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Australia Day Honours | Gino Pecoraro (GT 1981)
Saturday, 14 May 2022
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The Terrace Family congratulates Associate Professor Gino Pecoraro OAM (GT 1981) on his recognition in the Australia Day Honours. On 26 January 2022, Associate Professor Pecoraro was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to medicine as a gynaecologist. The Australia Day honours list recognised more than 35 members of the Australian Medical Association for their service to medicine and the community. Associate Professor Pecoraro was awarded the OAM for his service to the community as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, with a special interest in high-risk obstetrics, especially thrombophilia and auto-immune disease. He also has an interest in laparoscopic and vaginal surgery, endometriosis and menopause. He has been practising at the Wesley Hospital since 1997 and has been a regular presenter on Channel 10, and served on numerous medical boards. Associate Professor Pecoraro is a former AMA Queensland President, current President of the National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and was an inaugural registrar with the Flying O&G Service Western Queensland. He is also no stranger to awards. His awards and recognition include the Distinguished Service Medal, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2016, 20 Years of Service Medal, Mater Health Services 2017, Fellow, Australian Medical Association 2012 and the Medical Media Award for Excellence in Women’s Health in 2006. |