Background
Spicer, W. John was born on November 3, 1935 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of W. Clifford and Audrey (Thompson) Spicer.
Spicer, W. John was born on November 3, 1935 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of W. Clifford and Audrey (Thompson) Spicer.
Bachelor Medicine B Surgery, University Melbourne, Australia, 1959. Diploma Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, University Sydney, Australia, 1973. Diploma in Bacteriology, University London, 1974.
Resident/registrar Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia, 1960-1965, physician in bacteriology Australia, 1975-1977, director microbiology and infectious diseases Australia, 1978-1999, chairman division medicine Australia, 1988-1989, chairman medical staff Australia, 1989-1990, senior consultant infectious diseases and microbiology Australia, since 1999. Medical superintendent Joyramkura Christian Hospital, Bangladesh, 1966-1970. Associate professor microbiology Monash University, since 1991.
Senior consultant infectious diseases Austin and Repatriation Medical Center, since 1999. Chairman Ministerial Advisory Committee on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Related Diseases, 1995-1999.
Fellow Royal Australasian College Physicians, Royal College Pathologists Australasia, Australasian College Sexual Health Physicians, Australian Society Microbiology. Member Australasian Infectious Diseases Society, British Infection Society, British Microbiol. Society, American Microbiol.
Married Heather M. Watson, January 14, 1961. Children: Merrill, Jillian, John, Stuart.