Associate Professor Simon Mitchell MB ChB, PhD, DipDHM, DipOccMed, FANZCA
Simon is a physician with specialist training in anaesthesiology and diving medicine, and is the Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland. He is widely published in the medical literature with over 75 papers or book chapters, and is recognised as a leading international authority on diving medicine. He recently received the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society’s highest award for scientific contributions to the field. Simon’s current research interests include the pathophysiology and treatment of decompression illness and, in particular, the pathophysiology of inner ear decompression illness. He is also interested in the incorporation of CO2 monitoring in closed circuit rebreathers. Simon is a passionate diver and was recently a lead member of teams that were the first to locate, dive and identify 3 deep shipwrecks of high historical significance in Australia and New Zealand. Simon has been elected to Fellowship of the Explorers’ Club of New York.
