RACS Fellows who received Honours this year include:
Australian Queen's Birthday Honours
OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Emeritus Professor Vernon Charles MARSHALL AO (Victoria)
For distinguished service to medicine, particularly to renal transplant surgery and organ preservation, to accreditation and professional standards, as an academic, author and clinician.
Professor Christobel Mary SAUNDERS AO (Western Australia)
For distinguished service to medical education in the field of surgical oncology, to the diagnosis and management of breast cancer and melanoma, as an academic, researcher and clinician.
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Professor David Rowley FLETCHER AM (Western Australia)
For significant service to medicine in the field of gastrointestinal surgery as a clinician, educator, researcher, and leader in health service delivery.
Dr Terence William O'CONNOR AM (New South Wales)
For significant service to medicine, particularly as a colorectal surgeon, and as an educator, clinician and administrator of medical organisations.
Professor Brian Kenneth OWLER AM (New South Wales)
For significant service to medicine through the leadership and administration of professional medical organisations, and to education.
Professor Bernard Mark SMITHERS AM (Queensland)
For significant service to medicine in the fields of gastrointestinal and melanoma surgery, to medical education, and to professional organisations.
Emeritus Professor David Harry SONNABEND AM (New South Wales)
For significant service to medicine in the field of orthopaedics, as a clinician and administrator, and to medical education.
Dr John Douglas TAYLOR AM (Western Australia)
For significant service to medicine as a urologist and urogynaecologist, to medical education, and to the community.
Dr Philip Geoffrey THOMPSON AM (New South Wales)
For significant service to medicine as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, to health initiatives in South East Asia, and to professional organisations.
Professor David Allan WATTERS AM, OBE (Victoria)
For significant service to medicine and medical education in endocrine and colorectal surgery, and through leadership roles with professional organisations.
ORDER OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Dr Alan Edward BRAY OAM (New South Wales)
For service to medicine, particularly to vascular surgery.
Mr Ian Alexander CAMPBELL OAM (Victoria)
For service to medicine as a surgeon.
Dr Kevin John CHAMBERS OAM (Victoria)
For service to medicine, and to the community of Mildura.
Dr Desmond Charles HOFFMANN OAM (South Australia)
For service to medicine, particularly to colorectal surgery.
Mr Hugh Simpson MILLAR OAM (Victoria)
For service to medicine, particularly to otolaryngology.
Mr Donald Ivan MOSS OAM (Victoria)
For service to medicine, particularly to urology.
Dr Kim Alexander OSTINGA OAM (New South Wales)
For service to medicine, particularly to orthopaedics.
New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honours
OFFICER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT (ONZM)
Professor Spencer Wynyard Beasley ONZM (Christchurch)
For services to paediatrics.