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Explore our collection of podcasts, interviews, speeches, presentations and in-print articles featuring Professor Wood. Insightful conversations and stories designed to inform and inspire.
2026
Surgical News
November 2026
Volume 27 | Issue 5: Questions still unanswered
The Advertiser
October 2026
Houston, we have a plea: Can tiny mouse help launch Aussie space dream? Subscription required to read the full article.
UnWRapped | WoundRescue x Learn on the Move
August 2026
Episode: Spray-On Skin and Beyond: Rethinking What’s Possible in Burn Care with Professor Fiona Wood
The West Australian
August 2026
Fiona Wood: Perth’s spray-on skin pioneer awarded royal medal for world-leading work in treating burns victims
The West Australian
July 2026
Professor Fiona Wood seeking 5000 West Australians to study long-term risks of burns. Subscription required to read the full article.
IP Australia / She Built This
June 2026
This medical pioneer got patenting right the second time around
Narrogin Observer
June 2026
Bushfire survivor Tim Haslam, whose experiences are now key to helping others, nominated for Murray Lang Award
The West Australian
April 2026
AVITA Medical founder Professor Fiona Wood AM lauded with highest honour from American Burn Association. Subscription required to read the full article.
The Australian
April 2026
Unlock research funds to drive health boost: Fiona Wood. Subscription required to read the full article.
American Burn Association
April 2026
Honoring Excellence in Burn Care: Award Highlights from the 2026 ABA Annual Meeting
Medical Forum
January 2026
New world leading childhood burns centre destined for Perth
The Australian
Royal recognition for burns pioneer Fiona Wood. Subscription required to read the full article.
Business News
SPCF directs $27m to Fiona Wood Foundation’s PCH burns centre. Subscription required to read the full article.
The American Express
Royal recognition for burns pioneer Fiona Wood
Medical Forum
Renowned WA burns specialist recognised with US lifetime achievement award
VECTOR Advisors The Company We Keep podcast
13/08/2026
Episode: Spray-On Skin, Scarless Healing & the Long Game of Research with Fiona Wood AO
WA Science Hall of Fame
Last updated: September 2026
2024 Inductee into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame
2025
Narrogin Observer
December 2025
Narrogin’s Earl St Physiotherapy six-week challenge raises more than $10k for Fiona Wood Foundation burns care
RPH Research Foundation
November 2025
Bryant Stokes Oration 2025 – The Quest for Scarless Healing (36.40 minutes)
Narrogin Observer
November 2025
Fiona Wood Foundation launches Farming Collective fundraising initiative led by burns survivor Tim Haslam. Subscription required to read the full article.
Ed Talks Podcast Series
August 2025
Episode 20 with Professor Fiona Wood AO, World leading burns specialist and surgeon (13.25 minutes)
The Courier Mail
May 2025
Pioneer surgeon’s mission to prolong lives of burn victims. Subscription required to read the full article.
ABC, Radio National Breakfast
April 2025
Changing Australia: Fiona Wood on revolutionising burn treatment (14 minutes)
Government House Western Australia
April 2025
Celebrating the FWF at Government House Event.
Ben & Bergs Podcast Episode 208
March 2025
Dr Fiona Wood & Dr Dale Edgar: Innovation & Resilience the Mindset Behind Game-Changing Discoveries (1hr 20 minutes)
Forrest Research Foundation
Breaking barriers in healing: A conversation with Professor Fiona Wood
2024
ABC, Radio Sydney - Nightlife
September 2024
Fiona Wood - Advances in Treating Burns (46 minutes)
grin + bare it
September 2024
Professor Fiona Wood AO on Medical Innovation in Australia (40.11 minutes)
National Press Club of Australia
September 2024
Prof Fiona Wood AO "450,000 reasons to support urgent wound care reform" (1.04 minutes)
The West Australian
September 2024
Running With Tony Buti: Why Bali bombing hero Professor Fiona Wood was prepared for worst. Subscription required to read the full article.
BBC News
August 2024
Saving lives after the 2002 Bali bombings (9 minutes)
DEED Communications
August 2024
2024 WA Science Hall of Fame - Fiona Wood Hall of Fame Video (1.55 minutes)
The University of Western Australia
August 2024
Inspiring researchers recognised for outstanding contributions to science
Really Interesting Woman Podcast
July 2024
Episode 129 - Professor Fiona Wood FRACS AO (39 minutes)
Quantum - Girls
July 2024
Fiona Wood - Women in STEM
The Guardian Australia
April 2024
Walk With: Fiona Wood: ‘When I’ve got a bee in my bonnet, I don’t give up’ by Rosamund Brennan
Sydney Catholic Schools
April 2024
So you want to be a surgeon (43.34 minutes)
SoPerth
April 2024
The Real Stories Behind HBF Run for a Reason: Fiona Woods Foundation
The West Australian
April 2024
Telethon: Fiona Wood Foundation researches impact of childhood burns on future health
The West Australian
February 2024
Fiona Stanley Hospital launches study on ‘Intelligent Knives’ that could change burns surgery globally. Subscription required to read the full article.
The West Australian
January 2024
Australia Day full Honours list 2024: Recognising our national treasures and the way they shaped the country by Andrew Brown & Dylan Caporn
Governor-General of Australia AO Appointment Announcement
January 2024
AO Appointment Announcement
The Australian
Jan 2024
Fiona Wood: Plastic surgeon a Bali bomb hero. Being recognised with a honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Subscription required to read the full article. Subscription required to read the full article.
The Scholars Podcast
Prof Fiona Wood AO on surgical innovation, burns care and the power of fellowship
2023
7News
December 2023
Perth firefighters reveal the touching reason they are stripping off this Christmas
South Metropolitan Health Service – Health Stories
October 2023
Health Stories - Innovation and healthcare with Professor Fiona Wood (27.28 minutes)
South Metropolitan Health Service – Health Stories
October 2023
Health Stories - Innovation and healthcare with Professor Fiona Wood (27.28 minutes)
FPA Australia - TV
Aug 2023
Professor Fiona Wood's message for National Fire Protection Month 2023
The West Australian
June 2023
190 years of The West Australian: Bali bombings — Fiona’s story
The Sentiment
May 2023
Scarless healing one step closer as Fiona Wood-led clinical trials demonstrate collagen reduction by Alfred Chan
National Portrait Gallery
May 2023
Surgeon Fiona Wood on problem solving and saying 'yes'. (6:00)
The Plastic Surgeon & I
April 2023
Ep3 Revolutionary advances in the treatment of burns (21.10 minutes)
Medical Technology Association of Australia
March 2023
International Women’s Day - An International Women's Day (IWD) Interview on the UN Theme Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal future (17.18 minutes)
nine.com.au
March 2023
Pioneering innovator Dr Fiona Wood's monumental impact on medical science and burns treatment
Perthnow
March 2023
Scarborough artist Deb Hamm captures spirit of world-renowned surgeon Dr Fiona Wood in Archibald Prize entry
Plastic Society Australia
February 2023
Under her skin: the life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, national living treasure: a book review. Editorial. Vol 6, Issue 1, 2023. Mark Ashton.
Pause Fest & Awards
January 2023
Hall of Fame: Professor Fiona Wood (7.56 minutes)
Australian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Editorial - Under her skin: the life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, national living treasure: a book review
184 – Don’t push your bias onto others – Fiona Wood
16/05/2023
Opinions aren’t facts. Listen to hear how surgeon Fiona Wood set the record straight when her son’s partner was told to reconsider her chosen career path.
2022
Pause Awards
December 2022
Professor Fiona Wood - The pioneer of 'Spray-on-Skin' technique, RECELL®
Vision Australia Radio – Literary Ear
November 2022
Healing Hands (27.36 minutes)
BBC Women’s Hour
November 2022
Practical advice for anxious mothers. Burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood (listen 20-34 minute mark)
Mamamia
November 2022
The day after the Bali bombings, burns specialist Prof Fiona Wood made a 'courageous' decision - by Sue Williams
Inspiring Stories Podcasts
October 2022
Professor Fiona Wood (46.34 minutes)
ABC – WA Afternoons
October 2022
"Back through the tunnel of time": Burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood reflects on the moments that shaped her (14 minutes)
The Wound Doctors & Co
October 2022
Wounds Australia 2022 – Greatest Hits (20.09 minutes)
Sydney Morning Herald – Good Weekend Australia
October 2022
Bali bombings hero Fiona Wood: the next frontier in burns treatment by Amanda Hooton
Sunday Times Newspaper – Sunday Times Magazine
October 2022
Under Her Skin: a new biography of Professor Fiona Wood shows private of a reluctant public figure by Katherine Fleming
The West Australian
October 2022
WA life sciences leaders prepare to ‘fly the flag’ as AusBiotech returns to Perth by Daniellem Le Messurier
Sunday Times Newspaper
October 2022
Under Her Skin: new biography of Professor Fiona Wood shows private side of a reluctant public figure by Katherine Fleming
AUSPIRE - Inspiring Australians
October 2022
Australian of the Year Alumnus Professor Fiona Wood reflects on Bali bombings 20 years on
The West Australian
October 2022
Under Her Skin: new biography of Professor Fiona Wood shows private side of a reluctant public figure
News24
October 2022
Dr Fiona Wood and survivor Peter Hughes reflect on Bali bombings tragedy
ABC News
October 2022
Professor Fiona Wood releases biography 'Under Her Skin' (5:00)
Sydney Morning Herald
Oct 2022
‘Can we un-scar the scar?’: Fiona Wood on the next big thing for burns patients
Shockwaves: The Bali Bombings
August 2022
Shockwaves: The Bali Bombings (Six episodes)
Wounds Australia
August 2022
Wound Awareness Week Ambassador Professor Fiona Wood on Australia's hidden epidemic, chronic wounds.
Global Australia, Aussie Inventors Showcase
July 2022
Meet Professor Fiona Wood AM- inventor of spray-on skin cells (2.22 minutes)
Unbox Your Gift: Passion to Profession Podcast
June 2022
When to let go of an idea so it can, finally, succeed! Inventor Spray on Skin Dr Fiona Wood (60 minutes)
National Press Club of Australia
June 2022
Dr. Fiona Wood AM, ASMR Medalist 2022, Address to the NPC on 'Research to recovery'
The University of Western Australia
May 2022
Volunteers needed to trial scar-less wound healing cream
ABC Listen - Life Matters
Under her skin: Fiona Wood reflects on her life and career
2021
The Raine Study
December 2021
2021 Annual Scientific Meeting - Fiona Wood Keynote
The Time Out Podcast
August 2021
Professor Fiona Wood (1.08 minutes)
ABC Radio Perth
August 2021
Fiona joins Russell Woolf to discuss the launch of the Ben and Bella Burnsafe Superheroes Program.
Intelligent Polymer Research Institute
July 2021
Biofab 2021 Plenary Speaker: Prof Fiona Wood
Perth Children's Hospital Foundation
May 2021
Meet Dr Fiona Wood (1:38)
HotDoc Podcasts
March 2021
Burns Surgery and Spray-on Skin (43.03 minutes)
Escaped Sapiens Podcast
March 2021
Spray on Skin and Healing Burns Victims (1.06 minutes)
ABC News
February 2021
Skin cancer danger as WA sunburn hospitalisation at six-year high, prompting calls for compulsory shade.
2020
ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science
November 2020
The ACES Podcast Episode 11: Prof Fiona Wood (39.28 minutes)
Eon Labs, Lab Notes
November 2020
Leaving a Mark - Professor Fiona Wood (25.47 minutes)
Child and Adolescent Health Service
November 2020
Professor Fiona Wood's opening address for the Child Health Research Symposium (1.07 minutes)
University of Huddersfield
November 2020
Professor Fiona Wood on her hopes for the future of burns care.
The ACES Podcast
July 2020
Episode 11: Prof Fiona Wood
AAHMS org
March 2020
Professor Fiona Wood on her Life as a Clinician Scientist
2019
South Metropolitan Health Service
September 2019
Fiona Wood Public Lecture Series - Is motivation the secret ingredient in health (44.30 minutes)
ABC - Compass
Aug 2019
Sacred Space - Healing (27:00)
Australian Broadcasting Commission
June 2019
Anh’s Brush with Fame (27 minutes)
The Australian
June 2019
Why are burns victims dying earlier?
7News - The Daily Edition
March 2019
The Daily Edition catches up with former Australian of the Year Professor, Fiona Wood about medical development.
APLS Australia
2019
Paediatric burns: the hot topic – Fiona Wood | 2019 APLS Paediatric Acute Care Conference (31:23)
2017
Behind the News
August 2017
Who Invented Spray-on Skin? (1.57 minutes)
The Thread
July 2017
Dr Fiona Wood AM: Australia's Most Trusted Plastic Surgeon – Ep. 3 (13.30 minutes)
Consumer Protection WA
Jan 2017
Dangers of ethanol burners in the home - Dr Fiona Wood
2016
KidsafeQLD
November 2016
Dr Fiona Wood on burns and scalds (2.17 minutes)
Youtube –TEDxFlanders
November 2016
Repairing burn wounds through skin regeneration: Fiona Wood at TEDxFlanders (15.57 minutes)
Global Australian Awards
October 2016
Professor Fiona Wood AM - 2016 Advance Global Australian Global Impact Award Winner Acceptance
2015
ABC – Sunday Extra
August 2015
The Year That Made Me: Fiona Wood (11 minutes)
Innovator of the Year program 2015
May 2015
Dr Fiona Wood inspirational speech on innovation in Australia