David Celermajer
David Stephen Celermajer AO FAA FAHMS (born 8 December 1961) is an Australian cardiologist and the Scandrett Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sydney.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Celermajer is the son of John and Tina Celermajer, both Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust.[2] When he was eleven, Celermajer won a scholarship to Sydney Grammar School.[2] He went on to win the World Universities Debating Championship.[2] He graduated from the University of Sydney with a medical degree in 1983, and won a Rhodes Scholarship that same year.[3] He has a PhD in children's heart disease from the University of London, which he received in 1993,[3] and a higher-doctorate D.Sc. from the University of Sydney.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2003, Celermajer was appointed the clinical director of the Heart Research Institute.[4]
Research[edit]
In 1996, Celermajer published a study showing that exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with "dose-related impairment of endothelium-dependent dilatation" in the arteries of healthy young adults.[5][6]
Honors and awards[edit]
In 2002, Celermajer was awarded the Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research, and in 2006, he was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[3] In 2014, he was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for his "distinguished service to medicine in the field of cardiology, as a clinician and researcher, to improved medical diagnostic methods, and to the promotion of heart health, particularly in children and young adults.”[3] In 2018 he was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Celermajer describes himself as an atheist Jew.[2] He is married to nurse Noirin Celermajer, whom he met at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital when they were both trainees there.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Professor David Celermajer AO". Menzies School of Health Research. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Snow, Deborah (26 October 2013). "At the very heart of life and death". Sydney Morning-Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Professor David Celermajer". University of Sydney. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "David Celermajer". University of Sydney. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Celermajer, David S.; Adams, Mark R.; Clarkson, Peter; Robinson, Jacqui; McCredie, Robyn; Donald, Ann; Deanfield, John E. (18 January 1996). "Passive Smoking and Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Arterial Dilatation in Healthy Young Adults". New England Journal of Medicine. 334 (3): 150–155. doi:10.1056/NEJM199601183340303. PMID 8531969.
- ^ "Jurors reminded of evils of secondhand smoke". CNN. 20 August 1997. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
External links[edit]
- Faculty page
- David Celermajer publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Australian cardiologists
- Academic staff of the University of Sydney
- Officers of the Order of Australia
- Australian Rhodes Scholars
- Sydney Medical School alumni
- Alumni of the University of London
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- Australian secular Jews
- Australian people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Jewish atheists