Professor Murray Barclay is a medical specialist in Gastroenterology and Clinical Pharmacology at Christchurch Hospital, where he has worked for the last 35 plus years.  His extensive expertise mixes a deep concern for patient wellbeing with a breadth of practical and research-based knowledge.  

A Clinical Professor with the University of Otago,  Christchurch, Murray is a research leader in New Zealand and internationally with over  200 research publications across several medical disciplines. 

Murray is committed to improving Gastroenterology and Pharmacology practice in New Zealand. He has been President of several medical organisations including the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology, NZ section of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental  Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT) and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS), which is New Zealand’s senior doctors union. 

Murray grew up in Balcultha, South Otago and  trained in Medicine in Dunedin, Christchurch and Adelaide. He regularly undertakes ongoing professional training.