Dr John Saunders (Addiction Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Dr John Barrington Saunders
- Qualifications
- FAFPHM
- MRCP (Lon) 1975
- Occupation
- General Physician
- Addiction Medicine Specialist
- Public Health Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Addiction Medicine
- Public Health Medicine
John B. Saunders is a Professor and Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, with appointments at the University of Queensland and University of Sydney, and with several private hospital groups. He graduated in pharmacology and then medicine from the University of Cambridge, and undertook specialist medical training in internal medicine, gastroenterology and addiction medicine. His career as a clinician, service director, researcher and academic in addictive disorders extends back over 40 years, and he has extensive clinical experience in hospital and community settings. He has been a member of many state and federal Australian government committees, including the Australian National Council on Drugs (2001-07). He has worked with the World Health Organization since 1981 and was responsible for developing the AUDIT Questionnaire. He is a member of WHO’s Expert Advisory Panel on Substance Abuse and the ICD 11 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Workgroup. He has published four books and over 330 scientific papers, reviews and book chapters. He is an ISI highly cited scientist.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Wesley Hospital Consulting Rooms, Kogarah
Practice Locations
NSW
- Address
- St John of God Hospital
177 Grose Vale Rd
North Richmond NSW 2754
- Phone
- 07 3881 7222
- Fax
- 07 3881 0122
- Wesley Hospital Consulting Rooms, Kogarah
- Address
- 20 English Street
Kogarah NSW 2217
- Phone
- 1300 924 522
- Fax
- 02 9588 4138
