Background
Tonkin, John Paul was born on September 26, 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Henry Lawrence and Elizabeth (Meany) Tonkin.
Tonkin, John Paul was born on September 26, 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Henry Lawrence and Elizabeth (Meany) Tonkin.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Sydney, 1951; DLO, U. London, 1954.
Resident medical officer, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, 1951;
registrar, Royal National Trust, Nose & Ear Hospital, London, 1953-1955;
1st assistant aural department, Guy's Hospital, London, 1955-1956;
honorary ear, nose & throat surgeon, St. Margaret's Children's Hospital, Sydney, 1969-1978;
director speech & hearing clinic, St. Margaret's Children's Hospital, Sydney, 1972-1978;
senior examiner in otolaryngology, Royal Australasian College Surgeons, 1974-1982;
department chairman otolaryngology, St. Vincent's Hospital, New South Wales. Honorary consultant New South Wales Police Department, Royal Australian Navy. Honorary ear, noseand throat surgeon Scottish Hospital, Paddington.
Member Collegium Otorhinolaryngologicum Amicitae Sacrum. Member Board Otolaryngol.
Fellow Royal College Surgeons, Royal Australian College Surgeons (member court examiners).
Married, 1956; children: Jane Earle, James Anthony Hubert, Jonathan Eden.