Stuart Pegg

Stuart Phillip Pegg (13 March 1932 – 2 April 2023) was an Australian burns specialist. He is credited with developing and providing life saving treatment for critically ill burns patients.

Pegg commenced his medical career by interring at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in 1957 before serving as the medical superintendent at Julia Creek from 1958 to 1961. Despite contacting some of the state's most senior specialists for advice, they couldn't offer Pegg any sufficient guidance. Although the patient died, the case prompted Pegg to advocate for better ways to treat burns.

From 1990 to 1998, Pegg served as the vice-president of the International Society for Burn Injuries.

In 2006, Pegg earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Queensland and retired the same year.

One of Pegg's most notable patients was Jandamarra O'Shane, a seven-year-old Aboriginal boy who was doused in petrol and set alight while playing at his Cairns primary school in 1996. From 1981 to 1987, Pegg served as a major in the Australian Army Reserve.

In 2018, Pegg received the Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Excellence Award from the University of Queensland.

Pegg was named as a Queensland Great in 2022.

Pegg died on 2 April 2023, at the age of 91.