Background
Leeder, Stephen Ross was born on December 13, 1941 in Grafton, Australia. Son of Norman Montague and Winifred Ruth (Long) Leeder.
Leeder, Stephen Ross was born on December 13, 1941 in Grafton, Australia. Son of Norman Montague and Winifred Ruth (Long) Leeder.
Bachelor of Science in Medicine, University Sydney, 1964. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University Sydney, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Sydney, 1974.
Resident Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, 1966-1967, 1969-1970. Research scholar University Sydney, 1971-1973. Lecturer St. Thomas Hospital, London, 1974-1975.
Assistant professor McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1975-1976. Professor community medicine Newcastle University, 1976-1985. Professor public health and community medicine Westmead Hospital/Sydney University, 1985-1997.
Dean of medicine University Sydney, Australia, 1997—2002. Director Australian Health Policy Institute, since 2002. Senior research fellow Columbia University, New York City, 2003.
Director of Asian and Pacific Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Newcastle, 1982-1985, others. Medical officer Tinsley Hospital, Baiyer River, Papua New Guinea, 1968. Visiting medical officer thoracic medicine Royal Newcastle Hospital, 1976-1985, Wallsend District Hospital, 1977-1983, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, since 1986.
Advisory in community health Hunter Regional Office, New South Wales Health Commission, 1976-1985. Member Better Health Commission, 1984-1986, 88-91. Expert adviser to National Program for Better Health, 1988-1992.
President Public Health Association of Australia, 1985-1988, 94-98. Member New South Wales Health Council, 2000-2001. Chairman research ethics committee Western Sydney Area Health Service, 1995-2002, others.
Member Australasian Epidemiological Association (president 1991-1995), others.
Married Dorothy Muriel Evans, January 12, 1967 (divorced 1986). Children: Nicholas John, Robert Stephen. Married Katharine Marjorie Esson, September 30, 1989.
1 child, James Esson.