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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-11-26 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-11-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004513b.htm person Lewis Nancy AACR2 28 August 1913 27 March 2002 Place of Birth Malvern, Victoria, Australia Place of Death East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ophthalmologist Nancy Lewis practiced as an ophthalmologist in Melbourne for almost sixty years. After qualifying in medicine in 1935, she held positions at the Royal Melbourne, Women's, and Children's Hospitals. She became the first woman Medical Superintendent at the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in 1940. In 1942 she established a eye clinic at the Children's Hospital, remaining in charge until 1963. 1935 1935 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1936 1936 Career position - Resident House Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1937 1937 Career position - Resident House Surgeon at the Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1939 1939 Career position - Resident House Surgeon, Women's Hospital, Melbourne 1940 1941 Career position - Medical Superintendent, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1942 Career position - Assistant Oculist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1942 1953 Career position - Ophthalmologist in charge of eye clinic, Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1953 1963 Career position - Ophthalmologist in charge of eye clinic, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1963 1986 Career position - Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital (1953 - )

Ophthalmologist in charge of eye clinic 1953 - 1963; Consultant Ophthalmologist 1963 - 1986

 Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (1873 - 1961)

Medical Superintendent 1940 - 1941

 Lewis, Nancy (1913-2002)

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 'Lewis, Nancy', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lewis, Nancy Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Nancy Lewis, Ophthalmologist Brooks, Anne Obituary: Nancy Lewis, Ophthalmologist 2002 The Age