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MARK LAWRENCE WAHLQVIST Personal details Date of Birth : 5th February 1942 Marital Status : Married, with two children Citizenship : Australian Professional appointments - Foundation Professor of Human Nutrition, Deakin University (1978-1987) - Consultant Physician in Endocrinology & Diabetes; Consultant General Physician; Director, Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism Unit, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne and subsequently Monash Medical Centre. First appointed to Prince Henry's Hospital in 1976. - Consultant Physician, Geelong Hospital (1978-1987) - Consultant Physician, Bethlehem Hospital, Melbourne (from 1982) - Professor and Head of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne (1987-1998) - Professor of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne (1987-) - Chairman, Division of Medicine, Prince Henry's Hospital (1987-1991) and Monash Medical Centre (1987-1994), Melbourne - Director of Professorial General Medical Unit, Prince Henry's Hospital (1987-1991) and Monash Medical Centre (1987-1996) - Foundation Editor-in-chief, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1992-) - Associate Dean, International Health and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University (1999-) - Director, Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (1999-) - Chair, FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of UN) Centre of Excellence, Monash University (1999-) - Honorary Professor in Health & Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University (2002-)
Committees (other than Hospital & University) - President, International Society for Heart Research (Australian Section) (1977-1981) *- Member, Nutrition Committee, Australian Academy of Sciences (1979-1985) and (1987-) - Chairman, Australian Joint Committee on Nutrition & Diabetes (1979-1987) - Member, Victorian State Committee of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1979-1988) - Member, Diet & Heart Disease Committee, National Heart Foundation of Australia (from 1981-1987) - Chairman, International Union of Nutrition Sciences' Committee on Medical Schools V/1 (1982-1985) - Chairman, Dietitians Board of Victoria (1982-1987) - Member, WHO Working Party on Geriatric Nutrition (1984) - Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee for "Food and Nutrition Policy Project", Victoria, Australia (from 1984-1988) - Chairman, Australian Nutrition Foundation (Victorian Division) (1984-1985) - Member, Diet and Cancer Committee, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria (1984-1986) - RACP representative, Advisory Board, Geelong & District Hospital (1986-1988) *- Chairman, International Union of Nutrition Sciences' Committee on Geriatric Nutrition IV/9 (1986-2001) - Chairman, Implementation Committee, Victorian Food & Nutrition Policy Project (1988) *- Member, Nutrition Advisory Committee, World Health Organisation (from 1988) - Chairman, Green Spot Advisory Panel, Victoria Government (1989-1990) *- Member, Australian Society for the Study of Obesity Council (from 1991-1995) *- Member, National Food & Nutrition Monitoring and Surveillance Committee of National Healthy & Medical Research Centre (1991-1995) *- Secretary, Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society (1992-1998) - President, Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society (1999-2000) *- President, Australian Atherosclerosis Society (1992-1993) *- Member, Victorian Case-mix Committee, Department of Health of Victoria (1992-1993) *- Councillor, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) (from 1993) *- Trustee, Australian Nutrition Trust, a philanthropic trust dedicated to nutrition research endeavour (1993-) *- President, Australasian Clinical Nutrition Society (from 1987-1993) & Secretary (from 1994) *- Chairman, Australian Weight Management Industry Code of Practice Committee (1994-1996) - Chairman, Australian Weight Management Industry Review Committee (1994-1995) *- Member, WHO Working Party on Food Based Dietary Guidelines (1994) *- Chairman, IUNS Task Force of Nutrition Informatics (1995-) *- National Chairman, Australian Nutrition Foundation (1995-) *- Chairman, International Union of Nutrition Sciences Task Force on Informatics (1995-) *- Chairman, Australian Society for the Study of Obesity Education Committee (1995-) - Chair, National Food Selection Guide (1996) *- Board Director, Australian & New Zealand Food Authority (1996-) * Chairman, WHO Working Party on Dietary Guidelines for Western Pacific (1996-) *- Chairman, Goals and Targets Committee for Implementation of Victoria’s Food & Nutrition Policy (1996) - Chair, National Health Data Committee (NHDC) Expert Working Group on Body Fatness Measurement (1996-1997) *- Chairman, Weight Loss Management Code of Practice Council (1997-) - President-Elect, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (1997-2001) *- Chairman, Food Safety Council of Victoria (1997-) *- President, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (2001-) *- Chair, Nutrition Committee, Australian Academy of Science (2002-)
* Current
Editorial Roles 1. Member, Editorial Board, 'Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia' (1979-1987) . 2. Member, Editorial Board 'Clinical Physiology' . Journal of the Scandinavian Society for Clinical Physiology (1979-). 3. Member, Honorary Editorial Board, 'Current Therapeutics' (1982-) . 4. Member, Honorary Editorial Board, 'Patient Management' (1982-1993). 5. Consulting Editor, 'Heinzsight' Nutrition Newsletter (1983-1996). 6. Consulting Editor, 'Nutrition Research'. (1984-). 7. Correspondent, 'Comments on Nutrition' (1989-1990). 8. Member, Editorial Board 'International Journal of Obesity' (1990-1993). 9. Consulting Editor, 'Prospects and Perspectives in Human Nutrition' (1990). 10. Contributing Editorship, 'Nutrition Reviews' (1989-). 11. Editor-in-Chief, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1992-) 12. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, General Practitioner (1993) 13. Member, Editorial Board ‘Journal of the International Society of Pediatric Nutrition’ (1996-) 14. Member, International Advisory Board ‘China National Journal of New Gastroenterology’ (1996-) 15. Member, Editorial Board ‘International Journal of Functional Foods’ (2000-) 16. Associate Editor, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2000-)
Qualifications and Fellowships Bachelor of Medical Science, Adelaide University (1962) MB,BS, Adelaide University (1966) MD, Adelaide University (1970) MD, Uppsala University (1972) MRACP (Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians) (1975) FRACP (Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians) (1978) FAIFST, (Fellow, Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology) (1982) FACN, (Fellow of American College of Nutrition) (1988) FAFPHM (Fellow of Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine) (1991)
Scientific papers Almost 500 papers published in scientific journals on food, nutrition and metabolic problems.
Books 1. Food & Nutrition in Australia. Ed. M.L. Wahlqvist, Methuen, Sydney, 1981 (3rd edition, Thomas Nelson, 1988) 2. Use and Abuse of Vitamins. M.L. Wahlqvist & S.S. Huang, Sun Books, Melbourne, 1983 (2nd edition, 1987, with A. Worsley) 3. Food Facts. D. Briggs & M. Wahlqvist. Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1984 (2nd edition, 1988; Reprinted 1993) 4. Australian Kitchen Nutrition. M. Wahlqvist & L. Collins. MacMillan, Melbourne, 1984. 5. Eating Matters. D. Briggs & M. Wahlqvist. Haynes-Methuen, Melbourne, 1985. 6. Recent Advances in Clinical Nutrition:2. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Clinical Nutrition. M. Wahlqvist & A.S. Truswell. John Libbey & Co Ltd, London, 1986. 7. Patient Problems in Clinical Nutrition: A Manual. M. Wahlqvist & J. Vobecky. John Libbey & Co Ltd, London, 1987. 8. Food & Health: Issues and Directions. M.L. Wahlqvist, R.W.F. King, J.J. McNeil & R. Sewell, John Libbey & Co Ltd, London, 1987. 9. Current Problems in Nutrition Pharmacology & Toxicology. Allan J. McLean & Mark L. Wahlqvist, John Libbey & Co Ltd, London, 1988. 10. Food Habits in Australia. A.S. Truswell & M. Wahlqvist, Rene Gordon Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1988. 11. Responsibility for Nutrition Diagnosis: A report by the nutrition working party of the Social Issues Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Michael Gracey, Basil Hetzel, Richard Smallwood, Boyd Strauss, Cliff Tasman-Jones and Mark Wahlqvist (Chair), Smith-Gordon & Co Ltd, 1989. 12. Food: Questions and Answers. M.L. Wahlqvist and D. Briggs. Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1991. 13. Patient Problems in Clinical Nutrition: A Manual (Chinese Edition). M.L. Wahlqvist and J.S. Vobecky, People's Surgeon Publishing House, Beijing, 1991. 14. Preventive Nutrition in Medical Practice. M.L. Wahlqvist & J.S. Vobecky. Smith-Gordon & Co Ltd, London, 1994. 15. Exercise and Obesity. Andrew Hills and Mark L. Wahlqvist. Smith-Gordon & Co Ltd, London, 1994. 16. Nutrition in a sustainable environment. Mark L. Wahlqvist, A. Stewart Truswell, Richard Smith, Paul J. Nestel. Smith-Gordon & Co Ltd, London, 1994. 17. Food and Nutrition: Australasia, Asia and Pacific. Mark L. Wahlqvist. Allen and Unwin, 1997. 18. Agefit. Gayle Savige, Mark Wahlqvist. Pan Macmillan Australia, 2001. 19. Food and Nutrition. 2nd edition. Mark L Wahlqvist. NSW: Allen and Unwin, 2002.
Extra-professional Activities • Music • farming • As a member of the Emigrants Research Institute, Växjö, Sweden, involvement in migrant genealogy. • Chairman, Board of Bharatam Dance Company (1989-1991) • International Relations
Awards Charlotta Medal, Sweden, 1994 Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology – Food Industry Innovation Award, 1998 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) , Australia Day, 26th January 2000 Life Honorary Member, British Nutrition Society |
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