Background
Forbes, John Frederick was born on March 6, 1944 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Son of Gladstone Bruce and Kathleen Forbes.
Forbes, John Frederick was born on March 6, 1944 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Son of Gladstone Bruce and Kathleen Forbes.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, U. Melbourne (Victoria), 1968; B Medical Science, U. Melbourne (Victoria), 1971; Master of Science, U. Melbourne (Victoria), 1976.
Medical resident, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 1969; registrar surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 1972-1975; research fellow, Cancer Institute Melbourne, 1970-1971; Australian Nuffield fellow medicine, Welsh National Medical School, Wales, 1975-1977; senior lecturer surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, U. Melbourne, 1977-1981; associate professor surgery, U. Melbourne, 1981-1987; professor surgical oncology, U. Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, since 1987; director department surgical oncology, Newcastle Mater Mis Hospital, Waratan, New South Wales, since 1987. Director, coordinator Australian New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, since 1977. Director Hunter Breast Cancer Screening Project, Newcastle, since 1987.
Co-founder First Montessori School, Melbourne, 1974. Fellow Royal Australasian College Surgeons (John Mitchell Crouch fellow1979), Roual College Surgeons. Member American Society Clinical Oncology, U. Melbourne Graduates Society (life).
Married Jennifer Joan Daniels, December 23, 1968. Children: Siobhan, Briony.