Graham Sharpe
Dr Graham Sharpe, of Wellington, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to anaethesia. Dr Sharpe has been a leader in anaesthesia, in particular obstetric and paediatric anaesthesia for more than 20 years. He has been a consultant anaesthetist at Wellington Hospital since 1990 and was the chair of the Wellington Hospital Division of Surgery and Wellington Hospital Obstetric Anaesthesia Service. He is notable for his services to medical research, public comment, and his long standing membership and contribution to many professional medical organisations. He is a member of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists, where he has convened a number of conferences and significant international scientific meetings; most recently the Combined Scientific Congress in Wellington.