Professor David Fletcher AM

Professor David Fletcher graduated MBBS from The University of Western Australia in 1970, gained his General Surgical Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1974 and undertook Upper G.I./Endoscopy training at the Royal Post Graduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital London (1978-1980). He was an Associate Professor of Surgery at Austin Hospital 1980-94 where was a member of the Victorian Liver Transplant team and was involved in introducing Laparoscopic Surgery to Australia and New Zealand.

Professor Fletcher is the former President of the Surgical Research Society Australasia, the Chair of the Upper GI Section RACS, and the Foundation Chair of the Endosurgery Group RACS.   He is a Professor of Surgery at The University of Western Australia (1994-current), and was Director of Surgical Services at Fremantle Hospital 1996-2014, a member of its Board of Management from 1992-1998 and Chair of the Fremantle Hospital Clinical Staff Association 2011-2015.

He was a Member of the Clinical Casemix Committee Australia (1999-2004), Classifications Clinical Advisory Group 2016 (current). Professor Fletcher was an inaugural Board Member of the National Institute of Clinical Studies (N.I.C.S.) 2000-2005, established to close the gap between current and best practice. Professor Fletcher was a member of Reid Committee planning WA Health Care and developing the new West Australian tertiary Fiona Stanley Hospital and South Metropolitan service provision.

Professor Fletcher is Head of General Surgery, Lead Surgeon and inaugural President of the Fiona Stanley Hospital Clinical Staff Association (2015-current). Research M.D. (1985) Melbourne gut endocrinology, since surgical epidemiology (both N.H.M.R.C supported) and now health services research. He was elected Councillor of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2015-current), a member of the Sustainability, Professional Standards and Governance/Advocacy Committees, Chair of the Board of Regional Chairs and inaugural Chair Surgical Directors Section. He was appointed member of Medical Services Advisory Committee (2016-current).