John Carter (endocrinologist)

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John Norman Carter AO (born 28 December 1944) is an Australian medical academic and endocrinologist. [1]

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Early life

Carter was born in Melbourne, Australia, and attended Newington College (1957-1961) [2] before graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney. [3]

Medical career

Clinical Professor Department of Medicine, University of Sydney since 2010

Committees

Fellowships and Honours

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References

  1. Crown Content, Who's Who in Australia 2008, pp 422
  2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 30
  3. Alumni Sidneienses Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "It's an Honour". Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  5. "It's an Honour". Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2008.