Professors of the Faculty of Medicine since 1856
From Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive
Part 1
Those disciplines in which the Professors at present have membership of the Faculty of Medicine ex officio.
Physiology
| 1883–1920 | Sir Thomas Anderson Stuart[1]
Kt MD HonLLD Edin. HonDSc Durham MD Melb. | ||
| 1921–1928 | H. G. Chapman
MD BS Melb. | ||
| 1930–1946 | H. W. Davies
MB BS Adel. | ||
| 1942–1955 | F. S. Cotton[2]
DSc | ||
| 1955–1967 | P. O. Bishop
MB BS DSc HonMD FAA FRS | ||
| 1961– | M. G. Taylor
MD BS Adel. PhD DSc Lond. FRACP | ||
| 1967– | William Burke
BSc PhD Lond. | ||
| 1976– | J. A. Young
DSc MD BSc(Path) BS Qld FRACP | ||
| 1983– | M. R. Bennett[3]
BE MSc PhD Melb. DSc FAA |
Anatomy
| 1883–1890 | Sir Thomas Anderson Stuart[1]
Kt MD HonLLD Edin. HonDSc Durham MD Melb | ||
| 1890–1920 | J. T. Wilson[4]
MB ChM Edin. MA FRS | ||
| 1922–1924 | J. I. Hunter[4]
MD ChM | ||
| 1926–1955 | A. N. StG. Burkitt[4]
MB BSc | ||
| 1937–1948 | J. L. Shellshear[2]
MD MS | ||
| 1955–1973 | N. W. G. Macintosh[4]
MB BS DipAnth HonFRACS Hon FRACDS | ||
| 1973– | M. J. Blunt[4]
MB BS PhD Lond. HonFRACS HonFRACO LMSSA |
Pathology
| 1902–1935 | D. A. Welsh
BSc MA MD Edin. FRCPEd | ||
| 1936–1952 | W. K. Inglis
MD ChM FRACP | ||
| 1953–1977 | F. R. Magarey[5]
MD BS Adel. FRCPA FRCPath MRCP HonFRACS | ||
| 1977–1980 | V. J. McGovern
MD ChB N.Z. FRACP FRCPA FRCPath | ||
| 1968– | D. A. Cameron
MDS PhD | ||
| 1981– | A.B.P. Ng
MB BS Melb. FASCP FIAC FASDerm FRCPA | ||
| 1983– | Susan E. Dorsch
MB BS PhD |
Pharmacology
| 1918–1920 | H. G. Chapman
MD BS Melb. | ||
| 1949–1975 | R. H. Thorp[5]
BSc PhDMed Lond. | ||
| 1979– | John Shaw[6]
MB BS PhD FRACP | ||
| 1980– | G. A. R. Johnston
PhD Cantab. MSc FRACI |
Medicine
| 1920–1930 | A. E. Mills
MB ChM | ||
| 1930–1956 | C. G. Lambie[7]
MC MD ChB Edin. FRCP FRSEd | ||
| 1957–1978 | C. R. B. Blackburn[7], [5]
ED MD BS FRCP FRACP HonFACP | ||
| 1966–1971 | J. R. Read
MD BS FRACP | ||
| 1968–1974 | P. I. Korner[8]
MD BS MSc FRACP FAA | ||
| 1972– | J. G. McLeod[7][9]
DPhil Oxon. BSc(Med) MB BS FRACP FRCP FAA | ||
| 1973– | D. W. Piper
MD BS FRCP FRACP | ||
| 1976– | D. T. Kelly[8]
MB ChB N.Z. FRACP FACC | ||
| 1976– | J. R. Lawrence
MB BS Adel. FRACP HonFACP | ||
| 1978– | P. A. Castaldi
MD BS FRACP FRCPA | ||
| 1979– | J. R. Turtle
MD BS FRACP | ||
| 1983– | P. M. Brooks[10]
MD BS Monash FRACP FACRM |
Surgery
| 1921–1928 | F. P. Sandes[11] MD ChM BSc | ||
| 1930–1956 | Sir Harold Dew[7]
Kt MB BS Melb. HonDSc FRCS HonFRCSEd FACS FRACS | ||
| 1956–1979 | Sir John Loewenthal[7]
Kt CMG ED MS Melb. MB BS FRCS FRACS FACS HonFACS HonFRCSEd HonFCM(SA) | ||
| 1966– | G. W. Milton[7]
MB BS Adel. FRCS FRACS | ||
| 1969– | T. K. F. Taylor[12]
DPhil Oxon. MB BS FRCS FRCSEd FRACS | ||
| 1973–1982 | M. T. Pheils[5]
MA MB MChir Cantab. LRCP FRCS FACS FRACS | ||
| 1974– | T. S. Reeve
CBE MB BS FACS FRACS DDU HonFRACR | ||
| 1977– | J. M. Little
MD MS FRACS | ||
| 1978– | A. G. R. Sheil[13]
BSc MA Oxon. MB MS Qld FRCS FRACS FACS | ||
| 1979– | James May
MB MS FRACS FACS | ||
| 1983– | R. J. Lusby
MB BS N.S.W. MD Brist. FRCS FRACS | ||
| 1983– | W. P. R. Gibson[14]
MD BS Lond. FRCS |
Psychiatry
| 1922–1926 | Sir John Macpherson
KBE MD Edin. FRCPEd | ||
| 1927–1932 | W. S. Dawson
MA MD BCh Oxon. DPM FRCP FRACP | ||
| 1933–1936 | Vacant | ||
| 1937–1952 | W. S. Dawson
MA MD BCh Oxon. DPM FRCP FRACP | ||
| 1953–1955 | Vacant | ||
| 1956–1961 | Sir William Trethowan
Kt CBE MA MB BChir Cantab. DPM Lond. FRCP MRCS FRACP FRCPsych FRSocMed HonFRANZCP | ||
| 1962–1974 | D. C. Maddison
MB BS DPM FRANZCP FRACP | ||
| 1975– | P. J. V. Beumont
MB ChB Pret. MSc Oxon. MPhil Lond. DPM FRANZCP FRACP FRCPsych MRCPEd |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology[15]
| 1925–1940 | J. C. Windeyer
MD ChM FRACS FRCOG MRCS LRCP | ||
| 1941–1968 | B. T. Mayes[5]
CMG MVO MB BS FRCSEd FRCOG FRACS HonFRACGP FRACOG | ||
| 1968– | R. P. Shearman
MD BS DGO FRCOG FRACOG | ||
| 1978– | C. N. Hudson
MA MB MChir Cantab. FRCS FRCOG FRACOG FRFPSGlas |
Histology and Embryology [16]
| 1928–1956 | C. W. Stump[7]
MD ChB DSc Edin. FRSEd | ||
| 1957– | K. W. Cleland[7]
MB BS |
Bacteriology
| 1930–1934 | H. D. Wright[7]
BA Tas. MD ChB DSc Edin. | ||
| 1935–1952 | H. K. Ward[7]
MC DPH DA Oxon. MB FRACP | ||
| 1953–1978 | P. M. de Burgh[7],[5]
MB BS FRCPA |
Preventive Medicine[17]
| 1930–1946 | Harvey Sutton[18]
OBE MD ChB DPH Melb. BSc Oxon. FRSH FRACP | ||
| 1947–1967 | Sir Edward Ford[5][18]
Kt OBE MD BS Melb. DPH Lond. HonDLitt DTM FZS FRSH FRCP FRACP | ||
| 1968– | C. B. Kerr DPhil
Oxon. MB BS FRACP MFCM |
Biochemistry
| 1938–1948 | Henry Priestley[11],[19]
MD ChM BSc FRACP | ||
| 1949–1976 | J. L. Still[11],[5]
PhD Cantab. BSc | ||
| 1975–1979 | K. W. Taylor
MB BChir MA PhD Cantab. | ||
| 1977– | R. G. Wake[11]
MSc PhD | ||
| 1980– | P. W. Kuchel
MB BS BMedSci Adel. PhD ANU |
Tropical Medicine
| 1947–1957 | A. H. Baldwin
MB BS DPH Melb. DTM & H Lond. FRACP | ||
| 1963–1982 | R. H. Black
ED DTM & H Liv. MD BS DipAnth FRACP |
Child Health
| 1949–1960 | Sir Lorimer Dods
Kt MVO MD ChM DCH(RCP&S) FRACP | ||
| 1960–1983 | Thomas Stapleton
MA DM BCh Oxon. DCH(RCP&S) FRCP FRACP | ||
| 1979– | Neil Buchanan[20]
BSc MB BS Lond. PhD Witw. MRCS LRCP FRACP FCP(SA) |
Mathematical Statistics
| 1959–1978 | H. O. Lancaster[5]
BA MD BS PhD DSc FISI FIMS FASA HonLMAMS HonLMSSA HonFSS FAA | ||
| 1979– | Eugene Seneta
MSc Adel. PhD ANU |
Anaesthetics
| 1963– | Douglas Joseph[21]
MB BS FFARCS FFARACS |
Environmental Health[22]
| 1966–1976 | R. K. Macpherson[5],[18]
MD BS MSc Qld FRACP | ||
| 1976– | D. A. Ferguson[23]
MD BS FRACP |
Professor and Full-Time Dean of the Faculty of Medicine[24]
| 1974– | R. S. Gye
MA DPhil Oxon. MB BS BSc(Med) FRCS FRACS |
Immunology
| 1975– | Antony Basten[25]
MB BS Adel. DPhil Oxon. FRCP FRCPA FRACP FTS |
Community Medicine
| 1975– | Charles Bridges-Webb
MB BS Melb. MD Monash FRACGP | ||
| 1979–1983 | G. R. Andrews[26]
MB BS FRCP FRACMA FRACP FACRM |
Clinical Ophthalmology
| 1977– | F. A. Billson
MB BS Melb. DO(RCP&S) FRCS FRCSEd FRACS FACS FRACO | ||
| Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Health[27] | |||
| 1977–1982 | Lindsay Davidson
MB ChB Edin. MD Birm. FRCP FRCPEd FRACP FRACMA MFCM MRCPGlas. | ||
| 1982– | Vacant pro temp |
Cancer Medicine
| 1977– | M. H. N. Tattersall[28]
MA BChir MD Cantab. MSc Lond. FRCP FRACP | ||
| 1983– | R. M. Fox
BSc(Med) MB BS PhD FRACP |
Human Nutrition
| 1978– | AA. S. Truswell[29]
MD ChB CapeT. FRCP FFCM FRACP |
Director of the Children’s Medical Research Foundation
| 1980– | P. B. Rowe[30]
MD BS FRACP |
Public Health Biology
| 1983– | D. O. Sillence
MD Melb. MB BS FRACP FRCPA |
Clinical Professors
| Radiotherapy 1977– | A. O. Langlands
BSc MB ChB DMRT Edin. FRCR FRACR | ||
| Pathology 1978– | E. S. Finckh
MD BS DCP FRCPA FRACP FRCPath | ||
| Medicine 1979–1982 | J. G. D. Rankin
MB BS FRACP FRCP(C) | ||
| Psychiatry 1980– | W. A. Cramond
OBE MD ChB Aberd. MD Adel. DPM Lond. FRANZCP FRCPsych FRACP FRSEd | ||
| Psychiatry 1981– | R. A. Meares
MD BS Melb. DPM Lond. FRANZCP MRCPsych |
Part 2
Those disciplines in which the Professors formerly had membership of the Faculty of Medicine ex officio.
Physics
| 1852–1885 | The Hon. John Smith[31]
CMG MD HonLLD Aberd. | ||
| 1886–1898 | Richard Threlfall
MA Cantab. | ||
| 1899–1922 | J. A. Pollock
DSc FRS | ||
| 1923–1945 | O. U. Vonwiller
BSc | ||
| 1924–1960 | V. A. Bailey
MA DPhil Oxon. FInstP FAA | ||
| 1952– | Harry Messel[32]
CBE BA BSc Qu. PhD NUI | ||
| 1959–1977 | S. T. Butler[32]
MSc Adel. PhD Birm. DSc ANU FAA | ||
| 1960–1980 | C. N. Watson-Munro[32],[5]
OBE DSc NZ FInstP FAA MIEE | ||
| 1961– | J. M. Bennett[32]
AO BSc BE Qld PhD Cantab. FTS FBCS LMACS FIEAust FIMA | ||
| 1961– | C. B. A. McCusker[32]
DSc Manc. MRIA | ||
| 1964–1982 | Robert Hanbury-Brown[32],[5]
BScEng DIC Lond. DSc Manc. FRS FRAS FAA HonFASc MIEE |
Chemistry
| 1852–1881 | The Hon John Smith[31]
CMG MD HonLLD Aberd. | ||
| 1874–1907 | Archibald Liversidge
MA Cantab. LLD Glas. FRS | ||
| 1909–1945 | C. E. Fawsitt
DSc Edin. PhD Leipzig | ||
| 1946–1970 | R. J. W. Le Fevre[32]
PhD DSc Lond. FRIC FRACI FRS FAA |
Organic Chemistry
| 1913–1916 | Sir Robert Robinson
Kt OM DSc Manc. FRS Nobel Laureate | ||
| 1916–1923 | John Read
MA Cantab. BSc Lond. PhD Zurich FRS | ||
| 1923–1928 | James Kenner
PhD Heidelberg DSc Lond. FRS | ||
| 1928–1947 | J. C. Earl
PhD StAnd. DSc Adel. | ||
| 1952–1955 | A. J. Birch
DPhil Oxon. MSc FRS FAA | ||
| 1956–1969 | C. W. Shoppee[32]
PhD DSc Lond. DPhil Basel FRIC FRACI FRS FAA |
Physical Chemistry
| 1952–1956 | D. P. Craig
PhD DSc Lond. MSc FRS FAA | ||
| 1956–1970 | A. E. Alexander[32]
MA PhD ScD Cantab. BSc Rdg FRACI FAA |
Biology[33]
| 1882–1890 | W. J. Stephens
MA Oxon. | ||
| 1890–1917 | W. A. Haswell[4]
MA DSc Edin. FRS FLS | ||
| 1918–1922 | S. J. Johnston[4]
BA DSc | ||
| 1923–1928 | Launcelot Harrison[4]
BA BSc | ||
| 1929–1947 | W. J. Dakin[4]
DSc Liv. DSc WAust. FLS FZS | ||
| 1949–1960 | P. D. F. Murray[4]
BSc Oxon. MA Cantab. DSc FAA | ||
| 1963–1965 | F. V. Mercer
BSc Adel. PhD Cantab. | ||
| 1960–1983 | L. C. Birch[4],[34]
BAgrSc Melb. DSc Adel. FAA FAAAS |
Botany
| 1913–1927 | A. A. Lawson
DSc Glasgow FRS FRSEd | ||
| 1928–1937 | T. B. G. Osborn
DSc Manc. | ||
| 1938–1946 | Eric Ashby
DSc DIC Lond. ARCS FRS (now Baron Ashby of Brandon) | ||
| 1947–1952 | N. A. Burges
PhD Cantab. MSc FLS | ||
| 1954–1963 | R. L. Crocker[35]
DSc Adel. |
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Professor of Anatomy and Physiology until 1890, thereafter Physiology.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 Research Professor in 1942–1946.
- ^ Personal Chair; Director of the Neurobiology Research Centre.
- ^ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Challis Professor.
- ^ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Emeritus Professor.
- ^ Reckitt and Colman Professor of Clinical Pharmacology.
- ^ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 Bosch Professor.
- ^ 8.0 8.1 Scandrett Professor of Cardiology.
- ^ Also Laura Bushell Professor of Neurology from 1978.
- ^ Florance and Cope Professor of Rheumatology
- ^ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 McCaughey Professor.
- ^ Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery.
- ^ Raymond E. Purves Professor of Transplantation Surgery.
- ^ Professor of Otolaryngology
- ^ Obstetrics until 1964, thereafter Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- ^ Histology was taught within the Department of Physiology until 1922 and then within the Department of Anatomy until 1956, after which a separate Department was created.
- ^ Preventive and Social Medicine since 1968.
- ^ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Director, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (1930–1947).
- ^ Henry Priestley was appointed Professor of Biochemistry in 1938 but in the Department of Physiology. A separate Department of Biochemistry was established in 1939.
- ^ Professor of Paediatrics.
- ^ Nuffield Professor.
- ^ From 1976, Occupational and Environmental Health.
- ^ Acting Director, Commonwealth Institute of Health (from 1982).
- ^ Before 1974 the Deans were elected from among the Members of the Faculty.
- ^ Director, Clinical Immunology Research Centre.
- ^ Professor of Community and Geriatric Medicine.
- ^ Title variously Principal or Director of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine or, after 1980, The Commonwealth Institute of Health. Before 1977 the Director was appointed from among the Professors of the School.
- ^ Director, Sydney Cancer Therapy Unit, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.
- ^ Boden Professor.
- ^ Lorimer Dods Professor.
- ^ 31.0 31.1 Professor of Chemistry and Experimental Physics until 1881, thereafter Experimental Physics.
- ^ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 Members of Faculty ex officio only until 1965.
- ^ Title variously Biology, Zoology and Natural History.
- ^ Member of Faculty ex officio only until 1965.
- ^ Botany ceased to be a compulsory medical subject after 1959 and the Professors of Botany ceased to be members of Faculty ex officio with the retirement of Professor Crocker in 1963.