After decades of dedicated service to the field of anaesthesia, Professor David Scott AM has been awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List.
David is a Professor with the Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, and a senior staff anaesthetist in the department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine - having been Director from 2010 to 2022 and Deputy Director for 19 years prior to this.
Professor Scott’s clinical interests are in cardiac and vascular anaesthesia, echocardiography and regional anaesthesia. He has clinical and research interests in acute pain medicine and cognitive outcomes after surgery. His PhD was in the neuropharmacology of neuropathic pain.
He is a co-editor of the book Acute Pain Management - Scientific Evidence. His ongoing research interests are in blood management and cognitive outcomes following anaesthesia and surgery, including delirium and dementia. He has received over $4M in competitive research grants and has published widely in these areas. He is a member of the Executive of the Perioperative Cognition professional Interest Area of the Alzheimer’s Association International. He is also currently the Chair of the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council, and a Director of Professional Affairs (Policy) with ANZCA.
We are incredibly proud of David’s achievements and contributions to the field of anaesthesia, and we congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition. His dedication to improving patient care and advancing the practice of anaesthesia has made a significant impact on both our department and the wider medical community.
