John pearn biography
John Pearn has a distinguished career as a paediatrician, surgeon, military physician and academic.
John Hemsley Pearn is a..
John Hemsley Pearn
Australian paediatrician
EmeritusProfessor John Hemsley Pearn AOGCStJRFD(Rtd), BSc, MBBS(Hons), MD, PhD, DCH, MPhilFRACP, FRCP(Lond), FRACP(Edin), FRACMA(Hon), FADI | |
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Prof John Pearn after delivering the 2011 HGSA Oration, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. | |
| Education | Brisbane Grammar School, University of Queensland |
| Occupation(s) | Paediatrician, Soldier |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medicine, Academia |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia (1979), National Medal (1980), Centenary Medal (2001),Officer of the Order of Australia (2009), Bailiff Grand Cross, Order of St John (2014). |
John Hemsley Pearn is a retired Australian paediatrician, soldier, former surgeon general of the Australian Defence Force, academic, historian, author, educator, and polymath.
Early life and education
Pearn studied high school at Brisbane Grammar School, graduating in 1957.[1] He was an active Boy Scout and in 1955 was awarded the Scout