Nikki is an academic General Practitioner. She is a Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), at the University of Auckland. She has developed and evolved IMAC from its inception in 1996 into a national communication, coordination, education and research centre. She works part time as a General Practitioner at the NUHS Broadway clinic in Strathmore, Wellington

Nikki's academic interests are in immunisation, primary health care and preventive child health. She represents the RNZCGP (College of General Practitioners) in child health interests, and is a health spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group. She was a member of the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and Chair of the Measles and Rubella elimination subcommittee from 2016 to 2020. She is on a range of national committees supporting the New Zealand immunisation programme and the COVID vaccination delivery. In 2022 this includes being the chair of the Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group ( SPHAG) to the Government; chair of the National Verification Committee for measles and rubella elimination; a member of the Pharmac PITAG immunisation subcommittee; a member of the Ministry COVID-19 vaccination Technical Advisory Committee (CVTAG) and Immunisation Implementation Advisory Committee (IIAG) for COVID vaccination

Distinctions/Honours:
MPH honors, MD

Responsibilities:
Professor, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland

Medical Director, The Immunisation Advisory Centre

General Practitioner, Wellington

Committee/Professional groups/Services:
- Member of the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation 2016 - 2020
- Member of the Public Health Advisory Group to the government
- Chair of the Measles Rubella subcommittee to SAGE, WHO to 2020
- Member of the PTAC Immunisation subcommittee, for Pharmac and the Ministry of Health
- Chair of the New Zealand National Verification Committee (NVC) for measles and rubella
- Member of the QIF Expert Advisory Group for the Ministry of Health WellChild Tamariki Ora programme
- Member of the Homecare Medical (HCM) clinical governance committee
- Health spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group
- Member of the Pharmac PITAG immunistion subcommittee
- Member of the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 vaccination to the Ministry of Health
- Member of the Immunisation Implementation Advisory Group (IIAG) to the Ministry of Health
- Member and chair of the Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group to the Government.

Qualifications:
MBChB., Dip Obs Auck., DCH London., FRNZCGP., MPH Hons MD Auck.

Areas of Expertise:
Immunisation, Primary Care, Preventative child health

Media Keywords:
immunisation, child poverty, child health, well child