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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-05-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2022-11-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006988b.htm person Brown Thomas Christopher Kenneth AM AACR2 Brown, Kester 9 December 1935 14 November 2018 Place of Birth Tumutumu, Kemya Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Anaesthetist Kester Brown was a world-renowned paediatric anaesthetist who from 1974 to 2000 was Director of Anaesthesia at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. His research interests included tricyclic antidepressant overdosage, child-proof packaging and deep hypothermia for infant cardiac surgery. Much of his research was in collaboration with colleagues in universities and the College of Pharmacy. Brown was particularly concerned with the training of anaesthetists: he trained those from over 40 countries and regularly lectured overseas. Among his publications were Anaesthesia for children (1979, 1992) and Anaesthesia and patient care (for students and nurses) (1985). He played leading roles in professional organisations. From 2000 to 2004 he was President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthetists. In addition he was a skilled wildlife photographer, publishing his Photographing wildlife in 2015. 1960 1960 Education - MB ChB, St Andrew's University, Scotland 1960 1961 Career position - Intern, Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada 1961 1962 Career position - General practitioner, Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada 1963 1965 Career position - Postgraduate training, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1965 1965 Career position - Anaesthetist, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1967 1967 Career position - Medical Officer, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1967 1967 Education - Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1968 1969 Career position - Uncle Bob's Fellow in ICH, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1970 1974 Career position - Specialist Anaesthetist, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1972 1995 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Anaesthesia and intensive care 1974 1994 Career position - Director of Theatre Services, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1974 2000 Career position - Director of Anaesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1975 1977 Career position - Chairman, Victorian Regional Committee, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1975 1988 Career position - Chairman, Animal Laboratory Committee, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1976 1988 Career position - Examiner - Pharmacology, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1977 1977 Award - Gilbert Brown Prize, Australian Society of Anaesthetists 1980 1980 Education - MD, University of Melbourne 1980 1986 Career position - Member, Board of Research, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1991 1991 Award - Robert Orton Medal, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 1992 1996 Career position - Deputy Chairman, World Federation of Societies of Anaesthetists 1992 2018 Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 1992 2018 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists 1996 1996 Career position - Chair, Scientific Program Committee, World Congress of Anaesthesiology, Sydney 1998 1998 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - [check citation?] 2000 2004 Career position - President, World Federation of Societies of Anaesthetists 2001 2006 Career position - Senior anaesthetist (part-time), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 2006 2006 Life event - Retired 2013 2013 Education - Licentiate, Royal Photographic Society Royal Children's Hospital (1953 - )

Director of Anaesthesia 1974 - 2000; Director of Theatre Services 1974 - 1994

 'Brown, Thomas Christopher Kenneth (Kester)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Brown, Thomas Christopher Kenneth (Kester) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Catalyst: the medical memoirs of a world anaesthetist Brown, Kester Catalyst: the medical memoirs of a world anaesthetist Melbourne Brolga 2004 Journal Article: Dr Thomas Christopher Kenneth "Kester" Brown AM FANZCA 1935 - 2018 Westhorpe, Rod Dr Thomas Christopher Kenneth "Kester" Brown AM FANZCA 1935 - 2018 2018 ANZCA bulletin 27 4 98-9 Resource: Brown, Kester AM Brown, Kester AM Royal Children's Hospital 2019