lives. He was a board member of the Heart Foundation and helped to raise funds for the establishment of the Heart Health Research Trust. Following his diagnosis with Neuroendocrine cancer (NET), he became a leader in ensuring the best treatments possible for NET are available to all New Zealanders. Dr Legget was a fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.Dr Malcolm Legget’s insignia was be received by his wife Carrie Hobson.