Lesley Veronica Campbell AM is an Australian endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine with a special interest in clinical diabetes, appetite and metabolism. She is a principal research fellow at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Campbell graduated from Sydney University in 1968.[2] She became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1973. She joined the Garvan Institute 1979 as a principal researcher and has remained there since and is the group leader of their Diabetes and Obesity Clinical Studies program.[3] She is also director of diabetes services at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.[4] She was appointed Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales. Campbell published more than 240 scientific papers.[2] She is an advocate of an attitude that does not stigmatise those that are overweight or the parents of obese children and points out that 30% of those considered as obese are actually in good health.[4][5][6]
Campbell was awarded Fellowship of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1977) and the British Royal College of Physicians (1989).[1]
Year | Award |
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2014 | Sir Kempson Maddox Award from Diabetes Australia – NSW |
2013 | Honorary Life Membership of Australian Diabetes Society |
2008 | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) |
2001 | Medal Swedish Society of Medicine |
2000 | Visiting Fellowship Harvard School of Population Health |
1989 | Fellowship Royal British College of Physicians |
1977 | Fellowship Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
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