CfA Director Receives New Year’s Honour

The New Year’s Honours List announced that CfA director Frank Bloomfield will receive the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to neonatology.

Professor Bloomfield is a neonatologist and perinatal researcher who has made a significant contribution to improved health outcomes for mothers and newborn babies.

Frank worked as a clinical and academic neonatologist in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Auckland City Hospital from 2003 to 2020. He was Director of the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland for eight years, and since 2013, he has been Professor of Neonatology at the University of Auckland. He has led ground-breaking research into the optimisation of protein intake and nutrition for premature babies. He has been a member of numerous national and international committees and advisory boards promoting the health and wellbeing of pregnant women and babies. Professor Bloomfield was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Auckland in 2023 and he joined the Committee for Auckland board last year.