David Mazza Author

David Mazza is a doctor who has worked in New Zealand, Scotland, India and York before moving to Orkney to work as a GP in 2016. He now provides holistic health care for about 700 inhabitants of Westray and Papa Westray, two of Orkney’s remote outer isles. 

His writing career includes medical articles, a book on the growth of palliative care in the developing world and a number of plays. His play The Three Peaks addressed the themes of walking, bereavement and pilgrimage, and was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014. He is also a member of a ceilidh band, and believes that ceilidhs promote inclusiveness and fun.

 David is a trustee of Orkney Pilgrimage which supported the creation of the St Magnus Way. He is also a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Gu