Dr Tony Becker

Following an academic history which included a Masters of Science in Zoology and Biology and a Diploma in Finance, Tony turned his sights to medicine and has never looked back.

Trained at Wellington Hospital’s Emergency Department, Tony keeps his hand in emergency medicine by job sharing at Masterton Medical with wife Cath, allowing him to work regularly at Masterton Hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit.

But Tony says it’s his GP work that he enjoys most on a personal level.

“It’s a great atmosphere here, and it makes such a difference having that continuity of care with the patients, and building relationships over time – it makes you realise health care is not all about medicine.”

Tony is a member of the RNZCGP and the Accident and Medical Practitioners Association, and has a fellowship in Accident and Emergency.

When he’s not busy with medicine, his family of four children, wife Cath, and their two acre section with chickens, dogs, and lambs, Tony likes to rock climb, cycle, and fish.

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