John Greenwood (surgeon)
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1962 or 1963 (age 61–62)
- Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (2003)
- SA Australian of the Year (2016)
John Greenwood | |
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| Born | John Edward Greenwood 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62) Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Burns surgeon |
| Known for | Treatments for burns |
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Dr John Edward Greenwood AM is an English-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]
Greenwood was born in Lancashire, England, and studied medicine at the University of Manchester. He moved to Adelaide in 2001 when he was headhunted to run the Adult Burns Unit.[3]
Greenwood was made an Honorary 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 skin substitutes 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]
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