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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002555b.htm person Burke David James AC FAA FTSE AACR2 11 May 1944 Place of Birth Trundle, New South Wales, Australia Neurologist David Burke is currently Professor and Dean of Research and Development (Health) at the University of Sydney and Honorary Life Governor of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute. Prior to this he was at the University of New South Wales from 1978-2001, where he held several positions including Associate Professor, Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology (personal Chair) and Professor of Neurology (personal Chair). Burke has also held many prestigious hospital based positions including Chairman of the Department of Neurology at The Prince Henry & Prince of Wales Hospitals (1991-2002) and Director of Clinical Research at The Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (1991-2002). His research is in the area of human motor control and its disorders.

David James Burke is a clinical neurologist, who has held Chairs of Clinical Neurophysiology (personal Chair in 1987) and of Neurology (from 1991) at the University of New South Wales. In 1991, he became Chairman of the Department of Neurology, The Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals, and from 1997-2002 he was Director of Clinical Neurosciences in the hospital group.

He led one of two research teams around which the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute was formed, and was appointed Director of Clinical Research in 1991. In 1995, he was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) and also Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE). In 1999 he was appointed Officer in the Order of Australia (AO), and in 2003 he was awarded the Centenary Medal of Federation by the Australia Government. He has been guest Professor at and given named lectures to the UCSF (Visiting Professor in Clinical Neurophysiology), University of Paris VI (Visiting Professor in Clinical Neurophysiology), Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (Knight Visiting Professor), The American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (Lambert Lecturer), American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (Shahani Lecturer), Australian Association of Neurologists (Eadie Lecturer), British Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (plenary lecture), International Congress of Neuromuscular Disorders (plenary lecture), International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology (Kugelberg Lecture), and has been guest Lecturer in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and The Philippines.

In 2002 he took up his present position at The University of Sydney and is currently President of the Australian Association of Neurologists, has served on the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology and currently serves on committees of the World Federation of Neurology and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

His on-going research interests include human motor control and its disorders, sensation and its disorders, and the biophysical abnormalities that underlie ectopic impulse generation and conduction block in human peripheral nerves. He has co-authored 1 book (on human spinal cord circuitry) and edited 3 others, and has published ~250 refereed scientific papers and 65 book chapters on neurology and clinical neurophysiology.
Prepared by David J. Burke, 2006

1967 1967 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney 1967 1968 Career position - Junior Resident Medical Officer at the Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales 1968 1969 Career position - Medical Officer at the Lidcombe Hospital 1969 1971 Career position - Postgraduate Research Scholar at the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales and Honorary Registrar in Neurology at the Prince Henry Hospital 1972 1972 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of New South Wales 1973 1975 Career position - Medical Registrar at The Prince Henry & Prince of Wales Hospitals 1975 1978 Career position - C.J. Martin Travelling Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council, Academic Hospital, University of Uppsala, Sweden 1978 1978 Career position - C.J. Martin Travelling Fellow at the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1978 1980 Career position - National Health & Medical Research Council Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow at the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales and Neurologist at The Prince Henry & Prince of Wales Hospitals 1980 1986 Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1983 1983 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales 1987 1991 Career position - Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology and Personal Chair, University of New South Wales 1991 2002 Career position - Professor of Neurology and Personal Chair, University of New South Wales 1991 2002 Career position - Director of Clinical Research at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute 1991 2002 Career position - Chairman, Department of Neurology 1995 1995 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1996 1996 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1997 2001 Career position - Member, Executive Committee, International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 1997 2002 Career position - Director of Clinical Neurosciences at the Prince Henry & Prince of Wales hospitals 26 Jan 1999 26 Jan 1999 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to science and medicine, particularly in the field of clinical neurophysiology in the areas of research and education, and to the community through medical charities and lay organisations 2000 2007 Career position - Member of Council, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in neurology 2002 Career position - Honorary Life Governor of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute 2002 2008 Career position - Professor and Dean of Research and Development (Health), University of Sydney 2004 2007 Career position - President, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists 2008 2013 Career position - Bushell Professor of Neurology, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 2008 2013 Career position - Associate Dean (Research), Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney 2008 2016 Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Neurophysiology 2008 2018 Career position - Member, Executive Committee, International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 2009 2009 Award - Honorary Professor, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China 2011 2011 Award - E. G. Robertson Award, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists 2013 2013 Career position - Professor, Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 2015 Career position - Member, Global Neurology Network, World Health Organisation 2015 Career position - Inaugural Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 10 Jun 2019 10 Jun 2019 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to neurophysiology, to innovative treatments for spinal cord and brain trauma injuries, and to professional medical organisations The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Associate Dean (Research), Sydney Medical School 2008 - 2013; Bushell Professor of Neurology, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 2008 - 2013

 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1882 - )

Bushell Professor of Neurology, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 2008 - 2013; Professor, Department of Neurology 2013 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 1996

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1995

 Burke, D J (1944-)

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 'Burke, David James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burke, David James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Edited Book: With Iron Rails: a Bicentennial History of Railways in New South Wales Burke, David With Iron Rails: a Bicentennial History of Railways in New South Wales Sydney New South Wales University Press 1988