James is an Intensive Care Physician, Anaesthetist and Trauma Specialist at Wellington Hospital. He is the Co-Lead of the Trauma National Clinical Network. James also holds a Master of Science with Distinction in Trauma Sciences and is actively involved in teaching including as a faculty member for EMST, CCrISP and DSTC. James is a senior research fellow at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand and is a principal investigator for a number of clinical trials in the fields of trauma, traumatic brain injury, haemorrhage and transfusion.