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The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences elects the best and brightest minds in the field of medical and health sciences as Fellows.

Fellows are elected in recognition of their outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to the sector. The Fellowship are acknowledged for their clinical, non-clinical, leadership, industry and research contributions.

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To find Fellows of our Academy either use the search form below or download the full list of current Fellows here.

Name

Position

Level

Elected

State

Professor Mark Woodward

FMedSci FAHMS
Professor of Medical Statistics
The George Institute for Global Health
2019
NSW

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Professor Mark Woodward
FMedSci FAHMS

Professor Mark Woodward is one of the world’s most widely published and highly-cited biostatistician/epidemiologists. He has played a leadership role in many landmark research projects in related fields, including sex/gender differences in non-communicable diseases; epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Asia; vascular risk scores; prevention of complications of diabetes; causes and outcomes of renal disease; and the design and analysis of clinical trials. All of these have involved producing innovative methodology and, in each area, the outputs have led to changes in major international clinical guidelines.

Professor Caroline Homer

AO FAHMS
Co-Program Director, Maternal and Child Health; Chair, Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Burnet Institute
2019
VIC

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Professor Caroline Homer
AO FAHMS

Professor Caroline Homer AO is a leading midwifery researcher in Australia with an international reputation as a leader in maternal and newborn health care and service delivery. She obtained her PhD in 2001 and since then has led research and development projects in Australia and internationally; especially in relation to health services delivery, reproductive, maternal and newborn care, human resources for health workforce development and midwifery education. She has more than 25 years of experience in the sector – as a clinician, educator, researcher and leader. Her contributions to the midwifery continuity of care model have become practice across Australia today.

Professor Paul Lambert

FAHMS
Howard M. Temin Professor and Chair of Oncology; Director, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2019
International

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Professor Paul Lambert
FAHMS

Professor Paul Lambert is internationally recognised for contributions to understanding the role of papillomavirus oncogenes in cancer including the roles of the papillomavirus oncogenes E5, E6 and E7 and the role of estrogen and its receptor in cervical carcinogenesis. His current work is focussed on applying this knowledge to develop novel therapies.

Professor Lambert has collaborated with and provided materials and reagents to many research groups within Australia for over 20 years, and additionally has played a significant role in evaluation of Australian research funding proposals over the last 3 years through the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

Professor Tuan Nguyen

AM FAHMS
NHMRC Leadership Fellow; Professor of Predictive Medicine and Acting Director, Centre for Health Technologies
University of Technology Sydney
2019
NSW

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Professor Tuan Nguyen
AM FAHMS

Professor Nguyen is highly recognised nationally and internationally as a leader in the field of osteoporosis research. Among much pioneering and influential work (>25,000 citations, H index 76), his development of assessment tools for identifying people at high-risk of fracture has helped millions of people worldwide. As a principal investigator of the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study and the newly created Vietnam Osteoporosis Study, he has contributed scientific evidence for health care policy and clinical guidelines concerning the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis internationally. His outstanding contributions and intellectual leadership are evidenced by prestigious research fellowships, awards, honorary professorships, and fellowship of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Professor David Reutens

FAHMS
Director, Centre for Advanced Imaging
The University of Queensland
2019
QLD

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Professor David Reutens
FAHMS

Professor David Reutens has established an international reputation for excellence in research in imaging and neuroscience and has mentored 70 PhD students and clinical and post-doctoral fellows. He is the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Imaging at The University of Queensland, and has played a significant role in the development of facilities for state-of-the-art imaging research infrastructure in Australia through the National Imaging Facility. He leads the largest integrated multimodal world-class preclinical, translational and human imaging research facility in Australia, guiding its strategic development, its strong research program and research training through an ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre.

Professor Timothy Davis

FAHMS
Professor of Medicine
The University of Western Australia
2019
WA

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Professor Timothy Davis
FAHMS

Professor Timothy Davis has made many key contributions to the clinical management of diabetes and malaria. He runs the Fremantle Diabetes Study which has provided unique epidemiological insights into diabetes management and complications, has contributed to transformative diabetes intervention trials, and has been actively involved in formulating local and national treatment policies and guidelines. His malaria research in Oceania, Asia and Africa has generated pharmacokinetic and outcome data that have influenced malaria treatment guidelines in children and pregnant women. He has mentored many clinicians and researchers, and has assisted with capacity building in the tropical countries in which he has worked.

Professor Bruce Campbell

FAHMS
Professorial Fellow
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
2019
VIC

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Professor Bruce Campbell
FAHMS

Professor Bruce Campbell is an internationally recognised stroke neurologist whose research into brain imaging and emergency treatment of stroke has led to global changes in clinical practice, particularly through the widespread use of CT-perfusion imaging and endovascular thrombectomy for ischaemic stroke. He led the EXTEND-IA trial of endovascular thrombectomy (NEJM 2015, >1780 cites) that used CT perfusion imaging thresholds developed in his PhD to identify patients most likely to benefit from restoration of blood flow and then led guidelines change and Victorian statewide implementation. The CT-perfusion imaging approach was subsequently used by others to extend the treatment window to 24 hours.

Professor Jennifer Hoy

FAHMS
Professor Director of HIV Medicine
Monash University
2019
VIC

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Professor Jennifer Hoy
FAHMS

Professor Jennifer Hoy was appointed the inaugural Professor Director of HIV Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University in 2008. Prior to this, she established and directed the internationally recognised Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit (1988-2008). Prof Hoy herself is internationally recognised for her research and expertise in HIV and comorbidities. Her significant contributions to the global HIV clinical research effort (including Principal Investigator for Australia on both the SMART and START global studies) and recognition as one of Australia’s leading influential researchers in HIV Medicine, makes her well placed to join the Fellowship.

Professor David Johnson

FAHMS
Medical Director & Director, Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Service (MINTS)
Princess Alexandra Hospital
2019
QLD

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Professor David Johnson
FAHMS

Professor David Johnson is a national leader in basic and clinical research in renal medicine, particularly in acute kidney damage and in peritoneal dialysis, with over 800 publications and 100 invited international keynote and plenary research presentations. He is founder director of a major renal research unit in Brisbane, and for over 10 years has been director of the Australian Kidney Clinical Trials Network.

Professor Peter Wormald

FAHMS
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Adelaide
2018
SA

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Professor Peter Wormald
FAHMS

Professor Wormald is Chair of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Professor of Skull Base Surgery in the University of Adelaide. He leads a 28-person research team examining the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis and has led the paradigm shift in the understanding of the role of bacteria in this common disease. He has developed numerous surgical procedures both in endoscopic sinus as well as skull base surgery. This has included over 30 surgical instruments. He has led a very strong translational research program addressing the healing of the sinuses after surgery with his first product recently receiving FDA approval. He is currently leading research into 5 new non-antibiotic treatments for sinus disease including the world first use of bacteriophage in this disease. Professor Wormald has over 370 publications as well as 5 books and is highly sought after as world leader in surgical techniques, cutting edge research and development of new treatments.

Our Fellows sit at the heart of everything we do. They represent Australia’s leading minds in health and medical sciences, having been recognised for their clinical, non-clinical, leadership, industry and research contributions.

To be considered for election to the Academy’s Fellowship, a candidate must show exceptional professional achievement in a field related to health and/or medicine.

Fellows contribute to the projects and activities of the Academy and must be willing to be active participants.

Successful Fellowship candidates will have shown:

  • Outstanding leadership in their field.
  • Significant and ongoing involvement with issues of health care, prevention of disease, education, research, and health services policy and delivery.

Candidates for Fellowship should meet the following criteria:

  • National and International recognition for excellence in health and medical science
  • Significant, sustained and ongoing contributions to advance health and medical science in Australia (relative to opportunity)
  • Contribution to the profession through leadership and mentorship
  • Raised public understanding and promoting health and medical science in the broader community

Download criteria for Fellowship

Each year, current Fellows of the Academy are invited to nominate up to four new candidates who meet the criteria and fulfil the required expectations.

To ensure the Academy has a representative and diverse membership, Fellows nominating two new candidates are asked to include only a maximum of one man, and Fellows nominating four new candidates are asked to include only a maximum of two men.

How to make a nomination

Fellows wishing to nominate a candidate for Fellowship should contact the secretariat to confirm candidate eligibility and receive and instructions on how to submit the completed nomination documentation online. 

Fellows wishing to nominate a candidate for a Corresponding Fellowship should contact the secretariat for more information.

Secretariat contact details
Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07 3102 7220

Nomination guidelines for ordinary Fellowship

October 2023
Newly elected Fellows of 2023 are inducted at the Annual Meeting.

18 September 2023- 30 November 2023
Nominations are invited from existing Fellows until the closing date of 30 November.

December 2023
Nominations allocated to Selection Committees.

January – April 2024
Referees’ reports sought.

Early May 2024
Selection Committees meet to consider nominations and provide final recommendations to the Council.

Early-to-mid-July 2024
Council meets to finalise recommendations.

Late July 2024
Full Fellowship invited to comment on recommended new fellows.

August 2024
Election results are shared with proposers and candidates (under embargo).

October 2024
Newly elected Fellows of 2024 inducted at the Annual Meeting.

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