RACP Fellows honoured

Congratulations to the 35 RACP Fellows recognised in the 2019 Australia Day and New Zealand New Year Honours lists. We would also like to congratulate Dr Sue Packer AM who is the 2019 Senior Australian of the Year recipient.

These awards highlight the outstanding work RACP members do and the importance of that work in local, national and international communities.

Australian of the Year Awards

Senior Australian of the Year

Dr Suzanne Packer AM, FRACP
Since starting her career as a paediatrician in 1972, Dr Sue Packer AM has worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of children. Sue has been a leader in child abuse prevention and treatment and a champion of the importance of early childhood environments for the developing brain.

New Zealand New Year Honours

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)

Dr Susan Mary Bennett Morton FAFPHM
For services to epidemiology and public health research.

Australia Day 2019 Honours

Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Emeritus Professor Richard Graeme Larkins AO, FRACP
For eminent service to medicine and medical research, to education through academic leadership, to public health care, and to the community.

Professor Kathryn Nance North AM, FRACP
For eminent service to genomic medicine nationally and internationally, to medical research in the fields of genetics, neurology and child health, and as a mentor and role model.

Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Professor Sharon Ruth Lewin FRACP
For distinguished service to medical research, and to education, in the field of infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS.

Professor John James McNeil AM, FRACP, FAFPHM
For distinguished service to medicine in the fields of clinical epidemiology and cardiovascular research, and to public health.

Emeritus Professor Trefor Owen Morgan FRACP
For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical research in the physiological sciences, particularly in relation to hypertension.

Associate Professor Beverley Jane Rowbotham FRACP
For distinguished service to medicine through roles with professional associations, to pathology, and to medical education.

Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Dr Bronte Francis Ayres FRACP
For significant service to children's charities, and to medicine as a cardiologist.

Professor John Francis Beltrame FRACP
For significant service to cardiovascular medicine, and to medical research and education.

Dr David Collis Burke FRACP, FAFRM
For significant service to medicine, particularly to brain injury rehabilitation, and to professional medical bodies.

Professor Anne Bernadette Chang FRACP
For significant service to paediatric respiratory medicine as a clinician and researcher.

Associate Professor Nathan Isaac Cherny FRACP
For significant service to medicine, and to education, in the fields of palliative care and medical oncology.

Professor Milton Laurence Cohen FRACP, FAFRM
For significant service to medical education in the field of pain management.

Professor David Alan Forbes FRACP
For significant service to medicine in the field of paediatric gastroenterology.

Dr Paul John Garrahy FRACP
For significant service to medicine in the field of cardiology as a clinician, mentor, advocate and researcher.

Professor Ronald Robert Grunstein FRACP
For significant service to medical education and research in the field of sleep disorders.

Professor Paul Steven Haber FRACP, FAChAM
For significant service to medical education and research, particularly in the field of addiction medicine.

Professor David Charles Harris FRACP
For significant service to medicine, and to medical education, in the field of nephrology, and to professional societies.

Dr Margaret Elena Hellard FRACP, FAFPHM
For significant service to medicine as an infectious diseases and public health physician and research scientist.

Professor Jennifer Frances Hoy FRACP
For significant service to medicine, and to medical education, in the field of infectious diseases.

Professor Matthew Colm Kiernan FRACP
For significant service to medicine, and to medical education, in the field of neurology.

Dr Paul Angus Lancaster FRACP, FAFPHM
For significant service to community health, particularly to perinatal and paediatric medicine.

Associate Professor Donald Raymond McTaggart FRACP
For significant service to medicine as a cardiologist, and to the community of Launceston.

Professor Paul Pavli FRACP
For significant service to medicine, to patient care, and as a researcher and mentor.

Professor Matthew John Peters FRACP
For significant service to thoracic medicine, to medical education, and to professional organisations.

Professor David Carlisle Whiteman FAFPHM
For significant service to medical research in the field of cancer epidemiology.

Dr Roger Konrad Wilkinson FRACP
For significant service to medicine as a cardiovascular surgeon, and to the community.

Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division

Dr Ahmad Alrubaie FRACP
For service to the Iraqi community of Sydney.

Dr Christine Maree Connors FAFPHM
For service to medicine through a range of roles.

Associate Professor Steven Miles Coverdale FRACP
For service to medicine on the Sunshine Coast.

Dr Peter Ian Davidson FRACP
For service to medicine as a general practitioner.

Dr Stuart Francis Dorney FRACP
For service to medicine as a paediatric gastroenterologist.

Dr Nigel Warren Hocking FRACP
For service to medicine as a paediatrician.

Dr Bernard Maurice Jenner FRACP
For service to the community of the Barwon region.

Dr Maharaj Kishore Tandon FRACP
For service to the community through a range of roles.