Date and place of bith

10th of June 1927, Jardee, Western Australia

Died

1 May 2017

University attended

The University of Western Australia

The University of Melbourne

Academic qualifications

MBBS, DA, FRANZA, FRCA

Positions held at The Royal Children's Hospital

• 1958 - 1987 anaesthetist
• 1975 - 1987 deputy director of anaethetics
• 1985 - 1987 member, Board of Research
• 1985 - 1986 deputy chairman, Division of Specialist Services
• 1988 - current, honorary consultant anaesthetist
  

Clinical interests

Anaesthesia, clinical pharmacology

Research

Research associate at Monash University

Career achievements

Establishing a basic science course for anaesthetists.

Career highlights

Exhibition in chemistry and physics

Outside The Royal Children's Hospital

Medical Defence Association of Victoria

• Councillor, 1975 - 1999 
• Honorary secretary, 1989 
• Vice precedent, 1990 - 1999 
• Director, Professional Indemnity Insurance Co, Australia, 1990 - 1999

Visiting professorships

• Loma Linda University, California, July - August 1968
• University of Otago, New Zealand, August 1976, July 1982, July 1987
• University of Malaysia, May - June 1979

External Examiner

• University of Singapore, 1977, 1980
• National University of Malaysia, 1989, 1990 
• Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, 1985 - 1994

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Journal

• Member of editorial committee, 1972 - 2015
• Coordinator, book reviews, 1993 - 1996
• Editor, book reviews 1996 - 2015

Historical societies

• Hon treasurer, Medical History Society of Victoria, 2001 - 2007
• Hon treasurer, Australian and New Zealand Society for Medical History, 2003 - 2015
• President, Medical History Society of Victoria 2007 - 2008

Probus Association

Mt Martha Probus Association

• Chair, Visiting and Entertainment Committee, 2004
• Vice president 2003
• President 2006
• Treasurer 2008 - 2009

Other

• Official visitor, Hobart Hospital, December 1979
• Rank visiting lecturer, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of England, March - April 1982
• Member of Blood Transfusion Advisory Committee, Australian Red Cross Transfusion Service, 1981 - 1984
• Member, NH&MRC assessors' panel, 1980 - 2000
• Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, accreditation surveyor, 1983 - 1989
• Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Morbidity and Mortality, member 1984 - 1994
• Consultant coordinator, Anaesthetic and Theatre Services, The Alfred Hospital, 1986 - 1989

Appointments

• Lecturer in physiology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1954 - 1955
• Peter MacCallum Clinic, Melbourne
  • Research anaesthetic, Hyperbaric Unit, 1959 - 1973
  • Consultant anaesthetist, 1974
• Chairman, Australian Society of Anaesthetists, Victorian section, 1964
• Chairman, Australian Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Victorian section 1964
• Travelling fellowship, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, February - May 1963

Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 

(now Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists)

• Member, Victorian Regional Committee, 1959 - 1963
• Member of Board of Faculty, 1964 - 1976
• Supervisor of primary courses, Melbourne, 1954 - 1993
• Chairman of examiners, 1966 - 1968
• Vice dean, 1967
• Dean, 1968 - 1970
  • Whilst dean, an official visitor to the following in 1970
    • American Board of Anesthesiology
    • Northwestern University, Chicago
    • University of Chicago
    • Board of Faculty, Royal College of Surgeons of England
    • University of Liverpool
• Faculty education officer, 1970 - 1974
• Councillor, Court of Honour, RACS, 1980 - 2015
• Member, Road Trauma Committee, RACS, 1976 - 1991

University of Melbourne

• Research fellow, department of pharmacology, 1953
• Board of examiners, diploma of anaesthetics, 1956 - 1979
• Lecturer in Anaesthetics (part-time), department of surgery, 1964 - 1977
• Standing Committee on Anaesthetics, 1964 - 1979
  • Chairman, 1977 - 1978
• Alcock Research Fellowship, 1973 - 1975
  
• Professorial Association in Anaesthetics 1977 - 1985
• Senior Associate, department of paediatrics, 1979 - 1987

Monash University

• Research associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Science, 1972 - 1990

Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Honorary anaesthetist, 1964 - 1976
• Perfusionist, Cardiac Bypass Research Unity, 1957 - 1963
• Member, Board of Research, 1972 - 1975
• Consultant anaesthetist, 1976

Honours and awards

• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists - honorary member 1965
• Mt Martha Yacht Club - honorary member 1976
• Abdul Majid Ismail Medal - Malaysia 1978
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - councillor, Court of Honour, 1980 - 2015
• Royal Children's Hospital - President's Medal 1985
• Royal Children's Ski Club - honorary member 1990
  
• Australian Society of Anaesthetists - Ben Barry Medal 2000
• Medical Defence Association of Victoria - gold medal 2002
• Australian and New Zealand Society for Medical History - honorary member 2011
• Australian Society of Anaesthetists - honorary director 2011