Dave was born in Taranaki but grew up in Paeroa and Havelock North. He graduated with a medical degree from Otago University in 2011 and, after various hospital roles and completing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Child Health, he completed his GP training, gaining fellowship in 2021. Dr Dave started working at Tui Ora in December 2019.
He lives in New Plymouth with his wife, Alana and two children, and you’ll often find him with a coffee in hand and his beautiful smile on his face.