Robert Charles Burton, born Melbourne 1943, MD (Surgery), PhD (Tumour Immunology), MBBS, BMedSci (Melbourne Univ), BA (Newcastle Univ), FRACS, FRACP, FAFPHM. Fellow in Vascular Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital (1975-1977, Research and Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Transplantation Unit Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard University (1977-1981), Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard University (1981-1981), Foundation Professor of Surgical Science (Discipline Head) University of Newcastle, Australia (1981-1995),Visiting Scientist, Oxford University (John Radcliffe Hospital), United Kingdom (1986-1987). Chairman of Surgery, John Hunter University Teaching Hospital, Newcastle, Australia (1989-1992), Visiting Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France (1992-1993), Director (CEO) of The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia (1995-2002), Member, Executive, Australian Cancer Society (1996-2002),Member, Cancer Strategies Group (Chair, 2002-2006), Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Aging, Australia (1998-2006), Strategic Leader for Capacity Building and Council Member, International Union Against Cancer (2002-2006), Member, Australian Screening Advisory Committee (ASAC), Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Aging, Australia (2003-2006), World Health Organization (WHO) 14 consultancies for National Non-communicable Diseases (NCD)/ Cancer Planning and Cancer Screening in Lower Middle Income (LMI) countries (2003-2012), Technical Officer WHO China office (2005), World Health Organization –Kobe Centre, Consultant on NCD (2005-2006) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Program for Action on Cancer Therapy (PACT) 22 missions to LMI countries, Cancer epidemiologist IAEA-PACT Vienna (2013),.Professor Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine then School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University (2006-2013, Adjunct Professor (2014). Breast, Prostate and Cervical Cancer screening consultancies (UICC, WHO, IAEA-PACT, INCTR) and 33/228 publications (1996-2014).
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