Person
Starr, Sir Kenneth William (1908 - 1976)
Kt CMG
- Born
- 9 January 1908
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 16 June 1976
Coogee, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Surgeon
Summary
Kenneth Starr was a surgeon who held senior positions in several of Sydney's leading hospitals. His service with the Australian Imperial Forces during WWII included deployments in North Africa and Borneo, and posting as officer commanding, surgery division, 113th A.G.H., Sydney where he set up a facial maxillary and plastic surgery unit. Starr was active in professional organisations, being President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons from 1964 to 1966. He acted in advisory roles for the New South Wales and Australian Governments, being Chairman of the committee that recommended the establishment of a new medical school at the New South Wales University of Technology.
Details
Chronology
- 1930
- Education - MB BS, University of Sydney
- 1930 - 1933
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1933 - 1936
- Career position - Surgeon Superintendent, Newcastle Hospital
- 1936
- Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, London
- 1937 - 1939
- Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Newcastle Hospital
- 1939 - 1946
- Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant Colonel, Australian Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Forces
- 1940
- Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1940
- Education - MS, University of Melbourne
- 1942
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1946 -
- Career position - Visiting Surgeon, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales
- 1946 - 1958
- Career position - Senior Honorary Surgeon, Sydney Hospital
- 1954
- Award - Elected to Society of Medical Consultants to the U.S.A. Armed Forces
- 1955 -
- Career position - Director, cancer research unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales
- 1956
- Award - Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
- 1958 -
- Career position - Consultant, Sydney Hospital
- 1961 - 1964
- Career position - Vice President, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1962 - 1972?
- Career position - Member, New South Wales Medical Board
- 1964 - 1966
- Career position - President, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1967 - 1972
- Career position - Chairman, New South Wales Medical Board
- 1971
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Holland, Robert A. B., 'Starr, Sir Kenneth William (1908-1976), Surgeon' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds, vol. 16 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 294-295. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160358b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Goulston, Eric, Miller, Douglas, Barling, E. Vernon, Aveling, Bonnie and Rennie, H. Maynard, 'Sir Kenneth Starr', Medical Journal of Australia, 1977 (1) (1977), 560-2. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538138. Details
- 'Starr, Sir Kenneth William (19080109-19760616)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772700. Details
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