John Ward is a semi-retired geriatrician.
Prior to entering Geriatric Medicine in 1985, John was in public health administration,including Aboriginal Health, Deputy Director of the Southern Metropolitan Health Region and Director of NSW Prison Medical Service.
John worked as geriatrician in Eastern Sydney prior to moving to the Hunter in 2000.His major interests are the assessment and management of dementia in the community, sarcopenia and healthy ageing.
John was a co-founder of the Hunter Ageing Alliance and the current Vice-President.
John is the 2024 NSW Senior Australian of the Year.
