Bruce Armstrong (epidemiologist)
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Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 August 1944 |
| Known for | Causes and control of skin cancer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | epidemiology |
| Sub-discipline | Public health |
| Institutions | University of Sydney |
Bruce Konrad Armstrong AC FAA is an Australian cancer and public health researcher. He was a lead advocate for establishing national cancer screening programs in Australia.[1] He is an expert in public health, particularly on the causes and control of skin cancer.[2]
Armstrong was born in Geraldton, Western Australia.[3] He attended Perth Modern School in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, all at the University of Western Australia. He worked at Royal Perth Hospital and University of Western Australia. He earned a PhD from the University of Oxford and returned to Western Australia. He moved to New South Wales around 1996. He worked at the Sydney Cancer Centre and Cancer Council New South Wales.[3]
He has retired back to Western Australia, although much of his academic life was based in Sydney.
