James Morton (physician)

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James Morton AM is an Australian medical doctor and advocate for children with autism spectrum disorders. Morton is a specialist haematologist and oncologist at Brisbane's Mater Hospital and a senior specialist with the Leukaemia & Bone Marrow Transplant Service at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. [1]

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Early life

Dr James Morton was born in Brisbane, Queensland and attended Brisbane State High School.[ citation needed ]

Morton graduated with a MBSS from the University of Queensland in 1987 and completed his general medical training in 1991. [1]

Career

In 1996, Morton travelled to the United States where he was an international fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, before returning to Australian in 1998. [1]

Morton was previously board member of Icon Cancer Care and the Leukaemia Foundation, where he was credited with developing the World's Greatest Shave initiative into an annual national campaign from a one-off event in Lismore, New South Wales. [2]

Morton is arguably best known for his advocacy of children with autism. [3] [4]

Following a report commissioned by Morton, Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced that $190 million of additional funding would be delivered to support services for autistic children. [5] [6] The funding announcement was welcomed by Morton who described it as a "monumental package".

Morton was named in the 2015 Australia Day Honours and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition for his significant service to children with autism spectrum disorders and to the field of oncology. [7] [8]

On Queensland Day in 2020, Morton was named as a Queensland Great. [4] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Biography: Dr James Morton, Icon Cancer Centre. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. Blok, Nerida (4 April 2006) Shave for a cure started here in Lismore, The Northern Star . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. Fidler, Richard (15 August 2011) James Morton's mission to create better Autism services for his son, Conversations . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 Davies, Hannah (6 June 2020) 2020 Queensland Greats list celebrates our local heroes, The Courier Mail . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. Roberts, Kathryn (14 May 2007) Autism costs community $7billion annually: report, The World Today . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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  7. Harazim, Kristina (25 January 2015) Work in oncology and autism spectrum disorders recognised, ABC News . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. Award: A James Morton, Australian Honours Search Facility, Australian Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. 2020 Queensland Greats recipients, Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.