Jim Bishop (doctor)
James Frank Bishop AO is an Australian doctor and the Chief Medical Officer of Australia between 2009 and 2011.
Professor Jim Bishop AO | |
|---|---|
| Chief Medical Officer | |
| In office 2009 – April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John Horvath |
| Succeeded by | Chris Baggoley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Frank Bishop |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | 1972: University of Melbourne, 1979: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1979: Royal College of Pathologists of Australia, 1989: University of Melbourne, 1999: University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Oncologist |
| Medical career | |
| Research | Cancer chemotherapy, clinical trials, cancer epidemiology, cancer health services and economics, health policy |
Bishop graduated from University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1972. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and spent three years with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. He later practiced at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne and after founded the Sydney Cancer Centre at Royal Prince Alfred and Concord Hospitals.
In his role as Chief Medical Officer, Bishop advised the Australian government on its response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic. As CMO, Bishop also looked to focus on prevention measures relating to diet, obesity and tobacco use.
He later became the executive director of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre and the chair of cancer medicine at the University of Melbourne.
Bishop was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to medicine, particularly in the field of cancer treatment and research and through the development of innovative policy, improved public awareness and service delivery programs".