Michael Goldacre

Michael John Goldacre (born 3 January 1944 in Melbourne, Australia) is a medical doctor and academic. He has been a fellow of Magdalen College since 1985 and was awarded a Title of Distinction as Professor of Public Health at the University of Oxford in 2002.[1] He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health.[1]

Early life

Goldacre was born on 3 January 1944 in Melbourne, Australia.[1] His great-grandfather was journalist and politician Sir Henry Parkes, father of the Australian Federation. He was educated at Bec School, a grammar school in London, England. He studied medicine at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, and at University College Hospital, London, graduating with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM BCh) degrees.[1]

Career

Goldacre has been at the University of Oxford since 1974, when he was appointed clinical lecturer in social and community medicine.[1] Since 1986, he has been the Director of the Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology. He was also scientific director of the South East England Public Health Observatory from 2000 until 2005.[1]

Personal life

In 1973 he married Australian singer Susan M Traynor, who performed as Noosha Fox, in Wandsworth, London.[2]. Their son is the science writer Ben Goldacre.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Prof Michael Goldacre". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Name: Susan M Traynor Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1973 Registration district: Wandsworth Inferred County: London Spouse: Michael J Goldacre Volume Number: 5e Page Number: 975
  3. ↑ Ian Fairlie (2009). "Book Reviews: Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre". Medicine, Conflict and Survival. 25 (3): 255–257. doi:10.1080/13623690902943552.


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