Dr Yarrow is a specialist anaesthetist who trained at the Royal North Shore Hospital Sydney and The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.

He commenced anaesthetic practice in Hobart in 2007, and practices in public and private facilities in Hobart.

Dr Yarrow has particular interest in neuroanaesthesia, investigation of anaesthetic allergies, and developing world anaesthesia, including teaching in Nepal, Laos, Samoa, and Vietnam, where he was part of a visiting neurosurgical team.