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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002539b.htm person Lance James Waldo AO FAA CBE AACR2 29 October 1926 20 February 2019 Place of Birth Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Neurologist Jim Lance was the first Professor of Neurology in Australia, holding a Personal Chair at the University of New South Wales from 1975 to 1992. Earlier he had been Senior Lecturer in Medicine (1961 - 1963) and Associate Professor of Medicine (1964 - 1974). He was founder of the neurology departments at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals in Sydney. His research was into disorders of the motor system and headache mechanisms, leading to work on serotonin and the discovery of triptans, used to treat migraines and cluster headaches. This research earned him an international reputation, reflected in the annual award of the James Lance Award by the Brian Foundation. Lance was also the foundation President of the Sydney (later Australian) Movement Disorder Society. 1950 1950 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney 1950 1951 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in New South Wales 1952 1953 Career position - Tutor in Physiology and Medicine at St. Paul's College, University of Sydney 1952 1953 Career position - NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Sydney 1954 1954 Career position - House Physician at Hammersmith Hospital in London 1955 1955 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney 1955 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, 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, University of New South Wales 1961 1992 Career position - Chairman, Department of Neurology at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals 1964 1974 Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1967 1967 Career position - Harold G. Wolff Memorial Award, American Association for the Study of Headache 1975 1975 Award - Gold Medal, British Migraine Association 1975 1992 Career position - Professor of Neurology (Personal Chair), University of New South Wales 1977 1977 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 1978 1981 Career position - President, Australian Association of Neurologists 1980 2019 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1983 1983 Award - Harold G. Wolff Memorial Award, American Association for the Study of Headache 1984 1985 Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science 1987 1989 Career position - President, International Headache Society 1988 1988 Career position - Inaugural President, Sydney Movement Disorder Society 1989 1989 Career position - President, Fourth International Headache Congress 1989 1989 Award - Arnold Friedman Distinguished Clinician/Researcher Award, American Association for the Study of Headache 1990 1991 Career position - Director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences at The Prince of Wales Hospital 1990 1993 Career position - Vice-President, World Federation of Neurology 1991 1991 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 1991 1991 Career position - John Graham Senior Clinician Award, American Association for the Study of Headache 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in neurology and neurosciences The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Professor of Neurology (personal chair) 1975 - 1992

 Australian Association of Neurologists (1950 - )

President 1978 - 1981

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1980 - 2019; Vice-President 1984 - 1985

 Lance, James W (1926-)

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 'Lance, James Waldo (Jim)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lance, James Waldo (Jim) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Dr James Lance, Professor of Neurology in Sydney, Australia, died on 20 February 2019, age 92 Edvinsson, L.; Evers, S.; and Goadsby, P. J. Obituary: Dr James Lance, Professor of Neurology in Sydney, Australia, died on 20 February 2019, age 92 2019 Cephalalgia 39 681-2 Journal Article: James Waldo Lance 1926 - 2019 Burke, David James Waldo Lance 1926 - 2019 2021 Historical Records of Australian Science 32 2 190-8 Journal Article: Marco Polo of Australian neurology [James Waldo Lance] Kiernan, Matthew; Goadsby, Peter J.; and Burke, David Marco Polo of Australian neurology [James Waldo Lance] 2019 Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry 2019 2 Newspaper Article: The neurologist who put migraine on the map: Professor James Waldo Lance, October 29 1926 - February 20, 2019 Kiernan, Matthew, Burke, David, Gilliatt, Sophie and Waller, Fiona The neurologist who put migraine on the map: Professor James Waldo Lance, October 29 1926 - February 20, 2019 2019 Sydney Morning Herald Journal Article: Professor James Waldo Lance AO CBE FAA FRACP FRCP 29 October 1926 to 20 February 2019 Anon Professor James Waldo Lance AO CBE FAA FRACP FRCP 29 October 1926 to 20 February 2019 2019 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 125 17 Resource Section: Interview with Professor James Lance (1926-2019), neurologist Burke, David Interview with Professor James Lance (1926-2019), neurologist Australian Academy of Science 2010 Interviews with Australian scientists Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2012 Who's who in Australia 2012 48th Melbourne Crown Content Pty Ltd 2012