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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-09-14 human Annette Alafaci; Ken McInnes updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004608b.htm person Chalmers John Philip AC FAA FAHMS FRACP AACR2 12 January 1937 Place of Birth Australia Medical researcher John Chalmers is Senior Director and Head of Research Advisory Unit of the George Institute for International Health, Chairman of Board of Directors of the George Foundation for International Health, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Flinders University of South Australia, and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Central Sydney Area Health Service and Chairman of National Heart, Stroke and Vascular Health Strategies Group which reports to the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council. Chalmers is internationally recognised as a leader in hypertension and cardiovascular physiology. 1959 1961 Career position - Tutor in Physiology at St Pauls then Wesley and The Womens Colleges, University of Sydney 1960 1960 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1963 1963 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Sydney 1963 1964 Career position - Junior then Senior Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1965 1966 Career position - Demonstrator in Physiology, University of New South Wales 1965 1966 Career position - Research Fellow, National Heart Foundation, University of New South Wales 1967 Career position - Member, Australian Society for Medical Research 1967 1967 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales 1967 1967 Career position - Medical Registrar, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1967 1973 Career position - Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1968 1969 Career position - Clinical Superintendent (Medical), Director of Medical Services, and Deputy General Superintendent, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1969 1971 Career position - Overseas Research Fellow of the National Heart Foundation of Australia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School (UK) 1970 Career position - Honorary Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1971 1973 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Melbourne 1972 1975 Career position - Senior Visiting Medical Specialist, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales 1972 1975 Career position - Director, Australian Society for Medical Research 1973 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 1973 1975 Career position - Associate Professor in Medicine, University of Medicine 1975 1996 Career position - Foundation Chair of Medicine, Flinders University in Adelaide 1977 Career position - Council member, Australian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology 1980 1980 Award - Wellcome Australia Medal 1982 Career position - Chairman, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, South Australian State Committee 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1991 1991 Award - Doctor of Medicine (MD), honoris causa, University of Queensland 10 Jun 1991 10 Jun 1991 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - in recognition of services to medical science, particularly in the field of cardiovascular physiology 1996 1996 Award - R. T. Hall Prize, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand 1996 2000 Career position - Research Chairman, Royal North Shore Hospital 1998 1998 Career position - Volhard Medal, International Society of Hypertension 1999 2004 Career position - Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors, George Institute for International Health 2000 2002 Career position - Chairman of Research Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in medical research 2004 Career position - Chairman of Board of Directors, George Foundation for International Health 2010 2010 Award - Officier de l'Ordre national du Mérite, Republic of France 2015 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1987

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Elected Fellow 2015

 Australian Society for Medical Research (1961 - )

Director 1972 - 1975

 Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (1952 - )

Awarded the R. T. Hall Prize 1996

 Chalmers, John Phillip (1937-)

Trove

 'Chalmers, John Philip', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Chalmers, John Philip Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Thesis: Some aspects of circulatory control during arterial hypoxia in the unanaesthetized rabbit Chalmers, John Philip Some aspects of circulatory control during arterial hypoxia in the unanaesthetized rabbit Sydney, Australia University of New South Wales 1966 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 Resource: Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland 2023