| Honorific Prefix: | Professor | ||||||||||
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| Birth Name: | David John David | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1940 | ||||||||||
| Citizenship: | Australian | ||||||||||
| Education: | Rostrevor College | ||||||||||
| Known For: | Craniofacial surgery | ||||||||||
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Professor David John David (born 21 December 1940)is an Australian surgeon. He is a specialist in the area of craniofacial surgery and plastic & reconstructive surgery of the Head and Neck. He was the founder of the Australian Craniofacial Unit.[1]
David was created a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 1988 Australia Day Honours.[2] He was named 2018 South Australian Australian of the Year in October 2017.[3]
An alumnus of Rostrevor College,[4] David retired from clinical practice on 30 June 2018 but continues to teach in medical surgery and allied professions as Clinical Professor of Craniofacial Surgery at the University of Adelaide.[5]
The Australian Craniofacial Unit was founded in Adelaide by David in 1975. It remains one of only two such units in the world (the other is in Dallas).[6] Before establishing the unit in Adelaide, he studied under Paul Tessier in France, who is regarded as the father of modern craniofacial surgery.[7]
David has been married twice. He has four children and nine grandchildren with his first wife. He married Bronwyn in 2016.[7]
While at university, he played for the Sturt Football Club then Adelaide University Cricket Club.[7] He won the Bradman Medal for best A-grade cricketer in the 1966–67 season.[8] When he moved to England to continue his studies, he played for Finchley Cricket Club in the Middlesex County Cricket League and played with and against international players.[7]