David John Hunter AC is an Australian epidemiologist and the Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Oxford Population Health.
David Hunter was born in London, England and while a young child moved with his family to Sydney, Australia, where he earned his medical degree (MBBS) in 1982.
He co-edited a series of articles on global health which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, for which he also serves as a statistical editor.
He directs a Unit focused on translating disease risk information into population health and clinical practice.
Hunter was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "eminent service to medicine as an epidemiologist, particularly in relation to disease prevention and early detection, and to the aetiology of breast, colorectal, prostate and skin cancers".