Person
Parker, Douglas William Leigh (1900 - 1988)
Kt
- Born
- 12 July 1900
Mossman, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 2 February 1988
Nubeena, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Orthopaedic surgeon
Summary
Douglas Parker was an orthopaedic surgeon regarded as a pioneer in the field in Australia. He was closely associated with the Royal Hobart Hospital and for over ten years was Director of Orthopaedic Services for the Department of Health, Tasmania. His interests included treatment and after-care for poliomyelitis patients and for tuberculosis patients. In 1964 Parker was President of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. From 1950 to 1972 he was a Member of the Council of the University of Tasmania, and strongly advocated the establishment of a medical school: the School opened in 1966.
Details
Chronology
- 1923
- Education - MB ChM, University of Sydney
- 1925
- Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
- 1930
- Education - MChOrth, University of Liverpool
- 1930 - 1932
- Career position - House Surgeon, Shropshire Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, United Kingdom
- 1932 - 1936
- Career position - Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Hobart Hospital
- 1935 - 1988
- Career position - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1936 - 1940
- Career position - Surgical Superintendent, Royal Hobart Hospital
- 1941 - 1946
- Career position - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps and the Citizen Military Forces
- 1946 - 1954
- Career position - Consulting Orthopaedist, Tasmanian Department of Public Health
- 1950 - 1972
- Career position - Member of Council, University of Tasmania
- 1954
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1954 - 1956
- Career position - Director of Orthopaedic Services, Tasmanian Department of Public Health
- 1956 - 1965
- Career position - Director of Orthopaedic Services, Tasmanian Department of Health
- 1964
- Career position - President, Australian Orthopaedic Association
- 1965 - 1970
- Career position - Commissioner, St John Ambulance Brigade, Tasmania
- 1966
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Dilger, David, 'Parker, Sir Douglas William Leigh (1900-1988), Orthopaedic Surgeon' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 18 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), p. 257. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/parker-sir-douglas-william-15018. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537942. Details
- 'Parker, Douglas William Leigh (19000712-19880202)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772630. Details
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