Dr Fiona Wood - Infinite Women

Born: 2 February 1958, United Kingdom
Died: NA
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA

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Fiona Wood graduated from the St Thomas Hospital Medical School in London with a M.B, B.S. in 1981. She moved to Australia in 1987 and took up a registrar position in plastic surgery at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth. In 1991, she became a consultant after passing the plastics surgery exam. In 1993, Wood worked with medical scientist Marie Stoner on ways to treat burns at the Princess Margaret (PMH) and Royal Perth (RPH) hospitals. In 1995 a spray on solution called Cellspray was launched and in 1999, Wood and Stoner founded the Clinical Cell Culture. Wood’s knowledge of treating burns became prominent immediately after the Bali bombings in 2002.

Chronology
17 Oct 2003
Award – Member of the Order of Australia (AM) – for service to medicine as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, through research into the management of burns patients, and as coordinator of surgical staff at the Royal Perth Hospital during the treatment of people injured in the bombings which occurred in Bali on 12October 2002
2005
Award – Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2005
Award – Australian of the Year, Australia Day Council
2015 –
Award – Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS)
2021
Award – DSc honoris causa, University of Wollongong
2022
Award – Australian Society for Medical Research Medal
26 Jan 2024
Award – Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) – for distinguished service to plastic and reconstructive surgery, to medical research, and as clinician scientist and mentor