Stan was born in Durban, South Africa and graduated from the University of Natal in 1988 with a distinction and the prize in General Surgery. He moved to New Zealand in 1992 and completed postgraduate training obtaining FRACS in 1999. Stan has 20 years’ experience as an Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at St Marks Breast Centre and practises all aspects of breast surgery including oncologic surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy, breast reconstruction, breast augmentation and breast reduction.