King’s Birthday Honours 2025
Date published:
10 Jun 2025
Congratulations to the 11 RACP Fellows recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours list. These awards highlight the outstanding work RACP members do and the importance of that work in local, national and international communities.
Aotearoa New Zealand
Companion of the NZ Order of Merit (CNZM)
- Dr Mark Greenslade Thomas FRACP
For services to people living with HIV/AIDS and antibiotic research.
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
- Dr Susan Parry FRACP
For services to gastroenterology.
Australia
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the General Division
- Professor Jodie McVernon FAFPHM
For distinguished service to medical research, in the field of epidemiology and infection prevention, to tertiary education, and to public health.
- Professor Richard Lewis Prince FRACP
For distinguished service to endocrinology as a researcher and clinical physician, to tertiary education, and to professional societies.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division
- Professor Michael John Abramson FAFPHM, FRACP
For significant service to medicine as a respiratory physician, and as a researcher.
- Dr John Kevan Healy FRACP
For significant service to medicine as a practitioner and researcher.
- Professor Timothy William Jones FRACP
For significant service to medical research, particularly to paediatric endocrinology and diabetes.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division
- Associate Professor Jeffrey Lefkovits FRACP
For service to medicine as a cardiologist.
Public Service Medal (PSM)
New South Wales
- Dr Srinivas Bolisetty FRACP
For outstanding public service to NSW health particularly in neonatal services.
Queensland
- Associate Professor Carol Mary Douglas FAChPM
For outstanding public service in palliative medicine.
South Australia
- Dr Lawrence Robert Palmer FAChPM
For outstanding public service in palliative medicine.