John Greenwood (surgeon)

John Greenwood
Born	John Edward Greenwood 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62) Lancashire, England
Occupation	Burns surgeon
Known for	Treatments for burns
Awards	Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (2003) SA Australian of the Year (2016)

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]

References

1. "John Greenwood AM". 2016 Australian of the Year (South Australia). National Australia Day Council. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
2. Stokes, Katrina (12 November 2015). "Burns surgeon and pioneer earns top honour at 2016 SA Australian of the Year awards". The Advertiser. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
3. Williamson, Brett (12 November 2015). "Australian of the Year: Dr John Greenwood wins 2016 honour in SA for work with burns victims". ABC News. ABC Radio Adelaide. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
4. "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Mr John Edward GREENWOOD [H]". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2020. For service to Australia by providing medical assistance in Darwin to the victims of the bombings which occurred in Bali on 12 October 2002.
5. "Full list: Bali honours". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
6. "Professor John Greenwood". Adelaide National Scientific Congress 2018. ICE Australia. 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.