Dr Nick Coatsworth: Bio, Age, Qualifications, Wife, Children

June 23, 2024 Off By Chloe Lee

Dr Nick Coatsworth is an Australian physician. He is the former Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Australia. He is the executive director of the Medical Services Group at Canberra Health Services.

The 45-year-old has served in senior roles in the federal and state departments. He is an expert in clinical governance at all levels of health care. He made a quality input while at Canberra Health Services.

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Dr Nick Coatsworth
Dr Nick Coatsworth became a deputy chief medical officer in March 2020.
Quick Facts
Name:	Nick Coatsworth
Age:	45 years old
Nationality:	Australian
Parents:	Miriam (mother)
Alma mater:	University of Western Australia
Occupation:	Doctor, medical practitioner
Spouse:	Dr Rebecca Pearson
Children:	Abi, Jonathan, Georgiana

Education

Coatsworth graduated with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 2001. He completed a Masters in International Public Health at the University of Sydney.

The University of Western Australia honored him with an Honorary Doctorate for services to medicine in 2022.

Career

At the beginning of his career, Coatsworth was a field doctor for Medecins Sans Frontieres. He practiced in the Republic of Congo, Chad, and Darfur. He became the President of the Australian Section of MSF and completed a two-term service on the Board.

Dr Nick is a medical expert for Nine Network. He has vast experience in delivering healthcare in Australia. He became a deputy chief medical officer in March 2020 and serves on the Board of Careflight Limited.

Coatsworth spearheaded Australia’s COVID-19 advertising campaign. He uses his platform to provide information to guide individual behavior and health policies. He contributed to the country’s response to the pandemic through his voice.

Nick is a specialist in infectious diseases and respiratory medicine and works as a physician at Canberra Hospital. He was the executive director of the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre in Darwin.

Dr Nick Coatsworth Nine Network — *Dr Nick Coatsworth is Nine Network Medico and host of Do You Want To Live Forever?*

The doctor is also an entertaining and thought-provoking public speaker. He is a regular lecturer on health security at the National Security College.

Dr Nick led the second Australian Medical Assistance Team to the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. He is also interested in global health and worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres.

He conducted doctoral research and explored crisis decision-making in the first 70 days of the pandemic at the Australian National University. He worked for Doctors without Borders in Sudan, Chad, and the Congo.

Coatsworth is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians. He is one of the known medical spokespeople during the pandemic. He reached and engaged the Australian community through media platforms.

Nick is a Clinical Associate Professor at the ANU College of Health and Medicine. He conducts Doctoral research at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance. His is an expertise in health policy, infectious diseases, disaster, public policy, and humanitarian medicine.

Dr Nick Coatsworth is the co-host and creator of the four-part documentary Do You Want to Live Forever? He hosts the show alongside Tracy Grimshaw.

Person Life

Dr Nick Coatsworth is married to a lung transplant physician, Dr Rebecca Pearson. He has children, including Abi, Jonathan, and Georgiana.

Coatsworth had been pushed to the limit working for Doctors without Borders and suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety on his return home in 2019. He remained on medication for about one year for his anxiety.

His father died in age care in 2012.