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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
John Masarei was born in Perth, Western Australia in January 1937, the son of Louis Masarei, a chef and Kathleen nee Molyneaux. He was educated at Perth Modern School then commenced his medical degree at Queensland University completing the last two years at the University of WA. after it's inception graduating MB BS in 1961. John was a resident medical officer at the Royal Perth Hospital for 18 months and the Princes Margaret Hospital for six months, after which on the advice of Professor Eric Saint, he did research in the Department of Physiology, UWA with the late Professor Simmonds first as a James and Sith Annie Chesters Scholar and then as an NHMRC Fellow. His MD thesis was on fat absorption in pancreatic deficiency, and the degree was conferred in 1968. A period as a clinician, relieving at the Methodist Hospital, Ba, Fiji followed, and then training in Chemical Pathology at the RPH with Professor Curnow. He obtained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia in 1970 and returned to Fiji to teach physiology at the Fiji Medical School. John's next appointment was at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and the Auckland Hospital. He returned to WA in 1975 to take up the position of Associate Professor in Clinical Biochemistry at UWA and Head of the Department of Biochemistry at RPH. After 15 years at UWA and RPH he resigned and spent a number of years (1990-94) as Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Pathology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. While in Hong Kong he became a Founder Fellow of both the Hong Kong College of Pathologists and the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. On returning to WA, he re-established his association with RPH and UWA, where he teaches in the Master of Laboratory Medicine programme, and works part-time in private community pathology practice. Most of John's published work has been on aspects of lipids, particularly factors affecting their plasma levels and their associations with coronary heart disease. In 1963 John married Marylee Broadbent, they have four daughters: Anthea is a speech pathologist, Helen a registered nurse, Carolyn a Physician in palliative medicine and Fiona a Lawyer. Outside his professional life John's interests include his association with the Uniting Church in Australia, photography and social justice issues. John Masarei retired in 1998 and was appointed an Emeritus Consultant. |
