Creswell Eastman
Creswell Eastman | |
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| Born | 30 March 1940 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 17 May 2025 (aged 85) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Medical career | |
| Profession | Professor of medicine |
| Field | Endocrinology, Public Health |
| Institutions | University of Sydney |
| Awards | Officer (AO) 2018, Member (AM) 1994 in the General Division of the Order of Australia
2014 Thailand Health Promotion Award 2006 AMA award for excellence in health care 2008 University of Sydney Alumni Award for Professional Excellence |
Creswell John Eastman AO (30 March 1940 – 17 May 2025) was the Clinical Professor of Medicine at Sydney University Medical School, Principal of the Sydney Thyroid Clinic and Consultant Emeritus to the Westmead Hospital. Eastman was an endocrinologist and directed or conducted research and public health projects into elimination of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, several Pacific Islands, Hong Kong, China and Tibet and Australia. For his work in remote areas of China, he was dubbed the "man who saved a million brains".
In 2013 Eastman expressed concern that IDD may be affecting Australian children's ability to perform at school and reiterated that view in 2016. While the initial focus was mostly on indigenous children, he latterly expanded it to include all children.