Person
McDowall, Valentine (1881 - 1957)
- Born
- 14 February 1881
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 22 October 1957
Ascot, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
Valentine McDowall was a dermatologist who was a pioneer in the fields of clinical radiography as well as wireless and television. He is believed to be the first in Queensland to introduce the use of radium in the treatment of dermatological conditions (1920s/1930s). McDowall was also heavily involved in radio broadcasting helping to produce the first live broadcast in Queensland.
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Chronology
- 1905
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1906
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1907 - 1915
- Career position - General practice in Laidley, Queensland
- 1915 - 1918
- Military service - First World War. Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Force
- 1917
- Education - Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1919 -
- Career position - Specialist in radiology and dermatology in Brisbane
- 1919 - 1934
- Career position - Senior Honorary Radiologist at the Brisbane General Hospital
- 1925
- Career position - President of the British Medical Association, Queensland branch
- 1930s
- Career position - Radiographer and Radiotherapist in Wickham Terrace
- 1934 - 1944
- Career position - Radiotherapist, Brisbane Hospital
- 1935 - 1942
- Career position - Foundation Member, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology
- 1938 - 1957
- Career position - Foundation Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1941 - 1951
- Career position - Radiologist, Greenslopes Military and Repatriation Hospital, Brisbane
- 1947 - 1948
- Career position - President, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiologists
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Fellow, College of Radiologists of Australia
- 1955
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- McDonald, G. L., Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Sydney: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1988), 332 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Robinson, D. H., 'McDowall, Valentine (1881-1957), Medical Practitioner and Wireless Television Pioneer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 10 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 262-263. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100256b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Macartney, G. W., 'Obituary: Valentine McDowall', Medical Journal of Australia, 1957 (2) (1957), 920-1. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538972. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, McDowall V', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=1942622. Details
- 'McDowall, Valentine (1881-1957)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467290. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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