Biographical entry Lance, James Waldo (1926 - )

Summary

James Waldo Lance was Professor of Neurology (Personal Chair) at the University of New South Wales 1975-92. Earlier he had been Senior Lecturer in Medicine (1961-63) and Associate Professor of Medicine (1964-74). Lance was also the foundation President of the Australian Movement Disorder Society.

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1950

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Sydney

1950 - 1951

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in New South Wales

1952 - 1953

Career position - NHMRC Research Fellow at the University of Sydney

1952 - 1953

Career position - Tutor in Physiology and Medicine at St. Paul's College, University of Sydney

1954

Career position - House Physician at Hammersmith Hospital in London

1955

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Sydney

1955

Career position - Assistant House Physician at the National Hospital in Queen Square, London

1956 - 1957

Career position - Superintendent of the Northcote Neurological Centre in New South Wales

1956 - 1960

Career position - Tutor in Physiology and Medicine at St. Paul's College

1956 - 1961

Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician at the Sydney Hospital

1956 - 1962

Career position - Visiting Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Sydney

1957 - 1961

Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician at St. Luke's Hospital

1960 - 1961

Career position - Lilly Foreign Education Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

1961 - 1963

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the University of New South Wales

1961 - 1992

Career position - Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals

1964 - 1974

Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales

1967

Career position - Harold G. Wolff Memorial Award received from the American Association for the Study of Headache

1975

Award - Gold Medal received from the British Migraine Association

1975 - 1992

Career position - Professor of Neurology (Personal Chair) at the University of New South Wales

1977

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

1978 - 1981

Career position - President of the Australian Association of Neurologists

1980

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1983

Award - Harold G. Wolff Memorial Award received from the American Association for the Study of Headache

1987 - 1989

Career position - President of the International Headache Society

1989

Award - Arnold Friedman Distinguished Clinician/Researcher Award received from the American Association for the Study of Headache

1989

Career position - President of the Fourth International Headache Congress

1990 - 1991

Career position - Director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences at The Prince of Wales Hospital

1991

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

1991

Career position - John Graham Senior Clinician Award received from the American Association for the Study of Headache

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• National Library of Australia, 'Lance, James W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619483. Details