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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-01-23 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-04-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007579b.htm person Burns Michael W. AACR2 1935 2016 Thoracic surgeon Michael Burns was a thoracic surgeon who worked at the Royal Brompton hospital in the United Kingdom before coming to Australia. For many years he worked at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, becoming Head of his department. Between 1985 and 1987 he was President of the Thoracic Society of Australia, where he played a key role in the amalgamation of the Society with the Thoracic Society of New Zealand in 1988. In his later years Burns was honorary historian and archivist of the Society. 1985 1987 Career position - President, Thoracic Society of Australian 1997 1997 Award - Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Medal Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (1961 - )

President, Thoracic Society of Australia 1985 - 1987; received the Society's Medal 1997

 'Burns, Michael W.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burns, Michael W. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Thoracic Society of Australian and New Zealand; 1960 - 2016 milestones Burns, Michael W. The Thoracic Society of Australian and New Zealand; 1960 - 2016 milestones Sydney Thoracic Society of Australian and New Zealand 2016