When it comes to caring for pre-term and new babies, few people in WA, if any, have contributed more than Prof Karen Simmer as Professor of Newborn Medicine at UWA and director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Units at KEMH and PMH.

Dr Karin Margolius has topped off an already prolific career with another gong - The Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), given out at this year's Australia Day ceremony in Perth for her services to ‘clinical forensic medicine, education.......

When it comes to nutrition and public health, there are few more dedicated and influential doctors than Prof Colin Binns. Colin is the foundation head of Curtin University of Technology's School of Public Health, a position he held from 1979 until 2001...

Prof Moyez Jiwa is one of the rare individuals dedicated to primary care research in WA. His medical career began as a GP in the UK, but he was so keen to gain a deeper understanding of primary care, he uprooted and migrated to Australia in 2005...

For Dr David Tadj, 2008 marks two anniversaries: ten years in the south coast idyll of Albany and ten years of energetic and committed board membership of the Great Southern GP Network, of which he is currently chair.

It is a rare doctor who celebrates his golden anniversary of working in one place, especially in the bush, but Kununoppin's "Dr John" Radunovich is a rare kind of man.

According to popular medical philosophy, today's incontrovertible fact is an even-money bet to become historical curiosity in less than a generation. Developmental paediatrician Dr Trevor Parry understands this...

Dr Mal Washer's career in Federal politics could be considered a slow burn. He entered the political arena in 1998 as the Liberal MP for the Federal seat of Moore in the northern suburbs ...

In a medical system notable for its burgeoning layers of specialisation, the generalist is required to take an ever broader perspective. So it's not surprising that Dr Phil Reid has a history of seeing the bigger picture...