Dr. Green initially studied at Monash University, obtaining his primary medical degree in 1991. He was awarded his medical degree with honours, placing in the top 10% of graduates in his year and was the recipient of the Herman Lawrence Prize in Dermatology and a finalist for the Sir Edward Hughes Surgical Prize. Dr. Green was involved for a number of years (1999 to 2001) in dermatology research at St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. This lead to significant discoveries in the fields of dermatological molecular genetics. Several publications in prestigious scientific journals and presentation at scientific conferences came out of this work. He then obtained broad training and after successful completion of examination obtained an FRACGP in 1996. He then moved into full time dermatology research for three years resulting in many important breakthrough scientific publications and invitations to speak at scientific meetings. In 2002 he entered dermatology training. He initially spent a year in Singapore – where he obtained significant experience in dealing with darker ethnic skin types e.g. Asian and Indian patients. He then returned to Australia to continue training at the Austin Hospital, St.Vincent’s Hospital and Peter MaCallum Cancer Institute. His training also involving visiting other hospitals including the Alfred Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. In 2006 he was awarded his Fellowship of the Australasian College of Dermatologists.