Dr Ken Romeril, of Wellington, MNZM, for services to haematology
Dr Ken Romeril, of Wellington, MNZM, for services to haematology.
Dr Ken Romeril is a consultant physician/haematologist. He is founder and CEO of the charitable trust Myeloma New Zealand. He was an early leader in the care and treatment of AIDS patients in New Zealand. He has been an examiner in Haematology for the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia. He was a consultant haematologist for the Community Laboratory and has been a principal investigator for many drug trials. He established the ground-breaking autotransplantation initiative. He is a member of the International Myeloma Working Group and has convened three International Myeloma Summit Meetings. Dr Romeril has been a Senior Lecturer at the Wellington Campus of Otago University Medical School.