John Greenwood (surgeon)

Dr John Edward Greenwood AM is an Australian surgeon. He has been head of the burns service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital since 2001.[1] He was the South Australian Australian of the Year for 2016.[2]

John Greenwood
Born
John Edward Greenwood

1962/1963 (age 56–57)
Lancashire, England
OccupationBurns surgeon
Known forTreatments for burns
Awards

Greenwood was born in Lancashire, England, and studied medicine at the University of Manchester. He moved to Adelaide in 2001 when he was appointed to head the Adult Burns Unit.[3]

Greenwood was made a Member of the Order of Australia on 17 October 2003 as part of a special honours list for providing medical assistance to victims of the 2002 Bali bombings.[4][5] His career has been in treating acute burns patients. He has developed new techniques and products such as polyurethane skin grafts to treat severe burns.[2] He was awarded Doctor of Health Sciences in 2013 for a thesis documenting the establishment of the Adult Burn Service in South Australia.[6]

References
  1. "John Greenwood". 2016 Australian of the Year (South Australia). National Australia Day Council. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. Stokes, Katrina (12 November 2015). "Burns surgeon and pioneer earns top honour at 2016 SA Australian of the Year awards". The Advertiser. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. Williamson, Brett (12 November 2015). "Australian of the Year: Dr John Greenwood wins 2016 honour in SA for work with burns victims". ABC News. ABC Radio Adelaide. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Mr John Edward GREENWOOD [H]". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2020. For service to Australia by providing medical assistance to the victims of the bombings which occurred in Bali on 12 October 2002.
  5. "Full list: Bali honours". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. "Professor John Greenwood". Adelaide National Scientific Congress 2018. ICE Australia. 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.