Background
Walker, Robert James was born on December 25, 1955 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1956. Son of John Richard Lawrence and Sheila (Sharkey) Walker.
Walker, Robert James was born on December 25, 1955 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1956. Son of John Richard Lawrence and Sheila (Sharkey) Walker.
Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1979. Doctor of Medicine, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1990.
Intern Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand, 1979-1981, registrar New Zealand, 1982-1985. Senior registrar Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 1986, research fellow Australia, 1987-1989. Senior lecturer nephrology Otago Clinical School Medicine, Dunedin, since 1989, associate professor nephrology, since 1996.
Staff nephrologist Dunedin Hospital, since 1989.
Fellow Royal Australian College Physicians. Member Asian Pacific Society Nephrology (councillor).
Married Anwyn Claire McArthur, December 30, 1977. Children: Logan, Lily, Esther.