Doctor Stephen Bolsin helps improve the quality of life of people in need after starting his career in the United Kingdom many years ago.
The Newtown man was recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) during this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for his service to medicine as an anaesthetist.
Mr Bolsin said it was “a bit of a surprise and a great honour” to be acknowledged for his work and that one of his biggest career highlights was becoming a paediatric and adult cardiac anaesthetist.
“For me that (anaesthetics) was just the perfect speciality and I’ve never really fallen out of love with that anaesthesia. It was a career choice that I’ve never regretted,” he said.
“My original plan had been to live with and bring up my family in the UK, but we ended up moving to Australia, and I’m very proud to have brought up two very strong Australian children.
“I’m intrigued by the interaction of drugs with the physiology of the body and that the anaesthetics were able to control respiration, blood pressure, heart rate and all the things that they needed to.”
Mr Bolsin has worked across organisations like the Bristol Royal Infirmary, The University of Melbourne and Barwon Health’s University Hospital Geelong.
