David James Templeton

Adjunct Professor David James Templeton is a Sexual Health Physician and medical epidemiologist with 25 years of experience specializing in HIV and STI management. He holds appointments as Head of Department, Sexual Health Medicine at Sydney Local Health District (based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) and Professor at Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

• MBChB (University of Glasgow)
• Diploma in Venereology (DipVen)
• Master of Forensic Medicine (MForensMed, University of Melbourne)
• PhD (University of Sydney, 2008)
• Master of Forensic Legal Medicine (MFFLM)

His research focuses on HIV/STI epidemiology in gay men, sexual assault, and risk behaviours, building on the Health in Men (HIM) study. He contributes to public health initiatives through the Study for the Prevention of Anal Cancer and the Australian HIV Observational Database.

Scientific awards and professional recognitions include:

• Fellow, Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (Royal Australasian College of Physicians)
• Fellow, Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine (Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia)
• Fellow, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Royal College of Physicians)
• Fellow, Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
• Fellow, Australian Association of Forensic Physicians
• Fellow, International Anal Neoplasia Society

He currently supervises PhD candidate Dr Mary Louise Stewart at the University of Sydney, focusing on STI/HIV epidemiology and sexual assault research.