Sue Pullon is a New Zealand public health researcher and practicing
GP. She is the author of the ''New Zealand Pregnancy Book''.
Background
Pullon is a professor at the
University of Otago
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's Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She was Head of the Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice from 2010 to 2017.
In 1980, Pullon became a medical officer with the Family Planning Association, under the leadership of
Dame Margaret Sparrow.
Pullon worked as a GP for 32 years before moving to a full-time position with the University of Otago in 2011.
She was promoted to Professor in 2017.
The ''New Zealand Pregnancy Book'' was first published in 1991 and was the first comprehensive guide for New Zealand women on the topics of reproductive health, pregnancy and new babies. A second edition was published in 1999 and a third edition in 2008 included midwife Cheryl Benn as a co-author.
In 2009, Pullon was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship of the
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
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References
External links
The New Zealand Pregnancy Book: tips from the author Radio NZ interview, 20 Nov 2017.
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New Zealand women scientists
Living people
Academic staff of the University of Otago
New Zealand scientists
New Zealand public health doctors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Women public health doctors