2020 Australia Day Honours recipients
28 January 2020Congratulations to all the recipients of Australia Day Honours. A number of our member institute directors, scientists and supporters were awarded honours, Professor Bruce Robinson (Woolcock Institute of Medical Research), Professor Roy Robins-Browne (MCRI), Mr Phillip Antippa (Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute), Professor Karen Day (Doherty Institute), Professor Peter McIntyre (Florey Institute) and friends of The Florey, Carl and Wendy Dowd.
We’ve compiled a list of those awarded honours for their services to medical research and medicine.
Companion (AC) in the General Division
Professor Bruce Gregory ROBINSON AM
NSW
For eminent service to medical research, and to national healthcare, through policy development and reform, and to tertiary education.
Professor Anthony William THOMAS
SA
For eminent service to scientific education and research, particularly in the field of nuclear and particle physics, through academic leadership roles.
Officer (AO) in the general division
Ms Gillian Margaret GROOM
TAS
For distinguished service to the community through healthcare, medical research, and social welfare organisations, and to the law.
Professor Robert (John) SIMES
NSW
For distinguished service to education, and to medicine, in the field of cancer research and clinical trials.
Professor Peter Joseph McCLUSKEY
NSW
For distinguished service to ophthalmology, and to medical education, to eye health organisations, and to the community.
Professor Roy Michael ROBINS-BROWNE
VIC
For distinguished service to medical education and research in the field of microbiology and immunology, and to professional groups.
Professor Matthew Roy SANDERS
QLD
For distinguished service to education and research in clinical psychology, and to child, parent and family wellbeing.
Professor Peter McINTYRE
NSW
For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, to child and adolescent health, and to professional bodies.
Professor Shaun Patrick BRENNECKE
VIC
For distinguished service to medical education and research in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to professional societies.
Professor Rachelle BUCHBINDER
VIC
For distinguished service to medical education in the fields of epidemiology and rheumatology, and to professional associations.
Professor John (Michael) Holroyd PERMEZEL
VIC
For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to professional colleges.
Emeritus Professor John BLOOMFIELD AM
WA
For distinguished service to higher education in the field of sports science, and to professional sporting organisations.
Distinguished Professor Genevieve BELL
ACT
For distinguished service to education, particularly to the social sciences and cultural anthropology.
Emeritus Professor Jules Mitchell GUSS
NSW
For distinguished service to education and scientific research in the field of molecular bioscience, and to professional organisations.
Dr Brian Harrison WALKER
ACT
For distinguished service to science, particularly to ecosystem ecology and research, and to professional scientific bodies.
Professor John Reginald PIGGOTT
NSW
For distinguished service to education, to population ageing research, and to public finance policy development.
Professor Robert Graham CUMMING
NSW
For distinguished service to medical education and research, particularly to ageing and age-related diseases.
Professor Jeffrey David ZAJAC
VIC
For distinguished service to medical research and education, particularly in the field of endocrinology, and to professional societies.
Professor Alison Joan RITTER
NSW
For distinguished service to education, to drug and alcohol research and social policy, and to professional medical societies.
Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis SPECHT
QLD
For distinguished service to science, and to education, in the fields of botany, plant ecology and conservation.
Professor Rachel Lindsey WEBSTER
VIC
For distinguished service to education in the field of astrophysics, to astronomical research, and to young women scientists.
Order of Australia Medals (OAM) in the General division
Mr Michael John WILSON
NSW
For service to community health, particularly to diabetes research.
Dr John Milton WETTENHALL
TAS
For service to the international community through water, sanitation and medical programs.
Dr Shane Thomas HUNTINGTON
VIC
For service to science as a communicator.
Dr Kim Frances ROONEY
TAS
For service to medicine.
Dr Sadanand LIMAYE
SA
For service to medicine, and to the multicultural community.
Dr Samiul Joseph SORRENTI
NSW
For service to orthopaedic and sports medicine.
Dr Phillip Seldon COCKS
NSW
For service to medicine, and to medical associations.
Dr David John MARSHALL
SA
For service to orthopaedic medicine.
Dr Meng Chong NGU
NSW
For service to medicine in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology.
Dr Andrew Kenneth ROLLOND
SA
For service to medicine, and to local government.
Dr David WORKMAN
VIC
For service to ophthalmology, and to international relations.
Mr Phillip Nicholas ANTIPPA
VIC
For service to thoracic surgery, and to music.
Dr Donald Graham CAMPBELL
QLD
For service to trauma medicine.
Dr Antony Robert GRAHAM
NSW
For service to medicine as a vascular surgeon.
Professor Diana EGERTON-WARBURTON
VIC
For service to emergency medicine.
Dr Hazel Fern GOLDBERG
NSW
For service to respiratory medicine.
Dr Liang Joo LEOW
NSW
For service to medicine, and to the community.
Dr Gunvantrai Premji NAKER
NSW
For service to the international community, and to medicine.
Dr Vincent Bernard GALLICHIO
VIC
For service to medicine.
Associate Professor Cecily Jane FREEMANTLE
VIC
For service to medical research, particularly to population health.
Clinical Associate Professor Nicholas John EVANS
NSW
For service to neonatal medicine.
Dr Peter George WILLIAMS
ACT
For service to community health, and to medical education.
Dr Ian Melvyn CHUNG
NSW
For service to the law, to medicine, and to the community.
Dr Anthony John LIAN-LLOYD
SA
For service to medicine, and to the community.
Dr Michael Thomas CONNOR
VIC
For service to medicine, and to the community.
Associate Professor Maria PARAPPILLY
SA
For service to science education, and to women.
Members (AM) in the general Division
Mr Carl John DOWD
VIC
For significant service to the community through philanthropic endeavours.
Mrs Wendy DOWD
VIC
For significant service to the community through philanthropic endeavours.
Lieutenant Colonel Alyson Marie AULIFF
QLD
For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in malaria research.
Dr Janice Leona HILLS
NT
For significant service to veterinary science, and to the community.
Dr Geoffrey Michael CURRIE
NSW
For significant service to nuclear medicine and medical radiation science.
Professor Justin John YERBURY
NSW
For significant service to education and research in the field of biological sciences.
Ms Jennifer Mary RICHTER
SA
For significant service to medical administration, and to community health.
Ms Janine SARGEANT
NSW
For significant service to medical administration through a range of roles.
Dr Sanghamitra GUHA
SA
For significant service to medicine, and to medical education.
Dr Walter John RUSSELL
SA
For significant service to medicine in the field of anaesthesia, and to medical health standards.
Dr John Dominic SANTAMARIA
VIC
For significant service to intensive care medicine.
Professor Robert Keith SHEPHERD
VIC
For significant service to biomedical research, and to education.
Professor Lenore Hilda MANDERSON
VIC
For significant service to education, particularly medical anthropology, and to public health.
Dr Gillian Mary DUCHESNE
VIC
For significant service to radiation oncology medicine, and to professional medical organisations.
Dr Christopher John CLEMENTS
VIC
For significant service to international public health through immunisation programs.
Professor Karen Patricia DAY
VIC
For significant service to science education, and to global public health.
Emeritus Professor Vivian Bruce SUNDERLAND
WA
For significant service to education, particularly to pharmacy.
Mrs Sara Megan DAVID
WA
For significant service to international humanitarian health programs.
Mr John Charles BATTEN
TAS
For significant service to orthopaedic medicine, and to professional bodies.
Emeritus Professor Thomas (John) BOULTON
NSW
For significant service to medical education, and to paediatric medicine.
Dr Frank Patrick BRENNAN
NSW
For significant service to palliative medicine, and to medical education.
Dr John Paxton COLLINS
VIC
For significant service to medicine, particularly to breast cancer treatment.
Dr Vedella May HINCKLEY
QLD
For significant service to medicine as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
Professor Pierre Henri CHAPUIS
NSW
For significant service to medical education, and to colorectal surgery.
Dr Anthony Leigh MYLIUS
WA
For significant service to community health, and to cardiology.
Dr Michael Kwok LEUNG
VIC
For significant service to medicine, and to the international community.
Dr Desiree Swei-Lien YAP
VIC
For significant service to women’s health, and to medicine.
Dr John William ORCHARD
NSW
For significant service to sports medicine, particularly to cricket.
Dr Gael JENNINGS
VIC
For significant service to science, and to the broadcast media.
Dr Peter William RIDDLES
QLD
For significant service to science, to biotechnology, and to innovation.
Dr Ann Felicity WESTMORE
VIC
For significant service to medical history, and to science communication.
Dr Paul Elias ELIADIS
QLD
For significant service to medicine as a clinical haematologist, and to charitable initiatives.
Dr Robert John EDGAR
VIC
For significant service to the banking and finance sectors, and to medical research organisations.
Dr Erica FRYDENBERG
VIC
For significant service to psychology as a researcher, educator and adviser.
Emeritus Professor Anthony John GUTTMANN
VIC
For significant service to the mathematical sciences, and to education.
Professor Laura POOLE-WARREN
NSW
For significant service to education, and to biomedical engineering.
Dr Judith Beryl SMART
VIC
For significant service to education, to social research, and to women.
Emeritus Professor Roderick Tucker WELLS
SA
For significant service to education, and to the biological sciences.
Emeritus Professor Cindy SHANNON
QLD
For significant service to Indigenous health, and to medical education.