Dr. Margaret Walker

Margaret Walker has been a Specialist Anaesthetist since 1993, carrying out her training in Hobart and Adelaide. Prior to joining the Hobart Anaesthetic Group in 2006, she worked as a staff specialist in anaesthesia at the Royal Hobart Hospital, where she was the Supervisor of Training for anaesthetists in training.

Margaret has held numerous administrative positions within the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists over the years, and is currently the Tasmanian Co-ordinator of the ANZCA Quality and Safety Audit, which is monitoring the safety of anaesthesia in Australia.

Outside of anaesthesia, she has a special interest in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, and is currently Medical Co-Director of the Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital, and is an examiner for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists for the Certificate in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine.