George Werther MD, FRACP is a Professor at the University of Melbourne and Senior Paediatric Endocrinologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia
He trained in Medicine and Paediatrics in Melbourne and in Paediatric Endocrinology in Oxford, Cincinnati and Stanford. His research focus has been in IGFs in health and disease, focussing on IGFBP-2 in development and cancer. He is a Past-President of the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group, from whom he received the Norman Wettenhall Medal for scientific achievement. He also received in 2016 the ESPE International Award for Scientific Excellence.