Dr John Yu

"Community values and the challenges of change"

 

Dr John Yu is a distinguished paediatrician and Sydney University Medical Program alumnus. He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Westmead Children's Hospital where, as an expert on decorative arts, he helped to create a paediatric hospital that integrates art, design and high quality medical care for the benefit of young people. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Yu served as the Chancellor of the University of New South Wales. He has been a part of various organizations in support of Asian culture and relations between Australia and China. Dr Yu's commitments to Medicine and the Arts were recognised in 1996 when he was awarded Australian of the Year, and in 2001 when he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia.