Chris Baggoley
Chris Baggoley AO | |
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Chief Medical Officer | |
In office 30 August 2011 – 4 October 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jim Bishop |
Succeeded by | Brendan Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher John Baggoley 9 October 1951 Melbourne |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Flinders University |
Profession | Medical doctor |
Christopher James Baggoley AO (born 9 October 1951) is an Australian doctor and the Chief Medical Officer of Australia between 2011 and 2016.[1] As of June 2020 Baggoley is the Chief Medical Advisor for Calvary Care.[2]
Baggoley was appointed to the position of Australia's Chief Medical Officer in August 2011 having acted in the position since April on the resignation of Jim Bishop.[3] As Chief Medical Officer Baggoley contributed to the international response to several epidemics including Ebola, MERS and Zika virus through his work on the World Health Organization's .[4] He resigned from the position in 2016 and was replaced by Brendan Murphy.[1]
Baggoley first completed a degree in veterinary science, later enrolling in the Flinders University postgraduate medical course.[5] In his career Baggoley has been director of emergency medicine at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Chief Medical Officer of South Australia and chief executive of the .[3]
Baggoley was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours List for "distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the area of emergency medicine as a clinician, to medical administration and public health care, and to education".[6]
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019.[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Easton, Stephen (13 July 2016). "Chief medical officer retirement sparks Department of Health reshuffle". The Mandarin. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Calvary appoints Professor Chris Baggoley AO". Calvary Health Care. 16 May 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Australia gets new chief medical officer". Australian Financial Review. Australian Associated Press. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Rollins, Adrian (19 July 2016). "Baggoley steps down". Australian Medicine. Australian Medical Association. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Professor Chris Baggoley AO". Flinders University. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Professor Christopher James Baggoley". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
For distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the area of emergency medicine as a clinician, to medical administration and public health care, and to education
- ^ Prosser Scully, Ruby (12 February 2020). "We need to do more to fight pancreatic cancer". Medical Republic. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- Living people
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- 21st-century Australian medical doctors
- 21st-century Australian public servants
- Officers of the Order of Australia
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