Martin qualified as a Doctor at the Royal Free in 1971. Having spent 26 years as a GP he decided to take early retirement in 2001 to follow other interests. During his career he has been medical officer with Raleigh International in Chile in 2002 and with the British Schools Exploring Society in Greenland in 2003 and Svalbard in 2004.

Martin and his wife are keen sea kayakers and have paddled in Alaska, Florida and the Charlotte Islands amongst other places. Martin (not ever wishing to take the standard option!) decided to drive to Ephesus and back in a 1928 Austin 7 in 1974 to spend a year as a fisheries officer in Sierre Leone in 1965 with VSO.

With a passion for adventure travel and medicine, Martin is well placed to offer his experiences and knowledge on selected Expedition courses with Adventure First Aid. Even though he is now retired as a GP, Martins aim is always to improve his skills in expedition and wilderness medicine. He is always trying out new ideas for the ultimate in improvised first aid kit. "If part of your rucsac or tent can be used as a splint, then why carry a specialist piece of kit designed for one job only?".