QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
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It's been a long 35 years in neurology for Dr David Serisier: he's been on call at every Illawarra hospital for that whole time.
"Until recently, I was the only practising neurologist in the area," he said.
"So, I've been on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 35 years."
Dr Serisier, who still consults at every local hospital, spent two years in England after his initial medical training before moving to Wollongong.
He was pivotal in establishing the Wollongong Hospital stroke and neuroscience unit in 2002, leading the committee to lobby state and federal governments to fund the unit.
He was also a leading voice in the push for an MRI licence at Wollongong.
"No doubt, there is a lack of health funding in the Illawarra," he said.
"It's one of the biggest issues we have to deal with ... "
Dr Serisier also served as director of the Parkinson's Day Care Program, from 1996 to 2009, and currently serves as associate professor at the University of Wollongong in neurology, after helping establish the curriculum himself.
On his recognition, an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), he said: "Of course, it's nice to have doctors recognised.
"But I'm just part of a much larger group of people who deserve recognition."
