Dr David Weedon, is a physician and dermatopathologist located in

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, where he was born in 1941. He received his

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degree in 1966 at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

(and later the

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), and completed residency training in

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

at that institution and the

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in the U.S. Weedon has authored two notable books in the field of pathology. The first focused on diseases of the

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, and the second text, on

dermatopathology Dermatopathology (from Greek , ''derma'' 'skin' + , ''pathos'' 'fate, harm' + , '' -logia'' 'study of') is a joint subspecialty of dermatology and pathology or surgical pathology that focuses on the study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic and ...

, is widely considered to be the most encyclopedic reference work on the histomorphology of skin diseases. It is titled ''Skin Pathology.'' Published originally in 1997 and currently in its fourth edition, now edited by James W. Patterson, that book is extensively referenced. It combines information on classical and rare clinical presentations of cutaneous disorders, providing detailed descriptions of their histopathologic characteristics. Weedon has published over 120 original papers in the medical literature. Weedon is a Professor of Pathology at

Bond University Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its founding on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher ed ...

, where he was awarded the Student Council Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Committee, and was a founding member of the Australasian Dermatopathology Society. From 1995 to 1997, Weedon was the President of the

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(AMA). He has also served as a member of that organization's professional standards review panel, and he was President of the

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from 2001 to 2003. In 1997, Weedon was appointed an Officer of the

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for service to medicine, particularly in the fields of education, pathology and dermatopathology.

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Australian pathologists Australian non-fiction writers Australian textbook writers Living people Bond University faculty Presidents of the Australian Medical Association 1942 births Officers of the Order of Australia {{med-bio-stub