Dr Philip Alexander graduated in 1998 from University of Adelaide and was awarded the prestigious Moore Medal for all-round excellence. After working a couple of years in rural NSW (Snowy Mountains) providing dental health services, he worked in Sydney at Westmead Hospital as part of the Head Neck Oncology Unit, Paediatric Department and Oro-Maxillo Facial Unit.
After a stint in the UK for two years, he returned to Australia to settle in Newcastle in 2003