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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003694b.htm person Sullivan Colin Edward AO FAA AACR2 3 August 1945 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Medical educator Medical scientist Colin Sullivan is internationally recognised as a leader in the research and management of sleep disorders. His research achievements include: unravelling the basic mechanisms of how breathing is altered in sleep; recognition of the extent of upper airway obstruction in infantile apnoea; and the discovery of the mechanism of sleep-induced worsening of blood pressure in pre-eclampsia. Sullivan invented the nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for the treatment of sleep apnoea. This led to the development of the company ResMed to commercialise and promote the export and wide-spread use of the device. Sullivan played a leading role in the establishment of the world's first sleep apnoea clinic, at the University of Sydney, and paediatric research laboratories at the Children's Hospital, Camperdown, and other New South Wales children's hospitals. Sullivan has been Professor of Medicine at the University since 1991. 1967 1967 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc (hons), (med), University of Sydney 1970 1970 Education - MB BS, University of Sydney 1970 1970 Career position - Junior Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1971 1971 Career position - Fellow in Thoracic Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney 1972 1972 Career position - Registrar in General Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1976 Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1976 1978 Career position - John Read Memorial Travelling Fellow of Asthma Foundation of New South Wales and Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1977 1977 Education - PhD, University of Sydney 1978 1978 Award - Cecile Lehman Mayer Research Award, American College of Chest Physicians 1979 Career position - Honorary Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1979 1983 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Sydney 1983 1991 Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney 1988 1990 Career position - Inaugural President, Australasian Sleep Association 1991 Career position - Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney 1991 Career position - Director, Sleep Disorders Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1994 1994 Award - Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Medal 1997 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 2008 2008 Award - Distinguished Achievement Award, Australasian Sleep Association 2009 2009 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to medicine as an innovator in the field of sleep disorders and the development of equipment and treatment practices 2012 2012 Award - Neil Hamilton Fairley Medal, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (1961 - )

Received the Society's Medal 1994

 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1882 - )

Director, Sleep Disorders Centre 1991 -

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Medicine 1991 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1997 -

 Neil Hamilton Fairley Medal, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1969 - )

Awarded the Medal 2012

 Australasian Sleep Association (1988 - )

President 1988 - 1990

 Sullivan, Colin E (1945-)

Trove

 'Sullivan, Colin Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sullivan, Colin Edward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: Reversal of obstructive sleep apnoea by continuous positive airway pressure applied through the nares Sullivan, C. E., Berthon-Jones, M., Issa, M. G. and Eves, L. Reversal of obstructive sleep apnoea by continuous positive airway pressure applied through the nares 1981 Lancet 31 8225 862-5 Resource Section: Sullivan, Colin Edward MB BS 1970 PhD 1977 FRACP FAA FTSE Mellor, Lise Sullivan, Colin Edward MB BS 1970 PhD 1977 FRACP FAA FTSE Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney 2008 University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum