I have a First Class Honours degree in Herbal Medicine and am a Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH), the UK’s leading professional organisation for practitioners of herbal medicine.  Established in 1864, NIMH is the oldest regulatory body for herbal medicine in the world and has a strict code of ethics and practice.  All members have undergone a rigorous 3-5 year accredited training programme and must undergo continuous postgraduate professional development. 

I previously had a longstanding career as a Biomedical Scientist, specialising in histology (the study of tissues), and then spent a number of years as Head of Research, and scientific grants applications assessor, for a humane research organisation.  Following this I was a senior manager in the NHS, overseeing the human scientific research ethics committees of North London, a position I left to pursue a life-long interest in herbal medicine.  I have published papers in both pathology and humane research issues in peer-reviewed scientific journals and I am an Member of the Institute of Biomedical Science.  Currently, I am studying for a PhD in herbal medicine at the University of Westminster, where I also teach.

I was awarded the Nutricentre  CAM prize for excellence in Herbal Medicine for the academic year 2006/2007 and the Phyto Products Award for Pharmacology for the year 2007.

I am a member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners.