Professor (Emeritus) David Ames
AO, BA, MB, BS, MD, FRCPsych, FRANZCP

Location
Parkville Campus
30 Royal Parade
Parkville Victoria 3052

Profile background

Biography

Emeritus Professor David Ames AO graduated MBBS from the University of Melbourne in 1978 and has specialised in old age psychiatry since 1985. He trained in Melbourne and London and was a full time University of Melbourne Academic 1989-2015, serving as director of the National Ageing Research Institute 2007-2015 and editing the peer reviewed journal International Psychogeriatrics 2003-2011.

He is a co-author on over 450 papers in peer reviewed journals and co-editor of over 20 books including 4 editions of the reference text Dementia. From 2006-2019 he chaired the Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle study of ageing. His research interests include the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and the care of individuals with depression in late life.

In 2018, Emeritus Professor Ames was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.

Career highlights

Current roles

  • Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age
  • Consultant Psychiatrist, St George’s Hospital
  • Psychiatrist, Epworth Camberwell
  • Diagnostic Feedback and Chair Diagnostic Panel  ADNET/AIBL studies
  • Principal Investigator, The Florey

Past roles

  • Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne
  • Professor of Ageing and Health, University of Melbourne
  • Director, National Ageing Research Institute
  • Editor, International Psychogeriatrics

Awards and achievements

  • 2020 – Appointed Honorary Life Member, National Ageing Research Institute
  • 2020 – RCPsych Books 2020 Prize for Reviewer Recognition
  • 2019 – Winner 2019 Nelson Butters Award for Research Contributions to Clinical Neuropsychology, presented by the National Academy of Neuropsychology for the best paper of the year in the journal Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology with Dr C Dang and 15 others (see original research publication 308).
  • 2018 – Beattie Smith Lecturer, University of Melbourne Department of Psychiatry (Lecture delivered 8/5/18 – Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, a Psychiatrist’s View)
  • 2018 – Awarded Order of Australia in Australia Day Honours List
  • 2017 – Royal ANZ College of Psychiatrists Citation presented for special service to the RANZCP and to psychiatry.
  • 2017 – Winner 2017 Nelson Butters Award for Research Contributions to Clinical Neuropsychology, presented by the National Academy of Neuropsychology for the best paper of the year in the journal Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology with Dr K Harrington and 8 others (see original research publication 244).
  • 2016 – Appointed Emeritus Professor University of Melbourne Department of Psychiatry
  • 2016 – Winner 2016 Nelson Butters Award for Research Contributions to Clinical Neuropsychology, presented by the National Academy of Neuropsychology for the best paper of the year in the journal Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology with Dr YY Lim and 12 others (see original research publication 205).
  • 2013 – Awarded MPsychiatry/MPM Teaching Award for 2012 for Adult Psychiatry Two, University of Melbourne/Monash University
  • 2013 – Winner Best Paper 2013 de Leon Prize in Neuroimaging from the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) for a paper published in Lancet Neurology with V. Villemagne and 11 others (see peer reviewed original publication 136).
  • 2012 – Winner Best Paper 2012 de Leon Prize in Neuroimaging from the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) for a paper published in Neurology with G. Chételat and 6 others (see peer reviewed original research publication 118).
  • 2011 – Winner Australasian Journal on Ageing Book Award 2011 for Dementia, 4th edition, edited by D. Ames, A. Burns & J. O’Brien.
  • 2011 – Winner First Prize, Psychiatry Section, BMA Medical Book Awards for 2011 for Dementia, 4th edition, edited D. Ames, A. Burns & J. O’Brien.
  • 2002 – Winner Australasian Journal on Ageing Book Award 2002 for Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia:  Pathology, Neuropsychiatry & Management, edited E. Chiu, L. Gustafson, D. Ames & M. Folstein
  • 2009 – International Psychogeriatric Association Distinguished Service Award
  • 1978 – Upjohn Prize for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne Medical Course (High Distinction 1968, 1971, 1972)
  • 1972 – J.A.C. Firth Prize for Classics, Geelong Grammar School
  • 1970 – 2nd place Beatrice Little Latin Reading Prize, University of Melbourne

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