Geriatricians acknowledged in the Australia Day Honours List

ANZSGM warmly congratulates members who were acknowledged in the Australia Day Honours List for their contributions to geriatric medicine.

ANZSGM Council member Professor Susan Kurrle (AO) was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to medicine as a geriatrician, and to research into dementia and cognitive function. Sue was a former medical senior advisor to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (2019-202), she is a practicing geriatrician for the Northern Sydney Local Health District, specialising in the areas of dementia, frailty, elder abuse, successful ageing, and intergenerational care and is the Curran Professor in Health Care of Older People at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.

ANZSGM Past President Professor Edward Strivens (AM) was awarded  a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to geriatric medicine  and to professional organisations.  He has performed a number of expert advisory roles for the Queensland Department of Health and is an NHMRC chief investigator and grant reviewer. He is currently Clinical Director Older Persons Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation (OPSAR) and Assistant Director of Research at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

ANZSGM also congratulates past member Sadhana Mahajani (AM) who was awarded Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to aged care, and to community health. Dr Sadhana Mahajani retired in 2011 after 38 years of working as a doctor in the Northern Territory, most recently as a geriatrician.