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George Skowronski
Associate Professor - University of New South Wales
Professional Bio
MBBS(Hons), FRACP, FRCP, FCICM, M.Bioeth
George Skowronski graduated from Monash University in 1974. His postgraduate training was in internal medicine and intensive care. He retired from clinical practice in intensive care in 2019, and now holds a part-time position as clinical ethics consultant at St George Hospital, Sydney. He holds a conjoint appointment with the University of NSW as an Associate Professor of Critical Care, and is a Research Affiliate at the University of Sydney.
George is an ex-President of (ANZICS), an ex-chairman of the Intensive Care Specialist Advisory Committee of the RACP, and an ex-examiner for the former Faculty of Intensive Care. He was instrumental in establishing the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group, and led the development of the MBS fee structure for intensive care. He has also served as a State Councillor for the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association, a State Councillor for the AMA and an expert reviewer for the Heath Care Complaints Commission.
The numerous ethical problems of intensive care medicine led to an early interest in this area, and George completed a Master of Bioethics through Sydney University in 2016. He has a research interest in organ donation ethics as well as his clinical ethics consulting role at St George.
George Skowronski graduated from Monash University in 1974. His postgraduate training was in internal medicine and intensive care. He retired from clinical practice in intensive care in 2019, and now holds a part-time position as clinical ethics consultant at St George Hospital, Sydney. He holds a conjoint appointment with the University of NSW as an Associate Professor of Critical Care, and is a Research Affiliate at the University of Sydney.
George is an ex-President of (ANZICS), an ex-chairman of the Intensive Care Specialist Advisory Committee of the RACP, and an ex-examiner for the former Faculty of Intensive Care. He was instrumental in establishing the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group, and led the development of the MBS fee structure for intensive care. He has also served as a State Councillor for the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association, a State Councillor for the AMA and an expert reviewer for the Heath Care Complaints Commission.
The numerous ethical problems of intensive care medicine led to an early interest in this area, and George completed a Master of Bioethics through Sydney University in 2016. He has a research interest in organ donation ethics as well as his clinical ethics consulting role at St George.