James Leigh

Background

Leigh, James was born on January 29, 1944 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of William Richard and Jean Arthur Leigh.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, U. Sydney (Australia), 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Sydney (Australia), 1972; postgraduate, Monash U., Melbourne, Australia, 1974; Master of Science, U. Sydney, 1980; Master of Arts, U. Sydney, 1981; Doctor of Medicine, U. Sydney, 1992.

Career

Resident medical officer, St. George Hospital, Sydney, 1967; research fellow, U. Sydney, 1968-1970; lecturer, U. Birmingham (England), 1971-1972; staff specialist, Monash U., Melbourne, 1973-1974; director computer services, NSW Health, Sydney, 1975-1978; researcher medical division, Joint Coal Board, Sydney, 1978-1988; head epidemiology department, NIOHS, Sydney, since 1988; head research unit, NIOHS, Sydney, since 1998. Visiting scientist National Center Science Research, Strasbourg, France, 1982. Chairman Faculty Occupational Medicine, NSW, 1988-1996, councillor, 1993-1994.

Visiting professor Finnish IOH, Helsinki, 1994. Senior lecturer U. Sydney, since 1988. Consultant International Labor Organization, Indonesia, since 1996, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997.

Achievements

• James Leigh has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Faculty of Occuptl. Medicine Royal Australian College of Physicians, Faculty of Public Health Medicine Royal Australian College of Physicians. Member Australian Mathematics Society, British Computer Society, International Epidemiological Association, Killara Tennis Club.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, golf, music, Wagner, piano.

Connections

Married Carole Marion Day, January 27, 1967. Children: Julia Marion, Antonia Jane, Claudia Mary.

Father:

William Richard Leigh

Mother:

Jean Arthur Leigh

Spouse:

Carole Marion Day

child:

Claudia Mary Leigh

child:

Antonia Jane Leigh

child:

Julia Marion Leigh