Person
Swift, Brian Herbert (1893 - 1969)
Kt MC
- Born
- 2 February 1893
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 19 May 1969
Menindie, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Gynaecologist and Obstetrician
Summary
Brian Swift was an obstetrician and gynaecologist who introduced a number of techniques to gynaecological surgery in Australia and pioneered the use of the Papanicolaou smear. In 1945 he established a fertility clinic at the Adelaide Hospital where he was Honorary Gynaecologist. His research included investigating the connection between vitamin deficiency in the diet and gynaecological problems. Swift was active in professional organisations, serving terms as President of the South Australia Branch of the British Medical Association and Chairman of the Australian Regional Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London.
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Chronology
- 1914
- Education - BA, University of Cambridge
- 1916
- Education - MB BCh, University of Cambridge
- 1916 - 1918
- Career position - Served with the Royal Army Medical Corps
- 1918
- Award - Military Medal (MC)
- 1918 - 1919
- Career position - Served with the Royal Air Force
- 1922 - 1925?
- Career position - Senior Obstetrician, Queen's Home, Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital, Adelaide
- 1924 - 1925
- Career position - Tutor in obstetrics, University of Adelaide
- 1926
- Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
- 1928 -
- Career position - Honorary Senior Obstetrician, Queen's Home, Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital, Adelaide
- 1929 - 1939
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Gynaecologist, Adelaide Hospital
- 1931
- Career position - Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1936
- Education - MD, University of Cambridge
- 1937
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London
- 1940 - 1943
- Career position - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps
- 1940 - 1953
- Career position - Honorary Gynaecologist, Adelaide Hospital
- 1943 - 1945
- Career position - Consultant gynaecologist, Royal Australian Air Force
- 1945 - 1946
- Career position - President, South Australia Branch, British Medical Association
- 1947
- Career position - Founding Member, Australian Regional Council, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- 1948 - 1952
- Career position - Lecturer in gynaecology, University of Adelaide
- 1953 - 1956
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Regional Council, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London
- 1954
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hicks, Neville; Harford, Jane, 'Swift, Sir Brian Herbert (1893-1969), Obstetrician and Gynaecologist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds, vol. 16 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 352-354. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160423b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24239530. Details
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, SX10729', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6389502. Details
- 'Swift, Brian Herbert (18930202-19690519)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772662. Details
See also
- McDonald, Ian Alexander; Cope, Ian and Forster, Frank M. C., Super ardua: the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Australia, 1929-1979 (Melbourne: Australian Council, RCOG, 1981). Details
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