Dr Neil Westphalen
Dr Neil Westphalen graduated from Adelaide University in 1985 and joined the RAN in 1987. He is a RAN Staff Course graduate and a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine. He also holds a Diploma of Aviation Medicine and a Master of Public Health.
His seagoing service includes HMA Ships Swan, Stalwart, Success, Sydney, Perth and Choules. Deployments include DAMASK VII, RIMPAC 96,
TANAGER, RELEX II, GEMSBOK, TALISMAN SABRE 07, RENDERSAFE 14, SEA RAIDER 15, KAKADU 16 and SEA HORIZON 17. His service ashore includes clinical roles at Cerberus, Penguin, Kuttabul, Albatross and Stirling, and staff positions as J07 (Director Health) at the then HQAST, Director Navy Occupational and Environmental Health, Director of Navy Health, Joint Health Command SO1 MEC Advisory and Review Services and Fleet Medical Officer (2013-2016).
Commander Westphalen transferred to the Active Reserve in July 2016.
To the Editor, The October 2022 JMVH article regarding Australian Defence Force (ADF) medical officers’ dual loyalty to military patients and commanders1 is important because, aside from their conduct in extreme circumstances, it also pertains to how they perform their day-to-day clinical and other duties. While commending the author’s work to that end, it requires further… Read more »
By Dr Neil Westphalen
In Online First
Issue JMVH ARTICLE: ‘Dual loyalty and the medical profession for Australian Defence Force medical officers’
Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2025-46975523/JMVH
