Dr Christie graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2005, then trained in Aberdeen, New Zealand, Glasgow and Edinburgh, completing his medical oncology training in 2015. He was appointed as a consultant in the Edinburgh Cancer Centre in October 2015, specialising in the treatment of cancers of the pancreas, liver, bile ducts and upper GI tract. He is actively involved in running clinical trials for pancreatic, liver and biliary cancer, and is a clinical supervisor for specialty training doctors at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre.