Leslie Galler
Dr Leslie Galler, of Wellington, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medicine. Dr Galler has been an intensive care doctor for more than 35 years. He worked for 24 years at the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Auckland City Hospital. He is notable for providing an exceptional standard of service, saving countless lives, and displaying high levels of diplomacy in the most difficult situations. He is also an examiner for the Australasian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.