David Tiller

David J. Tiller AO is an Australian Professor of Medicine and past President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1994-1996).

Education Tiller attended All Saint's College in NSW before attending the University of Sydney.

Tiller has served in a number of boards and committees throughout his career in extension to his clinical work. Professor Tiller was Chair of the Medical Board of NSW's Area of Need Review Committee from 2000-2003. From 2000-2005, Professor Tiller served on the Federal Government's Private Health Industry Medical Devices Expert Committee He was Chair of the Kidney Care Australia Taskforce from 2001-2006.

Tiller has held a variety of positions within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Notably, he has held of offices of President (1994-1996), Vice President (1992-1994), Chairman of the Constitutional Committee (1991-1993), councillor (1990-1993), Honorary Secretary (1985-1900) and censor (1980-1984).

After ceasing clinical work, Tiller served in many positions at the University of Sydney. He was made the inaugural Associate Dean of the School of Rural Health (1995-2002), and later Associate Dean (Planning and Development) of the Sydney Medical School.

Tiller is also a member of the International Society of Hypertension, the International Society of Nephrology and the International Society of Transplantation.

Tiller currently serves as Visiting Professor of Medicine, School of Rural Health, Sydney Medical School, and has done so since 2008.

Recognition Tiller was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the general division in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honour Roll. His citation reads "For service to medicine, to medical education and to medical research, particularly in the field of kidney disease and hypertension."

Tiller was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Thailand in 1996.