Born Johannesburg, South Africa 2 Apr 1913 Died Whangaparaoa 19 Jun 1987
Educated at the Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne University Initially studied engineering at university before switching to medicine HS / HP, 1939 - 1940 WW2 service with the Royal Australian Navy 1940 - 1945 Commenced neurosurgery training in Melbourne with Hugh Trumble, and in 1946, moved to Dunedin to work with Murray Falconer Director, Neurosurgery Unit, Dunedin Hospital, and Senior Lecturer, Otago Medical School 1951 - 1964 Appointed Visiting general Surgeon Wellington Hospital 1964 Foundation Director of the Neurosurgery Unit, Wellington Hospital 1965 - 1977 Obituary: NZMJ 1987 100:469 photograph courtesy NZMJ |