RACP Fellows honoured for outstanding contributions to medicine
Date published:
27 Jan 2026
Congratulations to the 15 RACP Fellows recognised in the 2026 Australia Day and Aotearoa New Zealand New Year honour lists. These awards highlight the outstanding work RACP members do and the importance of that work in local, national and international communities.
Aotearoa New Zealand New Year Honours
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Professor Roderick Duncan (Rod) Macleod, MNZM FAChPM
For services to palliative care.
Australia Day 2026 Honours
Senior Australian of the Year
Professor Henry Brodaty AO FRACP
Dementia treatment pioneer.
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the General Division
Emeritus Professor Bruce Konrad Armstrong AM FAFPHM, FRACP
For eminent service to medical research, to environmental and genetic cancer epidemiology, to screening service development, to academia, and to public health administration.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the General Division
Professor Stephen Marsden JANE FRACP
For distinguished service to medical research, to haematology and translational medicine, to advancing access to clinical trials in regional and rural communities, and to tertiary education.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division
Dr Colin Glenn Begley FRACP
For significant service to haematology and oncology medicine, and to research.
The late Professor Peter William Holmes FRACP
For significant service to medicine as a respiratory physician, clinician and teacher.
Dr Michael Jeffrey Hooper FRACP
For significant service to endocrinology, and to biomedical musculoskeletal research.
Professor Ian Kerridge FRACP
For significant service to ethics research and training, and as a clinician and author.
Professor Nicholas Manolios FRACP
For significant service to medicine in the field of immunology and rheumatic diseases
Dr Kunwarjit Singh Sangla FRACP
For significant service to endocrinology, and to the rural and Indigenous communities of Queensland.
Professor Andrew Paul Sindone FRACP
For significant service to cardiology, and to cardiovascular disease research.
Dr Joseph Chun Ming Tam FRACP
For significant service to paediatric medicine, and to rural health.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division
Dr Felix Ho Lam Ho ASM
For service to community health.
Dr Geoff Knight FRACP
For service to paediatric medicine.
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Clinical Associate Professor Philip John Crispin FRACP
For outstanding public service in patient blood management and transfusion medicine.