Dr William Peters earned his medical degree from Otago University (1989) and a Doctorate of Medicine from Monash University (2002) for pioneering keyhole heart surgery during his fellowship at Stanford University. He holds dozens of patents for cardiac surgery technologies widely used in hospitals globally and has over 16,000 citations on Google Scholar.

As an artist, William’s sculptures are represented by The International Art Centre, Parnell. He has been a finalist in the Biennial Adam Portrait Award (2007) and the New Zealand Annual Contemporary Art Award (2008). He trained in sculpture, oil painting, and printmaking and is an active member of the Gisborne Art Society.

In 2015, William wrote and published “Per Sanguinem Nostrum,” exploring blood circulation role in human evolution, with copies in libraries worldwide. He is also a member of The Third Way and a Principal Investigator at Mātai. William is now formally being introduced as part of the Mātai team, as the new MedTech and Arts Officer.