John Greenwood (surgeon) explained

John Greenwood
Birth Name:John Edward Greenwood
Birth Place:Lancashire, England
Occupation:Burns surgeon
Known For:Treatments for burns
Awards:

Dr John Edward Greenwood 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Greenwood AM. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117191218/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/john-greenwood/1413/. dead. 17 January 2021. . 2016 . 2016 Australian of the Year (South Australia) . 21 February 2022.
  2. News: Burns surgeon and pioneer earns top honour at 2016 SA Australian of the Year awards . Katrina . Stokes . The Advertiser . 12 November 2015 . 16 February 2020.
  3. News: Australian of the Year: Dr John Greenwood wins 2016 honour in SA for work with burns victims . ABC News . 16 February 2020 . ABC Radio Adelaide . Brett . Williamson . 12 November 2015.
  4. 1055883 . 17 October 2003 . Mr John Edward GREENWOOD [H] . Member of the Order of Australia . AM . For service to Australia by providing medical assistance in Darwin to the victims of the bombings which occurred in Bali on 12 October 2002. . 16 February 2020.
  5. News: Full list: Bali honours . 17 October 2003 . . 16 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Professor John Greenwood . Adelaide National Scientific Congress 2018 . ICE Australia . 16 February 2020 . 2018.

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