Dr David McNamara is a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep medicine specialist employed at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland where he is Clinical Lead for the service. He is a graduate of Auckland Medical School and completed paediatric respiratory training in 2006.

He underwent sleep medicine training at Sydney Children’s Hospital. His clinical interests include asthma and obstructive sleep apnoea in children. He has contributed to asthma and sleep-disordered breathing guidelines in New Zealand.

He is a keen skier but can no longer keep up with his 3 boys on the ski piste.