David was born and raised in Melbourne and has completed the majority of his Vascular, Endovascular and General surgical training in Melbourne. After graduating from Medicine in 2005 from The University of New South Wales, he undertook General and Vascular surgical training in various hospitals throughout Melbourne and also spent one year at Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. He obtained a fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in General Surgery in 2013, and subsequently a second fellowship in Vascular Surgery in 2017.

David is a visiting medical specialist and has both private and public appointments at various locations in Melbourne. He welcomes all patients with Vascular disease and can accommodate non-insured patients at The Northern Hospital, where he is the Director and Head of Unit of Vascular Surgery. He has worked in the renowned Royal Melbourne Hospital Diabetic Foot Unit which specialises in the salvage of complex and chronic diabetic foot wounds, which is of particular interest to him.

David and one of his partners Iman have developed the first Vascular Surgery service at Bendigo Hospital in 2018. David is a specialist in both open and minimally invasive endovascular techniques in both arterial and venous diseases. His particular interests are in minimally invasive vascular surgery, venous disease and diabetic foot ulcer disease. He also provides combined spinal access surgery with various neurosurgeons.

David maintains the best up to date practice, and regularly attends and has presented at both local and international Vascular scientific meetings. He has been author to several scientific articles and peer reviewed journal articles. He firmly believes in education and remains an active participant in training junior doctors being an examiner at the inaugural Western Australia Vascular Exam course in 2018, and also being co-convenor of the Vascular Surgery trainee meeting in Melbourne 2018. He has been the supervisor of Vascular training at The Royal
Melbourne Hospital and is the current supervisor at The Northern Hospital.

David strives to see referrals in a timely manner within two weeks and urgent appointments can be arranged within the week. If required, admission to public or private hospitals can be arranged for acute vascular conditions. He is also happy to be contacted directly for advice.

David’s main focus is to provide world class, personalised Vascular care that is readily accessible in Melbourne. Along with Yarra Vascular Surgeons, he aims to provide a comprehensive local vascular service to the Northern suburbs of Melbourne and catchment areas, with a focus on providing expedited high level care with minimal inconvenience.