Ken Hillman

Hillman is considered a pioneer in the field of developing and evaluating emergency responses to deteriorating patients in acute hospitals. Hillman was appointed as the first Professor of Intensive Care in the University of New South Wales in 1990 and remains as a practising clinician at Liverpool Hospital and Campbelltown Hospital in Sydney. He has more than 180 peer reviewed publications, over 16,500 citations, and over A$25 million in peer reviewed grants. He has written textbooks on intensive care and contributed over 50 chapters to other texts. He has more recently engaged in the area of improving the management of the dying process. He is an advocate for “dying well”, and having end of life options, such as a plan for dying or living will.

From 1973 to 1975, Hillman did postgraduate training at St Vincent's Hospital. He continued his post graduate training in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London from 1976 to 1981. Appointed Director of Intensive Care at Charing Cross Hospital in London in 1981, he subsequently returned to Australia in 1983 and after a brief period at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth moved to Sydney as the Director of Intensive Care at Liverpool Hospital in 1985.

Ken Hillman AO FRCP FRCA FCICM (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian doctor and researcher. He is an intensive care specialist with research interests including health system reforms and end of life care. He has been Professor of Intensive Care at the University of New South Wales since 1990.

Hillman was born on 13 April 1947 in Sydney, Australia. He was educated at Caringbah High School and studied at Sydney University, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1973.