I am a community pharmacist. I believe in knowledge and empathy. My role in people’s lives is to enable them to live a healthy life, to prevent and manage illness, by listening to them and passing them my knowledge.
I am an aspiring legal expert in healthcare law. I believe in research and learning. I would like to be in a role where I can enable people to understand the laws and regulations that govern their professional lives, so that they can make the right choices.

I started my professional life as a community pharmacist in Hungary after graduating from Semmelweis University in 2006. After moving to New Zealand in 2008, I successfully transferred my qualification and have been working in pharmacy ever since.

I successfully completed the School of Law on the University of Canterbury in 2015 following 4 years of hard work, juggling a full time job and a busy family life. I now have a unique combination of skills that allow me to have a special insight into the legal aspects of pharmacy and medicine. I started this blog to put my skills and knowledge to good use.

Máté Hegedus-Gaspar, MSc, LLB

Pharmacist and Author