Stephen Leeder

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About Stephen Leeder

Stephen R Leeder AO MD PhD DMedSc FRACP FAFPHM FFPH FRACGP (Hon) Professor Stephen Leeder completed his PhD in epidemiology at the University of Sydney (Australia) in 1974. He then worked at the St Thomas Hospital Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Social Medicine in London for 18 months and then at McMaster University in Ontario (Canada) as an Assistant Professor in the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Medicine for one year. He returned to Australia as Foundation Professor of Community Medicine at the University of Newcastle from 1976 to 1985. In 1985, he returned to the University of Sydney and took up a position as Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Westmead Hospital. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1996 to the end of 2002. He also directed the Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the University of Sydney, from 2005 to 2013. With over 40 years of experience, his breakthrough research focuses on public health, educational development and policy. He is also interested in medical educational reform and mentoring young investigators, seeking ways to ensure the career development of his team members. He is a passionate advocate for integrating community care with hospital services to improve patient health. He is the current editor of the International Journal of Epidemiology and directs the Research and Education Network in the Western Sydney Local Health District. He is a regular contributor to medical newspapers on matters of health policy.