Background
Santamaria, Joseph Natalino was born on December 21, 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Joseph and Maria Terzita (Costa) Santamaria.
Santamaria, Joseph Natalino was born on December 21, 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Joseph and Maria Terzita (Costa) Santamaria.
Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, U. Melbourne, 1948; Master in Medicine, U. Melbourne.
Assistant outpatient physician, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, 1956-1970; director autumn school studies, director community medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, 1970-1988; chairman hospital bioethics committee, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, 1983-1988; cancer unit physician-in-charge, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, 1967-1968; senior associate physician Department Medicine, U. Melbourne, 1970-1988; chairman Addiction Research Institute, Thomas More Center, Melbourne, since 1986. Member committee International Ethics Institute, Rome, since 1988.
Member Liquor Control Commission, since 1989. Member Surgical Team, Australian Military, Vietnam, 1966. Fellow Royal Australian College of Physicians, College Public Health Medicine, Royal Society Medicine (United Kingdom).
Member Australian Medical Society on Alcohol and Drugs (chairman), Australian Family Association (national president since 1986).
Married Dorothy Cook, February 23, 1951. Children: John, Marie, Anita, Denise, Mark.