Dr Peter Sharley OAM
MBBS, Dip Obs RACOG, PG Dip Av Med, PG Cert AME, Dip Bus Mgt, MAICD, FANZCA, FJFICM
AMA(SA) Honorary Treasurer

After graduating from the University of Adelaide Dr Sharley completed terms in obstetrics and rural general practice. He commenced specialist training in anaesthesia and subsequently intensive care medicine, commencing as a specialist at the RAH in 1993.

He has spent a great deal of his professional life providing critical care services to rural South Australia 24/7. The introduction of critical care telemedicine to the rural sector and improvement in the state systems that support rural doctors have been long term rewarding projects.

Dr Sharley is currently Deputy Director of the Royal Adelaide Hospital Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Medical Director for SA Donate Life. He is also the SA chair of the College of Intensive Care Medicine, a Visiting Intensivist at Memorial, Calvary and Alice Springs Hospitals, and is active on the Adelaide University Sports Blues Committee. Previous professional postings include: Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology at the University of California, Davis Medical Centre, California USA and Director, Royal Adelaide Hospital “Mediflight” Critical Care Retrieval Service 2002-2007.