Education
Born to Frank and Joan Mary Kerin, Kerin qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) at the University of Adelaide in 1969.
Born to Frank and Joan Mary Kerin, Kerin qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) at the University of Adelaide in 1969.
He was a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FRANZCOG) and had been awarded a Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI). Kerin spent 16 years directing in vitro fertilisation units with the University of Adelaide (1979–1986), University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre (1986–1991) and Fresenius Medical Care (1992–1995). While at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Adelaide, South Australia, his team produced South Australia"s first in vitro fertilisation twins.
Foreign 7 years he was a principal investigator for conducting international multi-centre Food and Drug Administration regulated clinical trials for assessing the safety and efficacy of reproducive technology.
In June 2004 he was appointed the Medical Director of Flinders Reproductive Medicine. John Kerin has published hundreds of publications, in medical science research, particularly in vitro fertilisation. He was a keen wooden boat designer and builder having spent many years handcrafting full-scale, seaworthy wooden boats.
He also conducted marine research off the coast of Queensland in his spare time, for the protection and understanding of the endangered manta-ray. Also, a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (England) 1986, and FACOG (Department of Administration and Management) 1988.
Kerin died as a result of an accident on his hobby farm at Eden Valley, South Australia.