Person
Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877 - 1952)
- Born
- 26 June 1877
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 17 June 1952
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Paediatrician
Summary
Henry Stephens was a paediatric surgeon who served the Children's Hospital, Melbourne from 1901-1946, becoming a member of the committee of management from 1946 to 1952. He was one of Australia's leading paediatric surgeons and was particularly interested in surgery of the cleft lip and palate. Stephens was also heavily involved in many external associations including the Royal Victorian College of Nursing and the Victorian Society for Crippled Children where he was a Councillor. The Henry Douglas Stephens Memorial Operating Theatre at the Children's Hospital was named in his honour.
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Chronology
- 1899
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1900
- Education - Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1901 -
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the (Royal) Children's Hospital in Melbourne
- 1903
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1903 - 1909
- Career position - Clinical Assistant to the Out-patients' Department at the Children's Hospital
- 1904 - 1914
- Career position - Honorary Pathologist at the Children's Hospital
- 1905
- Education - Master of Surgery (MS) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1909 -
- Career position - Honorary Medical Officer attending Out-patients at the Children's Hospital
- 1920
- Career position - President of the Melbourne Medical Association
- 1920 - 1945
- Career position - Honorary Surgeon to In-patients at the Children's Hospital
- 1926
- Career position - President of the British Medical Association, Victorian branch
- 1928
- Career position - Co-founder of the Melbourne Paediatric Society
- 1931 - 1945
- Career position - Consultant Paediatrician at the Women's Hospital
- 1935 - 1940
- Career position - Dean of the clinical school at the Royal Children's Hospital
- 1937
- Career position - President of the Paediatric Section of the Australasian Medical Congress in Adelaide
- 1945 - 1951
- Career position - President of the Australian Physiotherapists' Association
- 1946 - 1952
- Career position - Member of the Committee of Management of the Royal Children's Hospital
- 1950
- Career position - Foundation President of the Australian Paediatrics Association (later the Australian College of Paediatrics)
Published resources
Book Sections
- Stephens, F. Douglas, 'Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877-1952), Paediatric Surgeon' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 12 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 68-70. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120083b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Macdonald, Colin, 'Harry Douglas Stephens, Herbert Hewlett and some of their colleagues', Victorian historical magazine, 33 (1) (1962), 263-84. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5720436. Details
- 'Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877-1952)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464872. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018