Prof. John P. Fletcher

Prof. John P. Fletcher

Prof. John P. Fletcher

Award of Excellence in Public Education and Research in Venous Thromboembolism

Professor John Fletcher is Professor of Surgery and Head of the University of Sydney Department of Surgery, Chairman of the Division of Surgery and Director of Vascular Surgery at Westmead Hospital, Director of the Westmead Vascular Biology Research Centre and of the Westmead Vascular Laboratory. He was the first Australian and New Zealand Vice-President of the International Union of Angiology (IUA) in 1998-2000 and is an Adviser to the IUA Executive Board. He served on the Executive Committee of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia from 1991-1996 and was President 1997-1998. He is a member of the Court of Examiners in Vascular Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is Chairman of the Australian and New Zealand Working Party on Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism.

His major clinical interests are the endovascular management of aortic aneurysm, the non-invasive investigation of vascular disease and the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. His basic research interests are the cellular mechanisms in atherosclerotic plaque formation, inhibition of intimal hyperplasia following vascular interventions and prevention of prosthetic vascular graft infection.