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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003456b.htm person Kincaid-Smith Priscilla Sheath AC CBE AACR2 30 October 1926 18 July 2015 Place of Birth Johannesburg, South Africa Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Medical scientist Priscilla Kincaid-Smith was Director of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital 1967-1991, Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1975-1991 and Physician in Nephrology, Royal Women's Hospital 1976-1991. Around the early 1960s she demonstrated overwhelming evidence of the link between headache powders and kidney damage and campaigned strongly against their use. She also made substantial contributions to research on the link between the kidneys and high blood pressure. Kincaid-Smith later worked in the Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. 1946 1946 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), Witwatersrand University 1950 1950 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Bachelor of Surgery (BCh), Witwatersrand University 1951 1953 Career position - Resident positions in Medicine and Surgery, and Registrar in Medicine at Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa 1953 1955 Career position - Training for Diploma in Clinical Pathology and Registrar in Morbid Anatomy at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London 1954 1954 Education - Diploma of Clinical Pathology (DCP), London University 1956 1958 Career position - Registrar and Senior Registrar appointments in Medicine at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital in London and Obstetric Liaison Officer reviewing all medical complications of pregnancy 1959 1960 Career position - Research Fellow in the Clinical Research Unit at the Baker Institute and Alfred Hospital 1959 1965 Career position - Honorary Physician at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne 1961 1965 Career position - Senior Associate in Medicine in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1961 1966 Career position - Senior Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council and Senior Research Fellow at the Wellcome Fellowship 1964 1965 Career position - Clinical Instructor and part-time Lecturer, Monash University 1966 1966 Career position - Associate in Medicine at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Senior Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council 1966 1966 Career position - Honorary Physician at The Royal Melbourne Hospital 1967 1968 Career position - First Assistant in Medicine in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1968 1968 Award - Eric Sussman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1968 1968 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne 1969 1969 Career position - Director of Nephrology at the Epworth Hospital 1969 1975 Career position - Reader in Medicine, University of Melbourne 1970 1972 Career position - President, Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology 1972 1975 Career position - President, International Society of Nephrology 1975 1975 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 1975 1991 Career position - Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1979 1979 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Witwatersrand University 1980 1984 Career position - Chairman, Macfarlane Burnet Scholarship Selection Committee 1986 1988 Career position - President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1986 1990 Career position - President, Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology 1986 1997 Career position - Chairman, National Specialist Qualification Advisory Committee 1988 1991 Career position - Chairman, Specialist Appeal Committee 1988 and Chairman of the Victorian AIDs Advisory Committee 1988 1997 Career position - Chairman of the Working Party, Specialist Advisory Committee 1989 1989 Award - David Hume Award, National Kidney Foundation (USA) Inc. New York 1989 1996 Career position - Chairman, Board of Directors at Australian Medical Publishing Company 12 Jun 1989 12 Jun 1989 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for service to medicine, particularly in the field of Nephrology 1990 1990 Award - Leon Chesley Award, International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy 1990 1995 Career position - Chairman, Australian Medical Association Federal Council 1991 Career position - Chairman, Ministerial Advisory Committee on AIDS 1991 Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne 1991 1991 Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1991 1993 Career position - President, Australasian Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy 1992 1992 Award - Sir William Upjohn Medal (for distinguished service to Medicine to any Graduate of any University) from the University of Melbourne 1992 1994 Career position - President, International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy 1993 1993 Award - John F. Peters Award, American Society of Nephrology 1994 1995 Career position - President, World Medical Association 1996 2015 Award - Life Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1997 Career position - Chairman, Human Services Task Force for Women's Health 1997 1997 Award - Jean Hamburger Award (nephrology) 1997 1997 Award - Australian Achiever Award, National Australia Day Council 1997 1997 Award - 75th Jubilee Medal (Health Sciences), University of Witwatersrand 1998 Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs - Korean Veteran's Mortality Study - Study Advisory committee Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (1965 - )

President 1970 - 1972

 School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne (1862 - )

Professor of Medicine 1975 - 1991

 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Life Fellow 1996 - 2015; President 1986 - 1988

 Eric Susman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1962 - )

Awarded the Prize 1968

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 'Kincaid-Smith, Priscilla Sheath', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kincaid-Smith, Priscilla Sheath Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: Presentation of the 1997 Jean Hamburger Award to Renee Habib and Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Cameron, J.S. Presentation of the 1997 Jean Hamburger Award to Renee Habib and Priscilla Kincaid-Smith 1997 Kidney International 51 2056-2062 Article: Obituary: Taboo-breaking doctor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith remembered as trailblazer for women Buzacott-Speer, Eliza Obituary: Taboo-breaking doctor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith remembered as trailblazer for women 2015 ABC News Journal Article: [Reitrment of] Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Anon [Reitrment of] Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith 1992 Chiron: journal of the University of Melbourne Medical Society 2 5 27 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith (1926-2015), nephrologist Blythe, Max Interview with Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith (1926-2015), nephrologist Australian Academy of Science 2002 Interviews with Australian scientists