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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-02-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005764b.htm person Cheek Donald Brook AACR2 21 April 1924 6 March 1990 Place of Birth North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Medical scientist Paediatrician Donald Cheek's career was divided between Australia and North America. Early research was into pink disease in infants, the incidence of which fell rapidly after teething powders containing mercury were withdrawn from the market. From his time in North America his research focused on extra-cellular water in the body and electrolyte metabolism, and growth disorders in children. His book Human growth: body composition, cell growth, energy and intelligence (1968) established his international reputation. Cheek's other ground-breaking book was Fetal and postnatal cellular growth: hormones and nutrition (1975). In collaboration with the CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition Cheek studied the nutrition of Aborigines in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Later research was into zinc deficiencies associated with bowel disease among the Yalata community in the western region of South Australia. Cheek was a founding member of the Society for Perinatal Research and the first Australian elected to the Society of Paediatric Research. 1947 1947 Education - MB BS, University of Adelaide 1947 1950 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Adelaide and Adelaide Children's Hospitals 1949 1951 Career position - Research Fellow, University of Adelaide 1951 1951 Award - Rotary International Science Foundation Fellowship 1951 1952 Career position - Research Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, Yale University, U.S.A. 1952 1953 Career position - Physician, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada 1953 1953 Education - MD, University of Adelaide 1953 1956 Career position - Staff member, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 1955 1955 Career position - Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. 1955 1955 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. 1957 1958 Career position - Assistant (later Associate) Professor in Paediatrics, University of Texas (Southwestern) Medical School, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 1959 1962 Career position - Senior Research Fellow and consultant, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1961 1961 Career position - Director of Research, Department of Electrolyte Metabolism, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1962 1968 Career position - Head, Division of Growth, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, U.S.A. 1967 1967 Award - Borden Research Prize, American Academy of Pediatrics 1968 1973 Career position - Professor of Paediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 1973 1980 Career position - Director, Royal Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Melbourne, and Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne 1977 1977 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1980 1988 Career position - Visiting Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne (1876 - 1991) 1973 1980

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 'Cheek, Donald Brook', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cheek, Donald Brook Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Cheek, Donald Brook (1924-1990), medical scientist and paediatrician Hetzel, Basil S. Cheek, Donald Brook (1924-1990), medical scientist and paediatrician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 206-207 Journal Article: Donald Brook Cheek MB BS, MD, DSc, FRACS Bundey, John Donald Brook Cheek MB BS, MD, DSc, FRACS 1991 Medical Journal of Australia 154 202